Saurling (3.5e Race)

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Saurling

A highly mutable strain of draconic creature, the saurlings are as diverse as they are varied. Perhaps a wizard made them, or perhaps they are the product of dozens of generations of half-dragon based genetic experimentation the old-fashioned way, but either way the saurlings have such volatile genes that they can develop and advance their physical forms in a variety of startling and saurian/draconic ways with simple determination and practice.

Personality

Aside from an appreciation for shiny metals, saurlings come with all sorts of dispositions. Many of them love barbecue.

Physical Description

The least developed saurlings look like small lizards with a glint of cold intelligence in their eyes.

Relations

Kobolds and sorcerers often mistake saurlings for one of their kind somehow. Some saurlings strike off on their own, favoring independence and free-thinking and heroically saving the day for everyone, while other saurlings form massive hives and attempt to consume all organic matter in a galaxy-spanning threat.

Alignment

Anything except true neutral.

Lands

Saurlings can adapt to all sorts of environments.

Religion

As with many creatures, saurlings are generally raised to practice some religion and assume it's the right one.

Language

Common and Draconic.

Names

Sometimes the hive ones have no names at all, other times a saurling will pick a name

Racial Traits

• Dragon type 
• Small: As a Small creature, a saurling gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, a –4 size penalty on special attack (bull rushes, grapples, overruns, and trips) checks, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but it uses smaller weapons than humans use, and its lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.
• Saurling base land speed is 30 feet.  
• Darkvision: A saurling can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and a saurling can function just fine with no light at all. 
• Low-Light Vision: Saurlings can see in the dark twice as far as a human. 
• Dragon Immunities: Immunity to magic sleep effects and paralysis effects. 
• Bonus Feat: Saurlings gain a bonus Saurling Racial feat for which they meet the prerequisites. 
• Quadruped: Saurlings are quadrupeds, and as such can carry more, but do not have hands to hold things with. As draconic creatures, they can still easily perform somatic components with their front claws.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Draconic
• Bonus Languages: Sylvan, Elven, Goblin, Gnoll, Orcish, Dwarven, Undercommon
• Favored Class: Sorcerer
• Level Adjustment: +0
• Effective Character Level: 1

Vital Statistics

Table: Saurling Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
3 years years	+1d6 years	+2d6 years	+3d6 years

Table: Saurling Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
200 years years	600 years years	2000 years years	+— years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Saurling Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	2' 8"	+2d6"	50 lbs lb.	× (1d4) lb.
Female	2' 9"	+1d12"	45 lbs lb.	× (1d4) lb.

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