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2.1 KiB
Plaintext
23 lines
2.1 KiB
Plaintext
Of all the aarakocra who live beneath Athas's crimson sun, only the silvaarak of the White Mountains can be used as player characters. The bird-people who leave Winter Nest to become player characters are seen as young rebels by the rest of their community. They are adventurous, seeking higher purpose and a way to help the beleaguered world. In all cases, aarakocra have a deep and abiding respect for the gifts of nature and little patience for those who abuse those gifts.
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As beings intimately connected to high mountain peaks and the open sky, aarakocra have a great love of freedom. In some ways, this love is even more intense than a similar emotion experienced by elves. They prefer to always be above a situation, either flying or perched above the rest of a group so that they can have a bird's-eye view. Aarakocra are claustrophobic and will only enter an enclosed building or cave if absolutely necessary.
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Aarakocra Ability Adjustments: +4 Dex, -2 Str, -2 Con.
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Favored Class (Cleric): A multiclass aarakocra's cleric class does not count when determining whether he suffers an XP penalty for multiclassing.
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Special Abilities:
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- Aarakocra base land speed is 20 feet, and can fly overland with a movement rate of 90 feet.
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- Medium: As Medium creatures, aarakocra have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
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- Natural Weapons: An aarakocra can rake with its claws for 1d3 points of damage, and use its secondary bite attack for 1d2 points of damage.
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- Natural Armor: Aarakocra have +1 natural armor bonus due to their bone chest plate that provides some protection from blows.
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- Eagle Eyes: +6 racial bonus to Spot checks in daylight. Aarakocra have excellent vision.
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- Low-Light Vision: Allows them to see better than normal in the dark.
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- Claustrophobic: Aarakocra receive a –2 morale penalty on all rolls when in an enclosed space. Being underground or in enclosed buildings is extremely distressing for them.
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- Monstrous Humanoid: Aarakocra are considered Monstrous Humanoids for the purpose of spells.
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Automatic Languages: Auran and Common.
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Bonus Languages: Elven, Gith, and Saurian.
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Level Adjustment: +1 |