paizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Racespaizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Races2013-06-07T22:43:09Z2013-06-07T22:43:09ZBest of Both Worldshttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lfqm?Best-of-Both-Worlds2014-02-06T18:00:00Z<blockquote>
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<h1 itemprop="headline">Best of Both Worlds</h1>
<p class="date">Thursday, February 6, 2014</p>
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<img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9442_180.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<br /> Cover by Ralph Horsley
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<p><span itemprop="description">Some of Golarion's greatest heroes hail from not one world but two, caught between dueling cultures and impulses, and it's your turn to become one of them! <i>Bastards of Golarion</i> is due out soon, and this is one Player Companion you won't want to miss. Here are five reasons why:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><b>Half-Elves and Half-Orcs</b>: Readers have been asking for a book on these unusual races for years, and <i>Bastards of Golarion</i> makes such wishes a reality. Numerous details and expanded flavor provide inspiration for these mixed-blooded adventurers and inform players how their half-elf or half-orc character may interact with others in the world of Golarion. Oh, and did I mention a flurry of new traits and rules options for each of these races?</li>
<li><b>Regional Variants</b>: The half-human child of a Snowcaster elf is sure to be different than that of an elf from Kyonin, and the same can be said for desert orcs from Osirion versus orcs from the Hold of Belkzen. All-new details on ten (five for half-elves, five for half-orcs) of these half-blooded variants breathe life into your game and allow for a bevy of new character choices. New alternative racial traits make sure the rules represent your unique character, whether she be descended from the jungle orcs of southern Garund or the mysterious elves of the Mordant Spire.</li>
<li><b>Character Themes</b>: Half-elves and half-orcs aren't the only people of Golarion to come from unusual or dubious origins. Even seemingly unassuming humans can be bastards given the right backstory! Four diverse character themes in this book provide inspiration for an infinite number of characters and stories. Whether your character calls himself a bastard or a celebrity, an outcast or an unfortunate, these character themes and related rules options shine a light on previously unenviable origin stories and show how such characters can rise from regret to resplendence!</li>
<li><b>Half-Race Hometowns</b>: You've decided your bastardly adventurer's race and background story, but where did this character even come from? Information on Averaka—the city of half-orcs—and Erages—haven for half-elves—make sure your bastard's hometown is as fleshed out as she is. Regional traits and archetypes for characters from either of these unique locales tie your character's formidable past to her heroic present.</li>
<li><b>Build-A-Bastard</b>: In addition to details and traits for bastards of unusual origins (such as the strange gillmen of Absalom or the half-hag changelings from northern Avistan), the last few pages of this book provide suggestions and rules for creating characters whose racial ancestry is perhaps less obvious or more distant. Ever wanted to play a human character that's actually 1/8th orc and 1/8th dhampir? This book shows you how.</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_HalfOrc_500.jpeg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_HalfOrc_120.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_Oread_500.jpeg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_Oread_180.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<br />Illustrations by Ian Llanas and Michael Rookard </div>
<p>And because I would be remiss to write a blog post about this book without including some of its some juicy art, here are two of my favorite pieces to tide you over until <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy93na"><i>Bastards of Golarion</i></a> is in your hands.</p>
<p>Patrick Renie<br />
<i>Developer</i></p>
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<!— tags: Pathfinder Player Companion, Locations, Elves, Orcs, Races, Ian Llanas, Michael Rookard, Ralph Horsley —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races/elves">Elves</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ianLlanas">Ian Llanas</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations">Locations</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/michaelRookard">Michael Rookard</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/orcs">Orcs</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderPlayerCompanion">Pathfinder Player Companion</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races">Races</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ralphHorsley">Ralph Horsley</a></p><blockquote>
<br />
<h1 itemprop="headline">Best of Both Worlds</h1>
<p class="date">Thursday, February 6, 2014</p>
<div itemprop="articleBody">
<div class="blurb180"><a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy93na">
<img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9442_180.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<br /> Cover by Ralph Horsley
</div>
