Dwarfs


art by Mariana Ruiz Villarreal

Benefits

  • Infravision. Dwarves can see 60 feet in the dark
  • Saving throw bonus on saves vs. magicYurgain (See Table 2E)
  • Saving throw bonus save vs. poison (See Table 2E)
  • +1 on to-hits vs. Ogres, half-ogres, Goblins, and HobgoblinsYurgain
  • Ogres, Trolls, Ogre Magi, giants, and Titans suffer a -4 to hit dwarvesYurgain

YurgainThis advantage is lost if the character has the talent Touched by Yurgain

Allowable Initial Languages

Common, dwarf, gnome, gnomeling, goblin, kobold, ogre

Racial Talents

  • Detect grade or slope in passage 1-5 on 1d6
  • Detect new tunnel/passage construction 1-5 on 1d6
  • Detect sliding/shifting walls or rooms 1-4 on 1d6
  • Detect stonework traps, pits, and deadfalls 1-3 on 1d6
  • Determine approximate depth underground 1-3 on 1d6

 

Allowable Classes

Cleric,
Fighter,
Berserker,
Knight Errant,
Battle Mage,
Thief,
Assassin

Allowable Multi-Classes

Fighter/assassin, cleric/assassin, fighter/cleric or fighter/thief

Attribute Modifiers

+1 Constitution
-1 Charisma
-1 Comeliness

Building Point Bonus

10

Drawbacks

  • Dwarves suffer a 20% chance for failure every time they use any magical item except weapons,
    armor, shields, and (if the character is a thief) items that duplicate thieving abilities. This
    penalty does not apply if the character is a battle mage or a cleric using a cleric item.
  • As a demi-human, some chosen classes are subject to Level Limits

The talent Touched by Yurgain is free. Dwarves choosing the battle mage class MUST take this
free talent.