Example New Species for Fantasy Craft

[snake]

I think so unless anyone objects violently.   Only thing is I'm unsure whether to put the page under Unofficial Settings for FC or MC ?

for my 2 cents worth in MasterCraft. S&P is not Fantasy.

Yes, you're right about that. Anyway, I'm starting to convert the setting with FC, but I'll probably be drawing in bits from SC and 10KB (and a Space Opera MC game maybe ?) so it would fit better in the MC settings.OK, MC it is.

SilvercatMoonPaw, I'll try and have a look for you over next few days. Not sure I can add much. 

[Krensky]

I think so unless anyone objects violently.   Only thing is I'm unsure whether to put the page under Unofficial Settings for FC or MC ?

for my 2 cents worth in MasterCraft. S&P is not Fantasy.

Well, it is... but you're right about the first part.

[EloiseCartwright]

Was bored and looking at my (small) figure collection so threw this together:

Mountain Clutch
The Kobold who live in remote mountains and deep caverns thrive in the darkness and have a habit of playing with fire.
Requirements: Saurian, Level 1 Only
Benefit: Your size becomes small (1x1 reach 1), your wounds are equal to 2/3 of your Constitution, you also lose the natural attacks granted by your species.
You gain Crafting as an origin skill and Enlightened Skill: Prestidigitation. You also gain heat & fire resistance 5.
Finally you may ignore the “level 1 only” prerequisite of Draconic Heritage.

Mountain Crest
Servants of dragons, their powerful magic runs through you.
Requirements: Mountain Clutch
Benefit: Your heat and fire resistance s increase by 5 (to 10) and spells from the Energy school cost 1 less spell point to cast.

[Mister Andersen]

There is a certain logic to making them a saurian splinter race, but I think it gets mechanically messy. This was my take on them as a distinct species talent from about a year ago:

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Small Humanoid (Reptilian)

• –4 Strength, +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution.
• Small size: +1 bonus to Armor Class, +1 bonus on attack rolls, +4 bonus on Hide checks, –4 penalty on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits 3/4 those of Medium characters.
• A kobold’s base land speed is 30 feet.
• Darkvision out to 60 feet.
• Racial Skills: A kobold character has a +2 racial bonus on Craft (trapmaking), Profession (miner), and Search checks.
• +1 natural armor bonus.
• Special Qualities (see above): Light sensitivity.
• Automatic Languages: Draconic. Bonus Languages: Common, Undercommon.
• Favored Class: Sorcerer.
• Level adjustment +0.

Kobolds are essentially goblins, so the easiest thing to do is modify that species. Ambush Basics keeps their being sneaky trappy bastards. Let take the Horde feats to flesh out the remaining aspects fo the species, as well as access to the Draconic Legacy feat.

Kobold
     Splinter Race Feats: Horde feats (as Goblin), Draconic Heritage & Legacy
     Type: Small Biped Folk with a Reach of 1.  Your maximum Wounds are equal to your Constitution Score x 2/3 (rounded up).
     • Attributes: +2 Dexterity, –2 Strength
     • Base Speed: 30 ft.
     • Ambush Basics: You gain the Ambush Basics feat (see page 95).
     • Cold Blooded: You require only 1 common meal per day but suffer 1 additional damage per die from cold and are sickened for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 any cold damage taken (rounded down). If you suffer continuous cold damage — such as from the environment — you are sickened until you escape the source of the damage.
     • Iconic Classes: If your level in any base class is higher than your level in either Assassin or Priest, your starting action dice decrease by 2.
     • Light-Sensitive: Each time you enter a more brightly lit area, you suffer 20 points of flash damage (see page 210).
     • Dark Vision: You gain dark vision II.
     • Natural Attack: You gain the claw I natural attack. If you gain a natural attack from multiple sources, the attack’s grade becomes equal to the highest single grade + 1 per additional benefit granting the same attack, to a maximum of V (e.g. Bite IV, Bite III, and Bite I become Bite V).


Rogue Templates

Kobold (+1 XP)
     Benefit: The NPC’s Size decreases to Small. He also gains cold-blooded, darkvision II, feat (Ambush Basics), meek, light-sensitive and swarm.

[Mister Andersen]

Using more up to date tools:

Kobold
     Splinter Race Feats: Dragon Heritage & Legacy
     Type: Small Biped Folk with a Reach of 1.  Your maximum Wounds are equal to your Constitution Score x 2/3 (rounded up). [0.0]
     • Attributes: +2 Dexterity, –2 Strength. [1.0]
     • Base Speed: 30 ft. [0.0]
     • Agile Defence: Your base Defence increases by 1. [1.0]
     • Ambush Basics: You gain the Ambush Basics feat. [3.0]
     • Cold Blooded: You require only 1 common meal per day but suffer 1 additional damage per die from cold and are sickened for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 any cold damage taken (rounded down). If you suffer continuous cold damage — such as from the environment — you are sickened until you escape the source of the damage. [-0.5]
     • Enlightened Search: Your maximum Search rank increases to your Career Level + 5. Only the highest bonus from any single enlightened ability may apply to each skill. [1.0]
     • Favoured Specialties: If your specialty is Acrobat, Criminal, Gladiator, Miner, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer or Tribesman, you may purchase feats and take classes as a goblin. [0.5]
     • Light-Sensitive: Each time you enter a more brightly lit area, you suffer 20 points of flash damage. [-0.5]
     • Low Light Vision: You gain dark vision I quality, ignoring penalties from dim and faint light. [1.0] 
     • Slippery Devil: You gain a +3 bonus to avoid being grabbed. [0.5]

[Krensky]

I always though kobolds were little dog headed goblinoids.

[Dhampire]

I always though kobolds were little dog headed goblinoids.

That was back in AD&D 2nd Ed.  They've been reptiles claiming dragon heritage since 3.0.

[Crafty_Alex]

I always though kobolds were little dog headed goblinoids.

LMFAO! Big fat laugh point, K.

[Catodon]

I always though kobolds were little dog headed goblinoids.

That was back in AD&D 2nd Ed.  They've been reptiles claiming dragon heritage since 3.0.

Technically before the AD&D hokey-pokey kobolds where ugly tin mining pech and hobgoblins were pech that cleaned your house for you. Ahh the good old days   

[Mister Andersen]

[Crafty_Alex]

Kobolds don't have the guts to be in the SAS

[Mister Andersen]

There are always outliers

[EloiseCartwright]

Always kinda liked this one:

[Foghorn]

    • Iconic Specialties: If your specialty is Acrobat, Criminal, Gladiator, Miner, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer or Tribesman, you may purchase feats and take classes as a goblin. [0.5]

I love this use of Iconic Specialties, by the way

Edit: Which, looking back at Morg's thread, is actually Favored Specialties, but it's still nifty

[Mister Andersen]

As you can see in the original build I gave them the horde feats as default splinter race feats -- so essentially they had the breed quality -- but cross-breed as the specialties benefit works even better.