Shield Dwarf
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Introduction
The most common subrace of Dwarves.
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Base race
Dwarf
- Dwarven ability adjustments: +2 Con, -2 Cha
- Favored class: Fighter
- Special abilities
- Stonecunning: +2 racial bonus on Search checks made in subterranean areas.
- Darkvision: Dwarves are able to see in the dark.
- Hardiness vs. Poisons: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poisons.
- Hardiness vs. Spells: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells.
- Offensive Training vs. Orcs: +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs.
- Offensive Training vs. Goblinoids: +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against goblinoids (goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears).
- Defensive Training vs. Giants: +4 dodge bonus to AC against giants.
- Skill Affinity (Lore): +2 racial bonus to lore checks.
Available Sub-races (selected later in Arelith Entry area):
- Shield Dwarf (default)
- Gold Dwarf
- Duergar / Gray Dwarf
- Wild Dwarf
Classes
- Favoured Class: Fighter (for all subraces)
- Favoured Prestige Class: Dwarven Defender
- Common multiclassing is fighter/cleric and fighter/paladin.
Common are fighters, paladins, martial clerics, and rogues. Arcane spellcasters are quite rare, with few of sorcerous inclination.
Alignment
Dwarves are usually lawful, and they tend toward good.
Appearance
- Skin: Fair or lightly tanned
- Hair: Both gender wear long hair ranging in colors from light brown to red, with all shades fading to silver or white as time progresses. Males (and also some females) have long, carefully groomed beards and mustaches.
- Eyes: Usually green or silvered blue.
Dwarves stand only 4 to 4 1/2 feet tall, but they are so broad and compact that they are, on average, almost as heavy as humans. Dwarven men are slightly taller and noticeably heavier than dwarven women. Shield Dwarves (average 4 1/2 feet tall) are taller by half a foot then Gold Dwarves.
Aging
| Age | Bonus | |
|---|---|---|
| Adulthood | 40 Years | +2d% |
| Middle Age | 125 Years | |
| Old | 188 Years | |
| Venerable | 250 Years | |
Racial Crafting
Notes
- Bonus language: Dwarven
- Starting city: Cordor, Brogendenstein, Sencliff or Skal
- Dwarven pantheon
External links
- Shield Dwarf on FR wiki
| Human | Human - Deep Imaskari - Firbolg - Half-Giant, Cloud- Half-Giant, Fire - Half-Giant, Frost - Half-Giant, Stone - Half-Giant, Storm, Shadovar |
| Dwarf | Shield Dwarf - Gold Dwarf - Duergar - Wild Dwarf |
| Elf | Moon Elf - Aquatic Elf - Avariel - Fey'ri - Sun Elf - Wild Elf - Wood Elf |
| Gnome | Rock Gnome - Svirfneblin - Forest Gnome |
| Halfling | Lightfoot Halfling - Ghostwise Halfling - Strongheart Halfling - Fey |
| Half-Elf | Half-Elf - Gloaming - Green Hag - Kenku |
| Half-Orc | Half-Orc |
| Monstrous | Drow - Goblin - Kobold - Gnoll - Orog - Hobgoblin - Ogre - Minotaur - Imp - Troglodyte - Yuan-ti Pureblood - Derro - Rakshasa - Vampire |
