NEW PLAYER CHARACTER RACES

Northman: A hearty and strong barbarian race from the frozen North, representing various literary archetypes such as Howard's Cimmerians or Leiber's Snow Clans.  If the optional height and weight tables are used, increase their height by two inches and their weight by ten pounds.  They receive a bonus of +1 to their initially-rolled strength score.

Northmen are experts with the axe, sword and spear, and receive a bonus of +1 "to hit" with these weapons in hand to hand combat.

In youth, northmen are taught to paint their faces and bodies with semi-magical patterns of woad that protect them.  While wearing the paint, a Northman receives a bonus of +2 to saving throws against aimed magic items, petrifaction/polymorph, poison or paralysis, and spells.

A PC Northman may be an assassin, barbarian, cleric, druid, fighter, ranger, thief, troubadour or witch.  He or she may also multi-class as a barbarian/thief, cleric/fighter, cleric/ranger, fighter/assassin, fighter/thief, or fighter/witch.  Level limits are as follows: assassin, 10th level; barbarian, no limit; cleric, 4th level; druid, 7th level; fighter, no limit; ranger, 11th level; thief, no limit; troubadour, 6th level; witch, 5th level.

Northmen speak their native tongue, Common, and their alignment language.  They may learn up to 2 additional languages.

Southman:  An educated and civilised race from the south, regarded by Northmen as effete and decadent.   They represent literary archetypes such as Howard's Stygians or Lewis' Calormenes.  They receive a bonus of +1 to their initially-rolled intelligence score.

Southmen are adept priests and, particularly, mages.  A southman mage or illusionist character receives a bonus of +5% to their chance to understand a previously unknown spell, and will begin with one additional spell known (over and above the four known to characters from other backgrounds).  The southman may choose this spell.

A PC Southman may be an assassin, cleric, fighter, illusionist, magic user, thief, troubadour or witch.  He or she may also multi-class as a cleric/assassin, cleric/fighter, cleric/thief, cleric/fighter/magic user, fighter/illusionist, fighter/magic user, fighter/thief, fighter/witch, fighter/magic user/thief, magic user/thief, thief/witch, or witch/assassin.  Level limits are as follows:  assassin, 8th level; cleric, 7th level; fighter, 6th level; illusionist, 6th level; magic user, no limit; thief, no limit; troubadour, 7th level; witch, 6th level.

Southmen speak their own language, Common, their alignment tongue, and as many languages as their intelligence score permits.

Amazon: An olive-skinned, dark-haired race renowned for their female warriors. Amazons receive a bonus of +1 to their initially-rolled dexterity and constitution scores. Amazons make attacks with a pulled bow, spear or javelin at +1 "to hit".

A PC Amazon may be an assassin, barbarian, cleric, druid, fighter, ranger, thief, troubadour or witch. He or she may also multi-class as a barbarian/thief, cleric/assassin, cleric/fighter, cleric/ranger, cleric/thief, fighter/thief, fighter/troubadour, fighter/witch, thief/troubadour, thief/witch, or witch/assassin. Level limits are as follows: assassin, 7th level; barbarian, no limit; cleric, 6th level; druid, 6th level; fighter, no limit; thief, no limit; troubadour, 6th level; witch, 9th level.

Amazons speak their own language, Common, their alignment tongue, and up to three additional languages depending on their intelligence score.

Atlantean: A race originating from a remote island or continent, which in some milieux will have sunk beneath the waves (or be fated to do so in future). Atlanteans are a long-lived race representing literary archetypes such as Howard's Atlanteans or Tolkein's Dúnedain and Númenóreans. If the optional height and weight rules are in play, increase their height by four inches and their weight by ten pounds. They receive a bonus of +1 to their initially-generated wisdom and charisma scores.

A PC Atlantean may be a cleric, fighter, illusionist, kung fu monk, magic user, paladin, ranger, thief, troubadour or witch. He or she may also multiclass as a cleric/fighter, cleric/magic user, fighter/illusionist, fighter/magic user, fighter/troubadour, fighter/witch, magic user/thief, thief/witch or troubadour/thief. Level limits are as follows:- cleric, 9th level; fighter, 7th level; illusionist, 7th level; magic user, 7th level; paladin, 6th level; ranger, unlimited; thief, unlimited; troubadour, 7th level; witch, 6th level.

Pict: Picts in OSRIC derive from Howard's Picts, or Tolkien's Woses. They are small, swarthy people of primitive culture. If the optional height and weight rules are in play, decrease their height by three inches and their weight by ten pounds. They receive a bonus of +1 to their initially-generated constitution scores.

All Picts have the innate ability to Hide in Shadows and Move Quietly. If the Pict is a thief or assassin, then he or she receives a bonus of +15% to these skills. If not, he or she has a 25% ability in each skill, provided he or she is not wearing metal armour. Picts can also track as a ranger does. If the Pict is a ranger, then he or she receives a bonus of +5% to tracking ability. If not, he or she can track in outdoor settings only, with base a 25% chance of success.

A PC Pict may be an assassin barbarian, druid, fighter, ranger, thief, or witch. The Pict may multiclass as a barbarian/thief, fighter/assassin, fighter/thief, fighter/witch, ranger/thief, ranger/witch or thief/witch. Level limits are as follows:- assassin, 6th level; barbarian, no limit; druid, 5th level; fighter, 6th level; ranger, 5th level; thief, no limit; witch, 7th level.

Picts speak their own tongue, their alignment tongue, and player character Picts can speak Common (although many NPC Picts do not). They can also communicate via trail-signs and smoke signals. Picts may learn up to three additional languages if their intelligence permits.

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