Hyborian Adventures - Ruminations of an Engineer
Hyborian Adventures - Ruminations of an Engineer Hyborian Adventures - Ruminations of an Engineer
Cimmerian Cimmerians are tall, physically powerful and very fierce, being regarded as one of the most barbaric races in the world of Hyboria. • Ability Adjustments: +1 Strength, -1 Intelligence • Bonus Feats: Iron Will, Skill Focus (Climbing), Terrain Mastery (Hills and Mountains) • Favoured Feats: Evasion, Rage • Traits: Blunt Speaking • Native Language: Cimmerian • Optional Languages: Aquilonian, Hyperborean, Nordheimer, Pictish Hymelian tribesman Himelian tribesmen are tall hairy hill men, fierce and strongly independent with a disdain of civilised standards but a clear tribal code of honour. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Stealth), Terrain Mastery (Hills and Mountains), Tough • Favoured Feats: Hide in Plain Sight, Tough • Traits: Superstitious • Native Language: Afghuli • Optional Languages: Hyrkanian, Iranistani, Vendhyan Hymelian tribesman (Wazuli) Wazuli are one of the first Himelian tribes encountered northwards from Vendhya and are adapted to a nocturnal existence. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Night Vision, Skill Focus (Stealth), Terrain Mastery (Hills and Mountains). • Favoured Feats: Hide in Plain Sight, Tough • Traits: Nocturnal, Superstitious • Native Language: Afghuli • Optional Languages: Hyrkanian, Iranistani, Vendhyan Hyborian Descended from the barbaric hordes that swept out of the north several millennia ago, the Hyborians have a varied appearance and a complex medieval society. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Fated, Talented (Choose two skills) • Bonus Skill: The hero gains one bonus known skill at 1 st level, in addition to those gained for the hero’s role and Intelligence score. • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: none • Native Language: Choose one from Argossean, Backgrounds In Hyborian Adventures you can start only has a human, but depending on the region you come from, you have your own traditions and features. It's as difficult to find a literate and cultured Cimmerian as to find a non-superstitious hymelian Tribesman. If you are familiar with the races of the Hyborian age you can choose your background easily, but if you're new to Howard's fantastic world, it's better you narrowly read the descriptions. In the “Traits” line you can recognise the main behavioural element of every race, which gives to the characters a typical fantastic taste. See the later section “Feats” for further informations about Traits. Backgrounds originally written by Ian "Ryhopewood". 7 Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian or Ophirean. • Optional Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyborian (Argossean Orbarachan) Argosseans are short and stocky descendants of the Hyborian people. They make superb sailors, traders and pirates. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Fated, Sea Legs. • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: none • Native Language: Argossean • Optional Languages: Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyborian (Bossonian) Bossonians are descendants of an aboriginal race conquered by the Hyborian peoples. Of medium height and ruddy complexion, the Bossonians are renowned the world over for their archery skills. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), Weapon Training. • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: none • Native Language: Bossonian • Optional Languages: Aquilonian, Argossean, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyborian (Gunderman) Tawny-haired and blue eyes, the Gunderman is almost a pure blooded descendant of the original Hyborian tribes. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Pike), Iron Will. • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: none • Native Language: Aquilonian • Optional Languages: Argossean, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyborian (Hyperborean)
Gaunt, big-boned, violent and slow of speech, the Hyperboreans are the least civilised of the descendants of the Hyborian tribes. • Ability Adjustments: +1 Constitution, -1 Charisma • Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Intimidate), Talented (Choose two skills). • Bonus Skill: The hero gains one bonus known skill at 1 st level, in addition to those gained for the hero’s role and Intelligence score. • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: Slow Speaking • Native Language: Hyperborean • Optional Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyborian (Tauran) Regarded as backward by other Aquilonians, the people of the Tauran region make excellent woodsmen. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Fated, Terrain Mastery (Temperate Forests) • Favoured Feats: Choose any two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: none • Native Language: Aquilonian • Optional Languages: Argossean, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Hyrkanian or Turanian Generally tall and slender with a dark complexion, Hyrkanians are descendants of the ancient Lemurians. They are nomadic horsemen although the largest tribe has settled and founded the Turanian Empire. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), Ranged Shot, Ruthless Reputation • Favoured Feats: Choose two feats as the character’s favoured feats. • Traits: Superstitious • Native Language: Choose one from Argossean, Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian or Ophirean. • Optional Languages: Argossean, Aquilonian, Bossonian, Brythunian, Corinthian, Hyperborean, Kothic, Nemedian, Ophirean, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygian, Zingaran, Zamorian Iranistani A tribal people, the folk of Iranistan are black-haired with brown eyes and a dark complexion. Most Iranistani wear richly ornamented clothing and anoint themselves with perfumes and scented oils. • Ability Adjustments: +1 Charisma, -1 Wisdom • Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Scimitar), Talented (Handle Animal, Ride), Vehicular Combat. • Favoured Feats: Value, Fascinate (choose). • Traits: Fatalist • Native Language: Iranistani 8 • Optional Languages: Afghuli, Kosalan, Puntan, and Zembabwean Khitan With their yellow complexions, dark hair and strange customs, the Khitans are unfathomable and bizarre to the peoples west of Vilayet Sea. