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RACE RACIAL FEATS
dlOO Race
Leveling up in a class is the main way a character
01-40 Human evolves during a campaign. Some DMs a lso allow the
41-50 Dwarf use of feats to customize a character. Feats are an op-
51- 60 Elf tional rule in chapter 6, "Customization Options," of the
61-70 Halfling Player's Handbook. The DM decides whether they're
used and may also decide that some feats are available
71-75 Dragon born
in a campaign and others aren't.
76- 80 Gnome
This section introduces a collection of special feats
81-85 Half-elf
that a llow you to explore your character's race fur-
86-90 Half-ore ther. These feats are each associated with a race from
91-95 Tiefling the Player's Handbook, as summarized in the Racial
96- 00 DM's choice Feats table. A racial feat represents either a deepening
connection to your race's culture or a physical trans-
formation that brings you closer to an aspect of your
RELATIONSHIP
race's lineage.
3d4 Attitude
The cause of a particular transformation is up to you
3-4 Hostile and your DM. A transformational feat can symbolize a
5-10 Friendly latent quality that has emerged as you age, or a transfor-
11-12 Indifferent mation might be the result of an event in the campaign,
s uch as exposure to powerful magic or visiting a place of
ancient significance to your race. Transformations are a
STATUS
fundamental motif of fantasy literature and folklore. Fig-
3d6 Status uring out why your character has changed can be a rich
3 Dead (roll on the Cause of Death table) addition to your campaign's story.
4-5 Missing or unknown
RACIAL FEATS
6-8 Alive, but doing poorly due to injury, financial trou-
ble, or relationship difficulties Race Feat
9-12 Alive and well Dragon born Dragon Fear
13-15 Alive and quite successful Dragon born Dragon Hide
16- 17 Alive and infamous Dwarf Dwarven Fortitude
18 Alive and famous Dwarf Squat Nimbleness
Elf Elven Accuracy
WHAT'S NEXT? Elf (drow) Drow High Magic
When you're finished using these tables, you'll have a Elf (high) Fey Teleportation
collection of facts and notes that- at a minimum- encap- Elf (wood) Wood Elf Magic
s ulate what your character has been doing in the world Gnome Fade Away
up till now. Sometimes that might be all the information Gnome Squat Nimbleness
you want, but you don't have to stop there. Half-elf Elven Accuracy
By using your creativity to stitch a ll these bits together
Half-elf Prodigy
into a continuous narrative, you can create a full-Aedged
autobiography for your character in as little as a few Half-ore Orcish Fury
sentences-an excellent example of how the whole is Half-ore Prodigy
greater than the sum of its parts. Halfling Bountiful Luck
Did you get a couple of results on the tables that don't Halfling Second Chance
outright contradict each other but also don't seem to fit Halfling Squat Nimbleness
together smoothly? If so, now is your chance to explain
Human Prodigy
what happened to you. For instance, let's say you were
Tiefling Flames of Phlegethos
born in a castle, but your childhood home was in the
wilderness. It could be that your parents traveled from Tiefling Infernal Constitution
their forest home to seek help from a midwife at the
castle when your mother was close to giving birth. Or The feats are presented below in alphabetica l order.
your parents might have been members of the castle's
staff before you were born, but they were released from BOUNTIFUL LUCK
service soon after you came into the world. Prerequisite: Halffing
In addition to deepening your own roleplaying experi- Your people have extraordinary luck, which you have
ence, your character's history presents your DM with op-
learned to mystically lend to your companions when you
portunities to weave those elements into the story of the
see them falter. You're not sure how you do it; you just
campaign. Any way you look at it, adding definition to wish it, and it happens. Surely a sign of fortune's favor!
your character's pre-adventuring life is time well spent.

CHAPTER I I CHARACTER OPTIONS