I was looking over the AR with the updated content from Blood of Shadows and something I saw there flummoxed me; according the the AR document Behind the Veil racial trait is illegal for halflings and I cannot come up with any conceivable reason why...
Alternate Racial Traits: All of the alternate racial traits are legal for play except dimdweller, shadowhunter, and blended view. Behind the veil is not available to halflings;
Characters with this trait slyly cover their body language and movements by acting in a shadowed or partitioned areas. These characters gain a +2 bonus on Bluff and Sleight of Hand checks while benefiting from concealment or cover.
Dwarves can take this trait in place of stonecunning. Elves, gnomes, and half-elves can take this trait in place of low-light vision. Half-orcs can take this trait in place of intimidating, also gaining the shadow blendingARG fetchling racial trait. Halflings can take this trait in place of weapon familiarity.
I would love to understand the reasoning behind this decision. I'm saddened to see that three of the other very interesting alternate racial traits did not make the cut either; especially Dimdweller and Blended View. Those I can sort of understand, but I just do not understand the decision on Behind the Veil.
Because halfling weapon familiarity is almost a non ability?
I could see that, even though its a pretty poor reason if that is the case.
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If anyone shouldn't get access, it's Half-Orcs. Losing +2 Intimidate to gain +2 Bluff, +2 Sleight of Hand, AND this:
Shadow Blending (Su): Attacks against a fetchling in dim light have a 50% miss chance instead of the normal 20% miss chance. This ability does not grant total concealment; it just increases the miss chance.
That is truly ridiculous.
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Which is why I don't understand how halflings got the shaft there. A bonus to two skills with a stipulation of requiring cover or concealment is really not that big of a boost in exchange for losing out on weapon proficiencies. Granted, as BNW pointed out, the halfling weapon familiarity isn't very good, but regardless my point still stands.
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If anyone shouldn't get access, it's Half-Orcs. Losing +2 Intimidate to gain +2 Bluff, +2 Sleight of Hand, AND this:
Shadow Blending (Su): Attacks against a fetchling in dim light have a 50% miss chance instead of the normal 20% miss chance. This ability does not grant total concealment; it just increases the miss chance.That is truly ridiculous.
Speaking of which, I have my incentive to create half orc I suppose <_< Still feels wrong, I've been reserving core races for core games xP
This seems OP. I'm thinking Swift Action Darkness all day on my Half-Orc Warpriest...
Eclipsed Spell + Light FTW!
Eclipsed Spell + Light FTW!
And Nightmare Fist if you have IUS. :)