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Knowledgeable (Natural, Supernatural, Theology and Philosophy), Skill Focus (Stealth) • Bonus Skill: The hero gains one bonus known skill at 1 st level, in addition to those gained for the hero’s role and Intelligence score. • Favoured Feats: Ritual Master, Mind Over Body. • Traits: Superstitious • Native Language: Khitan • Optional Languages: Acheronean, Afghuli, Demonic, Hyrkanian, Old Stygian, Stygian, Vendhyan Northern Black Kingdom Tribesman Slightly shorter than average with dark-brown skin and curly hair, the Gallahs make up the lower class tribesman and the majority of the population. The Black Kingdoms include Kush, Keshan, Punt and Zembabwei. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Spear), Attack Specialisation (Spear), Terrain Mastery (Hot Savannahs and Jungles) • Favoured Feats: Attack Specialisation, Hide in Plain Sight. • Traits: Illiterate • Native Language: One of Keshani, Kushite, Puntan or Zembabwean • Optional Languages: Black Coast, Darfari, Keshani, Kushite, Iranistani, Old Stygian, Shemitish, Stygian, and Zembabwean Northern Black Kingdom Tribesman (Chaga) Much taller than the Gallahs, the Chaga are the ruling caste of the Kushites and are partly of Stygian descent. They have a culture uniquely different from the Gallahs with a love of hunting and treacherous politics. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Sense Motive, Craft [Alchemy]), Terrain Mastery (Hot Savannahs and Jungles) • Favoured Feats: Ritual Master, Attack Specialisation. • Traits: Illiterate • Native Language: Kushite • Optional Languages: Black Coast, Darfari, Keshani, Iranistani, Old Stygian, Shemitish, Stygian, and Zembabwean Northern Black Kingdom Tribesman (Ghanata) Closely related to the tribes of the northern Black Kingdoms, the Ghanatas live in the Southern Desert where they exist as small loosely organised groups. • Ability Adjustments: none • Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Ride), Attack Focus (Scimitar), Terrain Mastery (Hot Deserts) • Favoured Feats: Attack Specialisation, Hide in Plain Sight. • Traits: Illiterate
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Gaunt, big-boned, violent <strong>an</strong>d slow <strong>of</strong> speech, the<br />
Hyperbore<strong>an</strong>s are the least civilised <strong>of</strong> the descend<strong>an</strong>ts <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Hybori<strong>an</strong></strong> tribes.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: +1 Constitution, -1 Charisma<br />
• Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Intimidate), Talented (Choose<br />
two skills).<br />
• Bonus Skill: The hero gains one bonus known skill at 1 st<br />
level, in addition to those gained for the hero’s role <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Intelligence score.<br />
• Favoured Feats: Choose <strong>an</strong>y two feats as the character’s<br />
favoured feats.<br />
• Traits: Slow Speaking<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Hyperbore<strong>an</strong><br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Argosse<strong>an</strong>, Aquiloni<strong>an</strong>, Bossoni<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Brythuni<strong>an</strong>, Corinthi<strong>an</strong>, Kothic, Nemedi<strong>an</strong>, Ophire<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Pictish, Shemitish, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Zingar<strong>an</strong>, Zamori<strong>an</strong><br />
<strong>Hybori<strong>an</strong></strong> (Taur<strong>an</strong>)<br />
Regarded as backward by other Aquiloni<strong>an</strong>s, the people <strong>of</strong><br />
the Taur<strong>an</strong> region make excellent woodsmen.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Fated, Terrain Mastery (Temperate Forests)<br />
• Favoured Feats: Choose <strong>an</strong>y two feats as the character’s<br />
favoured feats.<br />
• Traits: none<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Aquiloni<strong>an</strong><br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Argosse<strong>an</strong>, Bossoni<strong>an</strong>, Brythuni<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Corinthi<strong>an</strong>, Hyperbore<strong>an</strong>, Kothic, Nemedi<strong>an</strong>, Ophire<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Pictish, Shemitish, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Zingar<strong>an</strong>, Zamori<strong>an</strong><br />
Hyrk<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong> or Tur<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong><br />
Generally tall <strong>an</strong>d slender with a dark complexion,<br />
Hyrk<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong>s are descend<strong>an</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> the <strong>an</strong>cient Lemuri<strong>an</strong>s. They<br />
are nomadic horsemen although the largest tribe has settled<br />
<strong>an</strong>d founded the Tur<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong> Empire.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Bow), R<strong>an</strong>ged Shot, Ruthless<br />
Reputation<br />
• Favoured Feats: Choose two feats as the character’s<br />
favoured feats.<br />
