Formican
Formicans are a race of humanoid ants that live in underground colonies. They have a militant society led by a queen and her drones, who serve as her generals. Each Formican is born into their profession to serve her queen. The only males alive are the drones. The only queens alive are the ones ruling over a colony. Since Formicans are unable to sense the Animus, they can only wield magic with the use of crystals. As a result, they lean heavily toward non-magic based classes.
Due to their unique royalty status, players are normally not permitted to play as queens or drones.
At this time, there is only one colony exists in the currently known world.
Type
- Monstrous Humanoid - Ant Features (3 RP)
- Medium (0 RP)
- Slow: Base Speed is 20 feet and Speed is never modified by armor or encumberance (-1 RP)
- Advanced: +2 to all physical ability scores, +4 to Intelligence, -2 to Charmisma (4 RP)
- Standard (0 RP)
- Members of this race start with Zomeran (Current Common) plus their native language (if any).
- Bonus languages can be chosen from the list found here.
- Native: Formican
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Defense Traits
- Natural Armor (2 RP)
- Members of this race gain a +1 natural armor bonus to their Armor Class
- Cave Dweller (1 RP)
- Members of this race gain a +1 bonus on Knowledge (dungeoneering) and Survival checks made underground.
- Skill Training (1 RP)
- These skills are always considered class skills for members of this race.
- Profession: this one is always the profession they were born into
- See Pathfinder Core Book p.103
- Intimidate
- See Pathfinder Core Book .99
- Spell-Like Ability, At-Will: Spider Climb (4 RP)
- Members of this race can use this spell as an at-will spell-like ability. The caster level of the spell is equal to the user’s character level.
- The subject can climb and travel on vertical surfaces or even traverse ceilings as well as a spider does. The affected creature must have its hands free to climb in this manner. The subject gains a climb speed of 20 feet and a +8 racial bonus on Climb skill checks; furthermore, it need not make Climb checks to traverse a vertical or horizontal surface (even upside down). A spider climbing creature retains its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus to their attacks against it. It cannot, however, use the run action while climbing.
- Bite (2 RP)
- The bite is a primary attack, or a secondary attack if the creature is wielding manufactured weapons.
- 1d4 DMG
- Dark Vision 60 feet (0 RP)
- Light Blindness (-2 RP)
- Abrupt exposure to bright light blinds members of this race for 1 round; on subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
- Multi-Armed: Four Arms (8 RP)
- Members of this race possess four arms. A member of this race can wield multiple weapons, but only one hand is its primary hand, and all others are off hands. It can also use its hands for other purposes that require free hands.
- Breath, Eat, and Sleep (0 RP)
