Hive World

[LordErebus12]

I want to help design a world for a campaign setting that deals with unique insectoid races.
Anyone interested in helping out a bit?
I will note that I wish to keep this as close to original as possible, so I'm leaning heavily away from borrowing too much from previous insect races like the Thri-Kreen and Dromite.


Here's what I have so far...

Races

Race	Ability Score Adjustments	Race Size
Beetle-Folk	+2 Con, -2 Dex	Large
Centipede-Folk	+2 Dex, -2 Int	Large
Locust-Folk	+2 Con, -2 Wis	Large
Scorpion-Folk	+2 Con, -2 Int	Large
Butterfly-Folk	+2 Cha, -2 Con	Medium
Cockroach-Folk	+2 Con, -2 Cha	Medium
Dragonfly-Folk	+2 Dex, -2 Wis	Medium
Hornet-Folk	+2 Cha, -2 Str	Medium
Leech-Folk	+2 Wis, -2 Int	Medium
Mantis-Folk	+2 Dex, -2 Cha	Medium
Moth-Folk	+2 Int, -2 Wis	Medium
Spider-Folk	+2 Dex, -2 Str	Medium
Ant-Folk	+2 Str, -2 Wis	Small
Cricket-Folk	+2 Cha, -2 Wis	Small
Flea-Folk	+2 Wis, -2 Str	Small
Fly-Folk	+2 Dex, -2 Int	Small
Termite-Folk	+2 Cha, -2 Int	Small

Deities
Deities encompasses more than just otherworldly beings. They also include forces of nature and universal concepts.

Alignment	Deity	Domains
Lawful Good	The Watchful Sentinel	Glory, Good, Law, Protection, War
Neutral Good	The Brood-Mother	Artifice, Community, Good, Healing, Nobility
Chaotic Good	The Hiding One	Chaos, Good, Magic, Travel, Trickery
Lawful Neutral	The Shining Star	Earth, Law, Plant, Rune, Sun
True Neutral	The Progenitor Swarm	Animal, Creation, Luck, Repose, Strength
Chaotic Neutral	The Consuming Flame	Chaos, Charm, Destruction, Fire, Liberation
Lawful Evil	The Undying Host	Death, Evil, Knowledge, Law, Undeath
Neutral Evil	The Spreading Hoarfrost	Air, Darkness, Evil, Water, Weather
Chaotic Evil	The Devouring Maw	Chaos, Evil, Madness, Scalykind, Void

[M Placeholder]

I would dump the Mantis folk, as you've stated that you want to avoid borrowing too much from the Thri-Kreen. Yet the description you've given sounds a lot like the thri-kreen, not to mention the Thri-Kreen are known as Mantis Warriors.

How about replacing them with Katydid folk, Beetle-folk, Fly-folk, Parasitic Wasp folk, Cicada-folk or others?

[LordErebus12]

I would dump the Mantis folk, as you've stated that you want to avoid borrowing too much from the Thri-Kreen. Yet the description you've given sounds a lot like the thri-kreen, not to mention the Thri-Kreen are known as Mantis Warriors.

How about replacing them with Katydid folk, Beetle-folk, Fly-folk, Parasitic Wasp folk, Cicada-folk or others?

I thought about flyfolk and beetlefolk, but I really like the mantisfolk. It saddens me to consider it .
what is a katydid?

[M Placeholder]

what is a katydid?

Katydids are also known as bush crickets. Many of them are pretty aggressive hunters that have spines on their hind legs and forelegs, and powerful jumping abilities.

[LordErebus12]

okay, now we have six races.

[Omnicrat]

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...3-5-race-PEACH

Doesn't quite fit the fluff of what you want, but you might want to import my hivemind mechanic.

[LordErebus12]

made some strides in stating everything out.

[Vhaidara]

Well, they all seem fairly weak for PF races, which generally have a net +2 to stats.

Centipede seem odd, Large races generally don't get +Dex.

Honestly, these look like they could be 3 races (one for each size) with a series of variants (similar to Pathfinder's Tieflings, Aasimar, and Dhampir)