• Traits: Superstitious<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Choose one from Argosse<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Aquiloni<strong>an</strong>, Bossoni<strong>an</strong>, Brythuni<strong>an</strong>, Corinthi<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Hyperbore<strong>an</strong>, Kothic, Nemedi<strong>an</strong> or Ophire<strong>an</strong>.<br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Argosse<strong>an</strong>, Aquiloni<strong>an</strong>, Bossoni<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Brythuni<strong>an</strong>, Corinthi<strong>an</strong>, Hyperbore<strong>an</strong>, Kothic, Nemedi<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Ophire<strong>an</strong>, Pictish, Shemitish, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Zingar<strong>an</strong>,<br />
Zamori<strong>an</strong><br />
Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong>i<br />
A tribal people, the folk <strong>of</strong> Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong> are black-haired with<br />
brown eyes <strong>an</strong>d a dark complexion. Most Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong>i wear<br />
richly ornamented clothing <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>oint themselves with<br />
perfumes <strong>an</strong>d scented oils.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: +1 Charisma, -1 Wisdom<br />
• Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Scimitar), Talented (H<strong>an</strong>dle<br />
Animal, Ride), Vehicular Combat.<br />
• Favoured Feats: Value, Fascinate (choose).<br />
• Traits: Fatalist<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong>i<br />
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• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Afghuli, Kosal<strong>an</strong>, Punt<strong>an</strong>, <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Zembabwe<strong>an</strong><br />
Khit<strong>an</strong><br />
With their yellow complexions, dark hair <strong>an</strong>d str<strong>an</strong>ge<br />
customs, the Khit<strong>an</strong>s are unfathomable <strong>an</strong>d bizarre to the<br />
peoples west <strong>of</strong> Vilayet Sea.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Knowledgeable (Natural, Supernatural,<br />
Theology <strong>an</strong>d Philosophy), Skill Focus (Stealth)<br />
• Bonus Skill: The hero gains one bonus known skill at 1 st<br />
level, in addition to those gained for the hero’s role <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Intelligence score.<br />
• Favoured Feats: Ritual Master, Mind Over Body.<br />
• Traits: Superstitious<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Khit<strong>an</strong><br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Acherone<strong>an</strong>, Afghuli, Demonic,<br />
Hyrk<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong>, Old Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Vendhy<strong>an</strong><br />
Northern Black Kingdom Tribesm<strong>an</strong><br />
Slightly shorter th<strong>an</strong> average with dark-brown skin <strong>an</strong>d curly<br />
hair, the Gallahs make up the lower class tribesm<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d the<br />
majority <strong>of</strong> the population. The Black Kingdoms include<br />
Kush, Kesh<strong>an</strong>, Punt <strong>an</strong>d Zembabwei.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Attack Focus (Spear), Attack Specialisation<br />
(Spear), Terrain Mastery (Hot Sav<strong>an</strong>nahs <strong>an</strong>d Jungles)<br />
• Favoured Feats: Attack Specialisation, Hide in Plain<br />
Sight.<br />
• Traits: Illiterate<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: One <strong>of</strong> Kesh<strong>an</strong>i, Kushite, Punt<strong>an</strong> or<br />
Zembabwe<strong>an</strong><br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Black Coast, Darfari, Kesh<strong>an</strong>i,<br />
Kushite, Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong>i, Old Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Shemitish, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Zembabwe<strong>an</strong><br />
Northern Black Kingdom Tribesm<strong>an</strong> (Chaga)<br />
Much taller th<strong>an</strong> the Gallahs, the Chaga are the ruling caste<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Kushites <strong>an</strong>d are partly <strong>of</strong> Stygi<strong>an</strong> descent. They have<br />
a culture uniquely different from the Gallahs with a love <strong>of</strong><br />
hunting <strong>an</strong>d treacherous politics.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Sense Motive, Craft [Alchemy]),<br />
Terrain Mastery (Hot Sav<strong>an</strong>nahs <strong>an</strong>d Jungles)<br />
• Favoured Feats: Ritual Master, Attack Specialisation.<br />
• Traits: Illiterate<br />
• Native L<strong>an</strong>guage: Kushite<br />
• Optional L<strong>an</strong>guages: Black Coast, Darfari, Kesh<strong>an</strong>i,<br />
Ir<strong>an</strong>ist<strong>an</strong>i, Old Stygi<strong>an</strong>, Shemitish, Stygi<strong>an</strong>, <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Zembabwe<strong>an</strong><br />
Northern Black Kingdom Tribesm<strong>an</strong> (Gh<strong>an</strong>ata)<br />
Closely related to the tribes <strong>of</strong> the northern Black Kingdoms,<br />
the Gh<strong>an</strong>atas live in the Southern Desert where they exist as<br />
small loosely org<strong>an</strong>ised groups.<br />
• Ability Adjustments: none<br />
• Bonus Feats: Skill Focus (Ride), Attack Focus (Scimitar),<br />
Terrain Mastery (Hot Deserts)<br />
• Favoured Feats: Attack Specialisation, Hide in Plain<br />
Sight.<br />
• Traits: Illiterate
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