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Midgard Dwarf
« on: December 08, 2011, 04:39:09 AM »
Midgard Dwarf


Hit Dice: d8
Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special

1     +1  +2   +0  +0   Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Master Smith(Ex), Item Crafter(ex), Trapfinding, +1 con, Dwarf Body
2     +2  +3   +0  +0   Spell Resistance, +1 con, +1 str
3     +3  +3   +1  +1   Craft Wondrous Item, Dwarfish Strength, +1 con
4     +4  +4   +1  +1   Alternate Form, +1 con, +1 str
5     +5  +4   +1  +1   Forge Ring, Bestow Curse (Sp) 1/day, +1 con

Skills:8+int modifier per level, quadruple at 1st level.
Class skills are; Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Profession, Open Lock, Use Magic device, Sense Motive, Search, Spellcraft, and Spot.

Dwarf body: The Midgard Dwarf loses all other racial bonuses, and gains the Outsider (Native) type and subtype, small size, 60 foot darkvision, and a base land speed of 20 feet. They also count as a dwarf for all race related effects. You are proficient with light and medium armors and shields, excluding tower shields and simple and martial weapons, as well as any weapons, armor, or shields you craft yourself.
Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, Forge Ring: As the feats.
Trapfinding: As rogue.
Master Smith(Ex): For any crafting feat they have they are considered to meet all other prerequisites when making items of that type, as long as the required caster level is equal or less than their HD+1.
Item Crafter(ex): Midguard Dwarves have a racial bonus equal to their hd for all craft skills and 1/2 HD for use magic device.

Ability Score Increase: The Midgard dwarf gains +1 to Con at levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and +1 to Str at levels 2 and 4 for a total of +5 Con and +2 Str at level 5.

Spell Resistance: SR equal to 10+HD. Can be raised or lowered as a free action.
Dwarfish Strength: The Midguard Dwarf can move at his speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Alternate Form(Su): At 4'nd level as a standard action the midguard dwarf can transform into a Badger or Raven. This works as wildshape, except that you do not regain hit-points and there is no daily use limit.
Bestow Curse: As the spell, but with medium range, or unlimited range for someone who has wronged them (must be on the same plane, only one curse per infraction). 1/day per 4 HD save DC is 10+1/2 HD+Con Modifier, caster level equal to HD.


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« Last Edit: October 12, 2015, 11:56:32 AM by oslecamo »

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 01:14:15 AM »
Text doesn't say anything about Ability Score increases in table.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2012, 04:00:51 PM »
Fixed.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2012, 03:01:15 PM »
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Dwarf body: The Midgard Dwarf loses all other racial bonuses, and gains the Outsider (Native) type and subtype, small size, 60 foot darkvision, and a base land speed of 20 feet. They also count as a dwarf for all race related effects. You are proficient with light and medium armors and shields, excluding tower shields and simple and martial weapons, as well as any weapons, armor, or shields you craft yourself.

There's a switch between "they" and "you" halfway through the paragraph. Also, do they count as dwarves for all purposes related to race, or is that just for effects related to race? As in... can they take dwarf PrCs, or is it just that they count for the purposes of spells and magic items?
« Last Edit: November 25, 2012, 03:13:53 PM by Drammor »
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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 05:44:59 PM »
Not being paid enough for such minor grammar quibbles. And yes, it applies for all race purposes.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 09:27:32 AM »
Bestow Curse and Alternate Form are out of order.

I think I already know this, but what happens with the other Item creation Feats?

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2012, 11:28:14 AM »
Minor suggestion, though not really that important.  Maybe swap Craft Magic Arms and Armor and Craft Wondrous Item.  This suggestion is merely due to the fact for other races CMA&A has a higher CL prereq than CWI.

Like I said, not that big of a deal.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2012, 04:56:00 PM »
Fixed typos.

I think I already know this, but what happens with the other Item creation Feats?

They don't do anything special for the Midgard Dwarf.

Minor suggestion, though not really that important.  Maybe swap Craft Magic Arms and Armor and Craft Wondrous Item.  This suggestion is merely due to the fact for other races CMA&A has a higher CL prereq than CWI.

Like I said, not that big of a deal.
I believe the idea is that a super-dwarf should start crafting  wargear before he starts crafting trinkets.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2012, 11:22:42 PM »
I think I already know this, but what happens with the other Item creation Feats?
They don't do anything special for the Midgard Dwarf.
If you can somehow qualify for them you can take advantage of Master Smith, but qualifying for them requires some sort of shenanigans or other class levels as you don't have a caster level.

I believe the idea is that a super-dwarf should start crafting  wargear before he starts crafting trinkets.

Pretty much, Wondrous Items are far more useful and so should come later. You don't use that many weapons or that many pieces of armour, but you can use almost unlimited items.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2012, 11:30:57 PM »
Catty, are you back around for good or are you going to disappear again?   :P

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2012, 10:56:42 AM »
I think I already know this, but what happens with the other Item creation Feats?
They don't do anything special for the Midgard Dwarf.
If you can somehow qualify for them you can take advantage of Master Smith, but qualifying for them requires some sort of shenanigans or other class levels as you don't have a caster level.

Yep, looks that way. I was hoping that it would be eligible for Crafting Feats based on it's Master Smith Ability for calculating CL.

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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2015, 10:42:31 AM »
The picture link is broken.  Based on the info in its url though, I'm guessing it was something like this pic?


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Re: Midgard Dwarf
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2015, 11:56:57 AM »
Yes, thanks!