Nerra in Pathfinder


Homebrew and House Rules


Given there sort of aren't Fetchlings in Greyhawk, I started looking around for a similar Outsider type I could cannibalise on teh intarwebz and saw the Nerra
I thought they were a bit like Half-Template type stuff, and a bit powerful, so tried to use the PF Race Builder RP points

What do people think of:

"Mirrortouched" Race Point Costs (based on Aasimar/Fetchling and minmaxboards resists)

Racial Traits
Type Outsider (native)3
Size Medium 0
Base Speed Normal 0

Ability Score Modifiers
Flexible (+2 Dex, +2 Cha) 2

Languages Standard 0

Resistances
“Transitive” resistance 3

Skill Bonus
Knowledge [planes]/Disguise+1 each 2
(yeah I know, this took a hit)

Spell-Like Ability Lesser 2
Spell-Like Ability Mirror travel 5

Senses
Darkvision 60 ft. —

Total 17

Standard Racial Traits

•Ability Score Racial Traits: “Varoot” Mirrortouched are quick and forceful. .They gain +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma.

(Kalareem and Sillit should have different Stats, i.e. STR/DEX and WIS/INT or something…actually as Sillit are supposed to be the leaders, I can see Mirrortouched related to them being built on more points, like Drow Nobility, with Advanced Stats…)

•Type: Mirrortouched are outsiders with the native subtype.
•Size: Mirrortouched are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
•Base Speed: Mirrortouched have a base speed of 30 feet.
•Languages: Mirrortouched begin play speaking Common and Nerra. Also 7 other languages
• "Transitive" Resistance: Mirrortouched have fire resistance, cold resistance 5 and electricity resistance 5.

Feat and Skill Racial Traits

•Skilled: Mirrortouched have a +1 racial bonus on Knowledge (planes) and (Disguise?) checks.(Kalareem/Sillit to have different second skill?)

Magical Racial Traits

•Spell-Like Abilities (Sp):
(1) A Mirrortouched can use Mirror Image once per day as a spell-like ability.
(2a) When a Mirrortouched reaches 9th??? level in any combination of classes, he gains Mirror Walk (self only, see Shadow Walk) usable once per day as a spell-like ability.
(2b) When a Mirrortouched reaches 13th level in any combination of classes, he gains plane shift (self only, to the Mirror Plane or the Material Plane only) usable once per day as a spell-like ability. A Mirrortouched's caster level is equal to his total Hit Dice.

(#2: This is based on Fetchling equivalent Shadow Travel and Shadow Walk – adjusting the level 9 ability depends on how much rarer having a Mirror is to Dim Light as to when get the spell… plus whether you think part-nerra should be immune to mirror-doubles...)

Plus you can’t just do it, you would need to touch the mirror?
Plus does the mirror have to be of a certain size or can you get away with a hand-mirror/roll-up tin foil?
Are there penalties (I’ve seen 30% mischance touted) due to only having a highly polished surface, to being stuck in the Plane of Mirrors until you find a random mirror out – you Have to use a proper Mirror on exit.- will have to read up Shadow Walk mishaps…

Should this be at level 8, for example, or lower, due to restrictions…?

{the level 13 Plane Shift ability can be the same though}

Shadow Travel is one of the RP race build abilities that is hard to break down because you get it discounted due to self-only/dim light etc…)

Senses Racial Traits
•Darkvision: Mirrortouched can see perfectly in the dark up to 60 feet.

Alternate Racial Abilities

I’m sure SR , Emissary , other spell-like abilities, Illusion/Image only +1 level, EWP: Shard Weapon, and Shard Spray could be worked out here by swapping out some of the above…

Possible one is plus X on saves or knowledge/spellcraft checks on spells and traps that incorporate mirrors, versus minus Y on sonic damage saves (or extra damage taken when sonic damage)

I can see Kalareem having the Shard Weapon and Sillit the Spray. Sillit should also get a few other things as standard, but be more vulnerable to sonic damage?

Thoughts?

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