Trait: Dwarf

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A creature with this is a member of, or is closely related to, the Dwarf ancestry.

Dwarves are a stout, stubborn people who are hardy and iconic in most fantasy settings. They often come from the mountains and have much to do with the Earth, Metals, and sometimes Titans.

     

Player Options

 

Heritages

BH: Caveshadow Dwarf
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A heritage for dwarves that looked at the abyss, while the abyss was looking back. Phrenic and Subeterra Heritage.

BH: Gladehill Dwarf
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A heritage for dwarves that like to party, or bring the house down.

BH: Gravesoil Dwarf
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A heritage that gives a dwarf additional power to protect or destroy life and death.

BH: Oreforger Dwarf
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A heritage for crafters and those used to the hot fires within the earth.

BH: Rockstone Dwarf
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A heritage for miners, survivors, and those who leave no dwarf behind. Subeterra Heritage.

 

Ancestry Talents

 
AT: Dwarven Origin
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Level 0 | You and all other dwarves are resistant to the effects of harsher environments and the dark.

Minimum Character Level 1
AT: Ancestral Lore, Dwarf
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Level 1 | You eagerly absorbed the old stories and traditions of your ancestors, your gods, studying subjects and techniques passed down for generation upon generation.

AT: Artisanal Forger
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Level 1 | Your culture has lent you the ability to work with metals and ores

AT: Cunning of Stone
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Level 1 | It's in a dwarf's best interest to understand the rocks of the world, and the history written into them.

AT: Defy Death
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Level 1 | You are exceptionally difficult to kill, even when dying.

AT: Favored Class, Barbarian
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Level 1 | Classically or culturally, you're able to obtain, retain, or maintain one of your ancestry's iconic classes.

AT: Favored Class, Cleric
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Level 1 | Classically or culturally, you're able to obtain, retain, or maintain one of your ancestry's iconic classes..

AT: Favored Class, Fighter
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Level 1 | Classically or culturally, you're able to obtain, retain, or maintain one of your ancestry's iconic classes.

AT: Favored Class, Paladin
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Level 1 | Classically or culturally, you're able to obtain, retain, or maintain one of your ancestry's iconic classes.

AT: Fearless
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Level 1 | You are naturally calm and collected in the face of imminent danger.

AT: Hyperdiversity
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Level 1 | Diversity is your strength.

AT: Methodology of Dwarves
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Level 1 | Dwarves have a long history fighting common foes on certain planes, and you've been taught these tactics well in your home.

AT: Rock Runner
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Level 1 | Your innate connection to stone makes you adept at moving across uneven surfaces.

AT: Spite of the Small
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Level 1 | Your tiny, diminutive, miniature, minute, petite, wee, minuscule, or teeny stature makes you (un)characteristically violent

AT: Stout Ingenuity
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Level 1 | You make up for your size with the ability to work your hands to do complex things.

AT: Unburdened Iron
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Level 1 | You’ve learned techniques first devised by your ancestors, which allows you to thrive in massive armors.

AT: Well-Met Traveler
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Level 1 | You naturally adopt a pleasant and affable demeanor that is enhanced by your appearance, vibe, or other features.

Minimum Character Level 3
AT: Defying Darkvision
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Level 3 | You've grown used to the dark, having grown used to it to the point of adaptation and dismissal.

AT: Dwarven Doughtiness
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Level 3 | Your bravery is somewhat heroic, going beyond your fellow dwarves and other folk.

AT: Dwarven Resilience
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Level 3 | Your dwarven ancestry allows you to shrug off most wounds, given the opportunity.

AT: Flight of the Small
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Level 3 | Due to your squat size, you're very fast and dangerous over short distances.

AT: Lasting Enmity
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Level 3 | Dwarves have long lives and, therefore, long memories. Few are known to let grudges go, even if it involves disrupting the fabric of the universe.

AT: Stonemason's Eye
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Level 3 | You've been around enough dwarven sites to know of the beauty, and weak points, of stone and earth.

Minimum Character Level 5
AT: Boulder Roll
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Level 5 | Like a mighty boulder that tumbles down a mountain, you can push people around to great effect.

AT: Dwarven Grit
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Level 5 | Your dwarven stubbornness makes you shrug off pain, making you the best at what you do

AT: Dwarven Reinforcement
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Level 5 | You can use your knowledge of dwarven metalwork and magic to temporarily strengthen you or your allies.

AT: Echoes In Stone
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Level 5 | Using a supernatural dwarven power deep within, you attune your senses to the stone around you.

AT: Suspicion's Resilience
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Level 5 | Your people have seen or experienced civilizations rise and fall, often at the hands of outside forces. As such, they have developed a wariness of others who might seek to influence or control them.

Minimum Character Level 7
AT: March of the Mines
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Level 7 | Your intractable nature can help you shrug off even the most grievous injuries.

AT: Solid Footing
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Level 7 | You're not so easily pushed around. Supernaturally so, as some dwarves tend to be.

AT: Sturdy as a Stone
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Level 7 | Your stone-like hide lets you withstand more punishment and the rigors of death.

Minimum Character Level 9
AT: Bones of Stone
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Level 9 | Your intractable nature can help you shrug off even the most grievous injuries.

AT: Bounce Back
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Level 9 | You recover from near-death experiences with astounding resilience.

AT: Stonegate
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Level 9 | As one of the dwarviest of dwarves, earthen barriers no longer impede your progress.

AT: Stonewalker
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Level 9 | You have a deep reverence for and connection to stone, able to become one with it with ease.

AT: Telluric Power
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Level 9 | Either through supernatural means or just adding a rock to an arrowhead or sock, you do a little more at the earth's behest.

Minimum Character Level 11
AT: Magic Resistant
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Level 11 | You are naturally resistant to magic, just as you were ancestors and paragons were.

AT: Stone Form
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Level 11 | You channel the might and defense of stone. Literally.

AT: Stonewall Spirit
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Level 11 | The rebellious spirit of your dwarven ancestors roils within, and you call it forth to resist anything and everything.

 

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