Saturday, October 12, 2019

Dog Days: Breed of Canis


Sporting (Retriever, Spaniel, Setter): +2 Cha; -2 Dex; +2 Int Size Medium Emissary (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Once per day, members of this race can roll twice when making a Bluff or Diplomacy check and take the better roll. Swim (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race have a swim speed of 30 feet and gain a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks that a swim speed normally grants.  Terrain Stride (1 RP): Prerequisite: Normal speed; Benefit: When in Marshes Members of this race can move through natural difficult terrain at their normal speed while within the chosen terrain. Magically altered terrain affects them normally. Hold Breath (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race can hold their breath for a number of rounds equal to four times their Constitution score before risking drowning or suffocating. Fearless (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear effects. Special: This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by the lucky (greater or lesser) racial trait. Lucky, Greater (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws.

Toys (Comedian, Pug, Chihuahua): +4 Dex; -2 Str; -2 Int; Size Small Gifted Linguist (2 RP): Prerequisite: Standard or linguist language quality; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +4 racial bonus on Linguistics checks, and they learn one additional language every time they put a rank in the Linguistics skill. Fleet-Footed (3 RP): Prerequisite: The race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity; Benefit: Members of this race receive Run as a bonus feat and a +2 racial bonus on initiative checks. Jumper (2 RP): Prerequisite: The race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity; Benefit: Members of this race are always considered to have a running start when making Acrobatics checks to jump. Sprinter (1 RP): Prerequisite: Normal speed; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +10 foot racial bonus to their speed.

Working (Great Pyrenees, Mastiff, Bernese Mountain Dog): +2 Str; +2 Int; -2 Cha Size Medium Cornered Fury (+2 Bonus to AC and Melee attack rolls when reduced to half HP and no allies within 30 ft.) (4), Mountain-Born (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on Acrobatics checks made to cross narrow ledges and on saving throws against altitude fatigue and sickness. Mountaineer (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race are immune to altitude sickness and do not lose their Dexterity bonus to AC when making Climb checks or Acrobatics checks to cross narrow or slippery surfaces. Ferocity (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain the following extraordinary ability: If the hit points of a member of this race fall below 0 but it is not yet dead, it can continue to fight. If it does, it is staggered, and loses 1 hit point each round. It still dies when its hit points reach a negative amount equal to its Constitution score.

Non Sporting (Chow, Poodle, Shiba Inu): +2 Cha; -2 Con; +2 Dex Size Medium Stubborn (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on Will saving throws to resist spells and spell-like abilities of the enchantment (charm) and enchantment (compulsion) subschools. In addition, if a member of this race fails such a save, it receives another save 1 round later to prematurely end the effect (assuming the spell or spell-like ability has a duration greater than 1 round). This second save is made at the same DC as the first. If the member of the race has a similar ability from another source (such as a rogue’s slippery mind class feature), it can only use one of these abilities per round, but can try the other on the second round if the first reroll ability fails. Silver Tongued (3 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 bonus on Diplomacy and Bluff checks. In addition, when they use Diplomacy to shift a creature’s attitude, they can do so up to three steps up rather than just two. Multitalented (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race choose two favored classes at 1st level and gain +1 hit points or +1 skill rank whenever they take a level in either of those classes. Gregarious (1 RP): Prerequisite: The race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Charisma; Benefit: When members of this race successfully use Diplomacy to win over an individual, that creature takes a –2 penalty on attempts to resist any of the member’s Charisma-based skills for the next 24 hours. Gift of Tongues (2 RP): Prerequisite: Standard or linguist language quality; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +1 racial bonus on Bluff and Diplomacy checks, and they learn one additional language every time they put a rank in the Linguistics skill.


Herding (Australian Cattle Dog, Shepherd, Collie): +2 Con; +2 Wis; -2 Cha; Size Medium Bond to the Land Plains (+2 Bonus to AC when in Plains) 2. Silent Hunter (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race reduce the penalty for using Stealth while moving by 5 and can make Stealth checks while running at a –20 penalty (this number includes the penalty reduction from this trait). Skill Bonus +2 Escape Artist (2rp). Quick Reactions (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race receive Improved Initiative as a bonus feat. Bonus Feat Toughness (2)

Hounds (Dachshund, Bloodhound, Beagle): +2 Int; +2 Wis; -2 Dex Size Medium, Curiosity (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race are naturally inquisitive about the world around them. They gain a +4 bonus on Diplomacy checks to gather information, and Knowledge (history) and Knowledge (local) become class skills for them. If they choose a class that has either of these Knowledge skills as class skills, they gain a +2 racial bonus on those skills instead. Scavenger (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on Appraise and Perception checks to find hidden objects (including traps and secret doors), determine whether food is spoiled, or identify a potion by taste. Scent (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain the scent ability (Bestiary 304).

Terrier (Pitbull, Scottish Terrier, Schnauzer): -2 Con; +2 Dex; +2 Int Size Small Integrated (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +1 bonus on Bluff, Disguise, and Knowledge (local) checks. Bonus Feat Toughness (2rp) Underground Sneak (5 RP): Prerequisite: Race is native to the Darklands; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +2 racial bonus on Craft (alchemy), Perception, and Stealth checks. The bonus on Stealth checks increases to a +4 bonus while underground. Climb (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race have a climb speed of 20 feet, and gain a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks that a climb speed normally grants.

Mutts Small: +2 to any one attribute Size small Flexible Bonus Feat (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race select one extra feat at 1st level.  Skilled (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain an additional skill rank at 1st level and one additional skill rank whenever they gain a level. Swarming (1 or 2 RP): Prerequisite: Medium or smaller size; Benefit: Members of this race are used to living and fighting communally with other members of their race. Up to two members of this race can share the same square at the same time. If two members of this race that are occupying the same square attack the same foe, they are considered to be flanking that foe as if they were in two opposite squares. Special: If the race is Small or smaller, this trait costs 1 RP. If the race is Medium, it costs 2 RP. Stability (1 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race receive a +4 racial bonus to their CMD when resisting bull rush or trip attempts while standing on the ground.

Mutts Medium: +2 to any one attribute Size medium Flexible Bonus Feat (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race select one extra feat at 1st level.  Skilled (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain an additional skill rank at 1st level and one additional skill rank whenever they gain a level. Swarming (1 or 2 RP): Prerequisite: Medium or smaller size; Benefit: Members of this race are used to living and fighting communally with other members of their race. Up to two members of this race can share the same square at the same time. If two members of this race that are occupying the same square attack the same foe, they are considered to be flanking that foe as if they were in two opposite squares. Special: If the race is Small or smaller, this trait costs 1 RP. If the race is Medium, it costs 2 RP.      


The language of the Canis are Woofish, Yappy, Barkian, and Borker.

Note: These races were created using the Pathfinder 1e race builder.

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