Spellscales exhibit all the best characteristics of dragons in a compact humanoid form. Their skin, formed of lustrous scales, comes in a wide variety of hues, including nearly every color of the rainbow. No spellscale is merely one color, but each displays a rich spectrum of variants on his main color. A spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine. The coloration is complex, making a spellscale look much
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Table 2–3: Random Height and Weight Base Height Base Races Height Modifier Weight Spellscale, male 4´7˝ +2d6 90 lb. Spellscale, female 4´10˝ +2d8 100 lb.
SPELLSCALES
APPEARANCE
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day that one saw a pegasus-feather cloak or such a handsome more elegant than other scaled humanoids such as kobolds spellscale sporting it. Many of the patrons knew Sjach, or lizardfolk. though. A few called out greetings that he returned. From a table near the back, Sjach heard the riffling SPELLSCALE RACIAL TRAITS of cards and the chink of stacking coins. He ambled • +2 Charisma, –2 Constitution. Spellscales are charming over to the table, giving friendly nods to the players. creatures who often neglect their physical bodies while A game seemed well under way. The cards were pretty, pursuing intellectual or social interests. • Medium: As Medium creatures, spellscales have no with different types of dragons pictured on them. Sjach special bonuses or penalties due to their size. watched for a few minutes, mentally noting which • Spellscale base land speed is 30 feet. players would pose real challenges and which would • Low-Light Vision: A spellscale can see twice as far as a be easy pickings. human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar “Everyone add two coins to the hoard,” one player said with a laugh. conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to Silver clattered onto the center of the table. A player laid distinguish color and detail under these conditions. • Humanoid (dragonblood): Spellscales are humanoids down a card and snatched up some cards from the middle with the dragonblood subtype. For all effects related to of the table. Then, another player placed a third card that race, a spellscale is considered a dragon. matched two others in front of her. The other participants • Blood Quickening: Each day, a spellscale can perform groaned and pushed stacks of coins her way. a draconic meditation to gain a benefit. Variations of Sjach was about to sit down when he overheard a voice from nearby exclaim, “Wyvern! Where are we going to this meditation are described in the Blood-Quickening find a wizard willing to fight such a beast?” With a smile, Meditations sidebar, page 25. Sjach smoothed the scales of his eye ridges and turned • Automatic Languages: Common and Draconic. Bonus toward the speaker. Adventure beckoned. Languages: Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, and Halfling. “Looking for an able-bodied and bold arcanist?” he asked, • Favored Class: Sorcerer. A multiclass spellscale’s sorcerer approaching a booth filled with three adventuring types. class does not count when determining whether he takes “I am he.” an experience point penalty for multiclassing. A halfling covered in dark leather and a well-dressed human wearing a prominent symbol of Heironeous AGE gazed at Sjach for a moment and then turned toward the Spellscales mature quickly compared to other humanoids. other individual in the booth. Remarkable! Sjach thought. Sorcerers of spellscale descent often start their adventuring Definitely dragonblood, but certainly not a spellscale. lives earlier than members of most other races. He looked at the stern expression on the woman’s scaled face. She was broad and powerful, shorter than a human. Table 2–1: Random Starting Ages Bard Cleric Is this a dragonborn? Sjach had heard mention of them but Barbarian Fighter Druid was not sure they were more than rumor. Rogue Paladin Monk The group’s leader, for the deference of the halfling and Races Adulthood Sorcerer Ranger Wizard human made her role clear, looked at Sjach for a long time. Spellscale 12 years +1d4 +1d6 +2d4 “Perhaps,” she said. “Perhaps you are. I’m Vyth, called by Bahamut to fight the wicked spawn of Tiamat. Interested Table 2–2: Aging Effects in hunting a wyvern?” Middle Maximum Sjach smirked and nodded. “Eminently so, lady. Sounds Race Age Old Venerable Age entertaining, to say the least.” Spellscale 35 years 70 years 140 years +2d10 years By nightfall, they were camped miles away on the trail of the beast. Vyth drilled everyone at length on suitable tactics for the upcoming conflict. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT As Sjach fell asleep, he realized that he had forgotten to Unlike in most other humanoid races, spellscale females send word to his wife that he was going out of town. Ah, tend to be larger than males. Spellscales stand as tall as short well. She’ll understand, he thought as he dozed. humans, with little difference in weight between the sexes. Weight Modifier × (2d8) lb. × (2d8) lb.
CLOTHING
Spellscales dress eccentrically, but their effusive charm enables them to create pleasing looks. The fashions and stylings they use are clearly and purposefully unconventional. Every aspect of dressing is a variable that spellscales experiment with.
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