Publication:Races of Destiny

Races of Destiny

System: Dungeons and Dragons 3.5e  Abbreviation: RoD  Author: David Noonan, Eric Cagle, Aaron Rosenberg  Publisher: Wizards of the Coast  Item Code: 177370000  Publication Date: December 2004  Format: Hardback  Page Count: 192  ISBN-10: 0-7869-3653-3

Product Blurb Heroes Adapted to Adventure Hailing from towns and villages in every corner of the world, resourceful and resilient adventures emerge from among the races of destiny: humans, half-evles, half-orcs, and illumians. With an unparalleled drive to explore and experience, these diverse individuals have crated names to last throughout the ages. This supplement for the D&D® game provides detailed information on the psychology, society, culture, behavior, religion, folklore, and other aspects of the races of destiny, including the illumians—a new race presented here. In addition to new subraces and monster races playable as characters, Races of Destiny also provides new prestige classes, feats, spells, magic items, equipment, and guidelines for crafting memorable adventures within human settlements. This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4
What Is a Race of Destiny?	4
What's in This Book	4

Chapter 1: Humans	5
A Day in the Life	6
Human Psychology	6
Human Life	8
Society and Culture	14
Humans and Other Races	16
Religion	17
History and Folklore	20
Language	25
Cities and Settlements	26
Creating Human Characters	32

Chapter 2: Half-Elves and Half-Orcs	33
The Half-Elf: A day in the Life	34
Half-Elf Psychology	34
The Half-Elf Life	35
Half-Elf Society and Culture	39
Half-Elves and Other Races	39
Half-Elf Religion	41
Half-Elf History and Folklore	41
Half-Elf Language	41
Half-Elf Settlements	41
Creating Half-Elf Characters	41
The Half-Orc: A Day in the Life	42
Half-Orc Psychology	43
The Half-Orc Life	44
Half-Orc Society and Culture	46
Half-Orcs and Other Races	47
Half-Orc Religion	48
Half-Orc History and Folklore	48
Half-Orc Language	48
Half-Orc Settlements	48
Creating Half-Orc Characters	49

Chapter 3: Illumians	41
A Day in the Life	51
Description	52
Psychology	56
The Illumian Life	56
Society and Culture	59
Illumian Religion	72
The Illumian Pantheon	73
History and Folklore	78
Language	81
Example Cabal: Bloodwing	82
Elirhondas, Shadow Metropolis	87
Creating Illumian Characters	89

Chapter 4: Other Races of Destiny	91
Using This Chapter	91
Aasimar	92
Doppelganger	93
Half-Ogre	96
Mongrelfolk	97
Sea Kin	99
Sharakim	102
Skulk	104
Tiefling	106
Underfolk	108
Age, Height, and Weight	110

Chapter 5: Prestige Classes	111
Chameleon	111
Loredelver	117
Menacing Brute	123
Outcast Champion	126
Scar Enforcer	130
Shadow Sentinel	137
Urban Soul	141

Chapter 6: Character Options	147
Skills	147
Feats	149
General and Racial Feats	150
Initiate Feats	154
Tactical Feats	156
Racial Substitution Levels	156

Chapter 7: Magic	161
Swift and Immediate Actions	161
New Spells	162
Spell Descriptions	163
New Psionic Powers	170
Power Descriptions	170

Chapter 8: Campaigns of Destiny	171
Elements of a Town	171
Community Attributes	175
Cityfolk	178
Sample NPCs	180

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