<p><span itemprop="description">Some of Golarion's greatest heroes hail from not one world but two, caught between dueling cultures and impulses, and it's your turn to become one of them! <i>Bastards of Golarion</i> is due out soon, and this is one Player Companion you won't want to miss. Here are five reasons why:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><b>Half-Elves and Half-Orcs</b>: Readers have been asking for a book on these unusual races for years, and <i>Bastards of Golarion</i> makes such wishes a reality. Numerous details and expanded flavor provide inspiration for these mixed-blooded adventurers and inform players how their half-elf or half-orc character may interact with others in the world of Golarion. Oh, and did I mention a flurry of new traits and rules options for each of these races?</li>
<li><b>Regional Variants</b>: The half-human child of a Snowcaster elf is sure to be different than that of an elf from Kyonin, and the same can be said for desert orcs from Osirion versus orcs from the Hold of Belkzen. All-new details on ten (five for half-elves, five for half-orcs) of these half-blooded variants breathe life into your game and allow for a bevy of new character choices. New alternative racial traits make sure the rules represent your unique character, whether she be descended from the jungle orcs of southern Garund or the mysterious elves of the Mordant Spire.</li>
<li><b>Character Themes</b>: Half-elves and half-orcs aren't the only people of Golarion to come from unusual or dubious origins. Even seemingly unassuming humans can be bastards given the right backstory! Four diverse character themes in this book provide inspiration for an infinite number of characters and stories. Whether your character calls himself a bastard or a celebrity, an outcast or an unfortunate, these character themes and related rules options shine a light on previously unenviable origin stories and show how such characters can rise from regret to resplendence!</li>
<li><b>Half-Race Hometowns</b>: You've decided your bastardly adventurer's race and background story, but where did this character even come from? Information on Averaka—the city of half-orcs—and Erages—haven for half-elves—make sure your bastard's hometown is as fleshed out as she is. Regional traits and archetypes for characters from either of these unique locales tie your character's formidable past to her heroic present.</li>
<li><b>Build-A-Bastard</b>: In addition to details and traits for bastards of unusual origins (such as the strange gillmen of Absalom or the half-hag changelings from northern Avistan), the last few pages of this book provide suggestions and rules for creating characters whose racial ancestry is perhaps less obvious or more distant. Ever wanted to play a human character that's actually 1/8th orc and 1/8th dhampir? This book shows you how.</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_HalfOrc_500.jpeg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_HalfOrc_120.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_Oread_500.jpeg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9442_Oread_180.jpeg" border="0"></a>
<br />Illustrations by Ian Llanas and Michael Rookard </div>
<p>And because I would be remiss to write a blog post about this book without including some of its some juicy art, here are two of my favorite pieces to tide you over until <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy93na"><i>Bastards of Golarion</i></a> is in your hands.</p>
<p>Patrick Renie<br />
<i>Developer</i></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Player Companion, Locations, Elves, Orcs, Races, Ian Llanas, Michael Rookard, Ralph Horsley —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races/elves">Elves</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ianLlanas">Ian Llanas</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations">Locations</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/michaelRookard">Michael Rookard</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/orcs">Orcs</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderPlayerCompanion">Pathfinder Player Companion</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races">Races</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ralphHorsley">Ralph Horsley</a></p>2014-02-06T18:00:00ZVersatility is a Human Virtuehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ldcu?Versatility-is-a-Human-Virtue2012-04-24T17:00:00Z<blockquote>
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<h1>Versatility is a Human Virtue</h1>
<p class="date">Tuesday, April 24, 2012</p>
<div class="blurb180"><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderRPG/PZO1121-HumanDruid.jpg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderRPG/PZO1121-HumanDruid_180.jpeg" border="0"></a><br>
Illustration by Eric Braddock</div>
<p>When planning out <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy8rv2?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-Advanced-Race-Guide">Advanced Race Guide</a> we knew that humans were going to give us some trouble. What do you give the race that has the cleanest slate and the most open-ended bonus options? We sat down and had to ask what makes humans... well, human.</p><p>
We came up with a short list of human virtues. One of the strongest human virtues on the list was versatility. Humans are downright tenacious in their ability to adapt and thrive. Few human cultures are tied to the ancient traditions and stubborn cultural and martial forms of other races. Even humans in well-established cultures have a dramatic tendency to delve deep into their experience and intrinsic gumption to not only survive but also thrive when the chips are down. The following group of human racial feats was designed to emulate human’s intrinsic versatility.
