CHAPTER 6
CHARACTER OPTIONS
Medium size: Half-giants have no special bonuses or Ability Score Increase: Upon attaining any Hit Die divispenalties due to their size. ible by 4, a half-giant character increases one of his ability Half-giant base land speed is 30 feet. scores by 1 point. The player chooses which ability score to Low-Light Vision: A half-giant can see twice as far as improve. The ability improvement is permanent. a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to THRI-KREEN RACIAL CLASS distinguish color and detail under these conditions. Fierce hunters and faultless trackers, the thri-kreen are a Fire Acclimated: Half-giants have a +2 racial bonus on race of insectfolk sometimes known as "mantis warriors." saving throws against all fire spells and effects. Half-giants They are inscrutable, alien creatures; those who do not are accustomed to enduring high temperatures. know them well believe them to be bloodthirsty monsters. Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: DraNomadic folk who spend their brief lives roamconic, Giant, Gnoll, Ignan. ing vast distances of the deserts, scrublands, Favored Class: Psychic warrior. and savannas of the south, thri-kreen are nearFeat: Like every other character, a half-giant perfect hunters. character gains one feat at 1st level and anEach thri-kreen forms deep attachments other at every Hit Die divisible by 3. These with a handful of other individuals, regarding feats are in addition to any bonus feats them as clutchmates, companions to be defendgranted as class features or any other ed with one's own life if need be. bonus feats. For more details on thri-kreen, see page Powerful Build (Ex): At 2nd 14 of Expanded Psionics Handbook. level, a half-giant reaches his Class Features full growth. The physical The following features are gained by charstature of a fully grown halfacters who take thri-kreen racial levels that giant lets him function are integrated with a standard class. in many ways as if he Class Level: The Class Level column were one size categoof the thri-kreen racial class table indicates ry larger. Whenever whether a thri-kreen gains a standard class a half-giant is sublevel at any given racial level. Some racial ject to a size modifier levels provide a standard class level, or special size modifier for an opposed check some racial levels provide a thrikreen-specific ability, and some (such as during grapple checks, grant both. Class levels grant all bull rush attempts, and trip atthe benefits normally associattempts), the half-giant is treated ed with a level increase. This as one size larger if doing so is adincludes granting another vantageous to him. A half-giant Hit Die, gaining other class is also considered to be one size abilities, and advancement in larger when determining whethbase attack bonus, base saves, er a creature's special attacks based and ability scores. on size (such as improved grab or Racial Hit Dice: 1st-level swallow whole) can affect him. A half-giant can use weapons deand 2nd-level thri-kreen do not possess class levels. Insigned for a creature one size stead, they have 2d8 racial larger without penalty. HowHit Dice, gaining one at 1st ever, his space and reach remain level and one at 2nd level. those of a creature of his actual At 1st level, the thrisize. The benefits of this racial trait kreen's first racial Hit Die stack with the effects of powers, abiligrants 8 hit points, a base ties, and spells that change the subject's attack bonus of +1, and base size category. saves of Fortitude +0, Reflex +2, +2 Strength: At 2nd level, half-giant To this half giant, survival is a game he means to win and Will +2. A 1st-level thri-kreen gains a characters gain a +2 increase to their number of skill points equal to 2 + Int modiStrength ability score. fier (minimum 1). Its racial skills are Balance, Climb, Hide, Naturally Psionic: At 2nd level, half giant characters gain 2 bonus power points. This benefit does not grant them the Jump. Listen, and Spot. ability to manifest powers unless they gain that ability through At 2nd level, a thri-kreen gains an additional 1d8 hit points, another source, such as levels in a psionic class. Power points a base attack bonus of +2, and base saves of Fortitude +0, Reflex +3, and Will +3. A 2nd-level thri-kreen gains a number do allow a character to make use of psionic feats and attempt of additional skill points equal to 2 + Int modifier (minimum to gain psionic focus. Stomp (Ps): At 2nd level, a half-giant gains the use of 1) that it can spend on racial skills. Stomp (EPH 133) as a psi-like ability once per day (DC 10 +1/2 Thri-Kreen Base Traits: Thri-kreen have the following HD + Cha modifier). Manifester level equal to 1/2 Hit Dice base racial traits. (minimum 1st). +2 Strength, 2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom, 4 Charisma.
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