Deep Elf

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Culture Traits

Common Traits

Simple Traits

Intermediate Traits

Advanced Traits

Trait Descriptions

Further Details

Culture Traits

Common Traits

• Ability score modifiers: -2 Inteligence +2 Wisdom
• Starting Languages: In addition to the common tongue, characters with this culture know Elvish. Additionally, characters with a high enough intelligence to warrant additional starting languages may choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Dwarven, Goblin, Necril, and Terran
• Local Knowledge: A character of the Deep Elf Culture can make knowledge (local) checks untrained so long as the check pertains to Sub-terrainian elven communities. In addition, they always roll such checks with advantage.

Simple Traits

Tunnel Trekker | Near the Surface

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Voice in the Darkness

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Deep Dweller

Intermediate Traits

Ambush Hunter

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Shadow Play

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Vigilance

Advanced Traits

Shadow Hunter

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Underdark Nomad

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Voice in the Darkness & Ambush Hunter

Trait Descriptions

Ambush Hunter: Characters with this trait gain a +4 cultural bonus to stealth checks. Additionally, they gain a +4 cultural bonus to initiative if acting in a surprise round.
Deep Dweller: Characters with this trait gain a +4 cultural bonus on perception, stealth, and survival checks while underground but suffer a -2 penalty on diplomacy checks with terrestrial creatures.
Near the Surface: If a character with this trait has dark blindness and darkvision, they reduce the distance of their darkvision by 30ft and replace the dark blindness trait with the light sensitivity trait. Characters which do not fulfill that criteria instead gain a +2 cultural bonus to diplomacy.
Shadow Hunter: Characters with this trait deal 50% weapon damage to incorporeal creatures when using non-magical weapons (including natural and unarmed attacks), as if using magic weapons. They also gain a +2 bonus on saving throws to remove negative levels, and recover physical ability damage from attacks by undead creatures at a rate of 2 points per ability score per day (rather than the normal 1 point per ability score per day)

Shadow Play: Characters with this trait cast spells with the darkness, light, or shadow descriptor at +1 caster level.
Tunnel Trekker: Characters with this trait gain a +2 cultural bonus on climb checks
Underdark Nomad: Societies in the Underdark fell to largely nomadic tribes after the Breaking. A character with this trait treats their base move speed as though it were 10ft faster for the purposes of determining a day’s travel and gaina +4 cultural bonus against the effects of a forced march. In addition, they reduce the penalty for tracking at speeds greater than half speed by 5
Vigilance: Characters with this trait gain a +4 dodge bonus to AC against the attacks of creatures with the Aberrant type
Voice in the Darkness: Characters with this trait gain a +4 cultural bonus on intimidation and bluff checks while in dim light or darker.

Favored Class Options

Alchemist: Add +10 minutes to the duration of the alchemist’s mutagens.

Antipaladin: The antipaladin adds +1/4 to the number of cruelties he can inflict.

Cleric: Select one domain power granted at 1st level that is normally usable a number of times per day equal to 3 + the cleric’s Wisdom modifier. The cleric adds +1/2 to the number of uses per day of that domain power.

Fighter: Choose the disarm or reposition combat maneuver. Add +1/3 to the Fighter’s CMB when attempting this maneuver (maximum bonus of +4).

Rogue: Add a +1/2 bonus on Bluff checks to feint and pass secret messages.

Sorcerer: Add one spell known from the sorcerer spell list. This spell must have the curse, evil, or pain descriptor, and be at least one level below the highest spell level the sorcerer can cast.

Wizard: Select one arcane school power at 1st level that is normally usable a number of times per day equal to 3 + the wizard’s Intelligence modifier. The wizard adds +1/2 to the number of uses per day of that arcane school power.

Barbarian: The duration of the guarded stance rage power increases by +1/3 round.

Bard: Add one spell known from the bard spell list. This spell must be at least one level below the highest spell level the bard can cast.

Cavalier: Add +1/4 to the cavalier’s bonus on damage against targets of his challenge.

Druid: Add a +1/2 bonus on Stealth checks when using Wild Shape.

Gunslinger: Add +1/6 to the dodge bonus granted by the gunslinger’s nimble class feature (maximum increase of +2).

Inquisitor: Add +1/3 to the number of rounds per day the inquisitor can use the bane ability. The inquisitor must be 5th level before selecting this ability.

Magus: Add +1/4 point to the magus’s arcane pool. (Source JBE

Monk: Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a dirty trick and +1/2 to the number of stunning attacks he can attempt per day.

Oracle: Add +1/2 to the oracle’s level for the purpose of determining the effects of the oracle’s curse ability. (Source JBE

Paladin: The paladin adds +1/4 to the number of mercies he can use.

Ranger: Add +1/4 to a single existing favored terrain bonus (maximum increase of +1 per favored terrain). The ranger must be 3rd level before selecting this ability.

Summoner: The amount of time the summoner must spend to summon his eidolon is reduced by 1 round, to a minimum of 1 round.

Witch: Add +1/4 hours to the duration of the witch’s disguise hex. This option has no effect unless the witch has selected it 4 times (or another increment of 4 an increase of 45 minutes is effectively the same as no increase in hours of the witch’s disguise hex, for example.