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<p><b>Critical Versatility (Combat)</b><br />
An open mind and combat training grant versatility to your critical hits. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Fighter level 11th, human. <br />
<b>Benefit: </b>Once per day, you can spend 1 hour practicing maneuvers to gain one single critical feat that you meet the prerequisites for. You gain the benefits of the chosen critical feat until you choose to practice a different critical feat.</p>
<p><b>Fast Learner</b><br />
Your progress gains extra versatility. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Int 13, human. <br />
<b>Benefit: </b>When you gain a level in a favored class, you gain both +1 hit point and +1 skill rank instead of choosing either one or the other benefit or you can choose an alternate class reward. </p>
<p><b>Martial Mastery (Combat)</b><br />
You broaden your study of weapons to encompass multiple similar weapons. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Martial Versatility, fighter level 16th, human.<br />
<b>Benefit:</b> Each combat feat you have that applies to a specific weapon (e.g., Weapon Focus) can be used with all weapons in the same weapon group (<i>Ultimate Combat</i> 45). </p>
<p><b>Martial Versatility (Combat)</b><br />
You further broaden your study of weapons to encompass multiple similar weapons. <br />
<b>Prerequisites:</b> Fighter level 4th, human.<br />
<b>Benefit:</b> Choose one combat feat you know that applies to a specific weapon (e.g., Weapon Focus). You can use that feat with any weapon within the same weapon group.<br />
<b>Special:</b> You may take this feat more than once. Each time it applies to a different feat. </p>
</blockquote>
<p>Next week we will start delving into the next chapter of the book with a look at an old favorite. </p>
<p>Stephen Radney-MacFarland<br />
<i>Designer</i></p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, druids, races, Eric Braddock —><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/classes/druids">Druids</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ericBraddock">Eric Braddock</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderRoleplayingGame">Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races">Races</a></p><blockquote>
<br>
<h1>Versatility is a Human Virtue</h1>
<p class="date">Tuesday, April 24, 2012</p>
<div class="blurb180"><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderRPG/PZO1121-HumanDruid.jpg"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderRPG/PZO1121-HumanDruid_180.jpeg" border="0"></a><br>
Illustration by Eric Braddock</div>
<p>When planning out <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy8rv2?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-Advanced-Race-Guide">Advanced Race Guide</a> we knew that humans were going to give us some trouble. What do you give the race that has the cleanest slate and the most open-ended bonus options? We sat down and had to ask what makes humans... well, human.</p><p>
We came up with a short list of human virtues. One of the strongest human virtues on the list was versatility. Humans are downright tenacious in their ability to adapt and thrive. Few human cultures are tied to the ancient traditions and stubborn cultural and martial forms of other races. Even humans in well-established cultures have a dramatic tendency to delve deep into their experience and intrinsic gumption to not only survive but also thrive when the chips are down. The following group of human racial feats was designed to emulate human’s intrinsic versatility.
</p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>Critical Versatility (Combat)</b><br />
An open mind and combat training grant versatility to your critical hits. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Fighter level 11th, human. <br />
<b>Benefit: </b>Once per day, you can spend 1 hour practicing maneuvers to gain one single critical feat that you meet the prerequisites for. You gain the benefits of the chosen critical feat until you choose to practice a different critical feat.</p>
<p><b>Fast Learner</b><br />
Your progress gains extra versatility. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Int 13, human. <br />
<b>Benefit: </b>When you gain a level in a favored class, you gain both +1 hit point and +1 skill rank instead of choosing either one or the other benefit or you can choose an alternate class reward. </p>
<p><b>Martial Mastery (Combat)</b><br />
You broaden your study of weapons to encompass multiple similar weapons. <br />
<b>Prerequisites: </b>Martial Versatility, fighter level 16th, human.<br />
<b>Benefit:</b> Each combat feat you have that applies to a specific weapon (e.g., Weapon Focus) can be used with all weapons in the same weapon group (<i>Ultimate Combat</i> 45). </p>
<p><b>Martial Versatility (Combat)</b><br />
You further broaden your study of weapons to encompass multiple similar weapons. <br />
<b>Prerequisites:</b> Fighter level 4th, human.<br />
<b>Benefit:</b> Choose one combat feat you know that applies to a specific weapon (e.g., Weapon Focus). You can use that feat with any weapon within the same weapon group.<br />
<b>Special:</b> You may take this feat more than once. Each time it applies to a different feat. </p>
</blockquote>
<p>Next week we will start delving into the next chapter of the book with a look at an old favorite. </p>
<p>Stephen Radney-MacFarland<br />
<i>Designer</i></p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, druids, races, Eric Braddock —><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/classes/druids">Druids</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/people/artists/ericBraddock">Eric Braddock</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderRoleplayingGame">Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/races">Races</a></p>2012-04-24T17:00:00Z