DnD/Fantasy races for Ironclaw

ALL RACES have Natural Weapon: Punch, Kick, Grab, Wrestle.

>Human
Habitat: Choose One
Cycle: Day
Senses: None
Natural Weapons: None
Include Racial Dice with: Academics, Tactics, choice of Social or Culture skill
Racial Gifts: Diplomacy, Increased Trait: Will, xxx
I'm putting Humans as the fairly-generalist, social race here. I've also made the assumption that their culture is very medieval, where their day-to-day is basically governed by the noble houses. And then either they have public schooling (not exactly historic, I know) or they're just more exposed to educated people that they pick up some things.

>Dwarves
Habitat: Mountains
Cycle: Night(?)
Senses: None
Natural Weapons: None
Include Racial Dice with: Climbing, Digging, Endurance
Racial Gifts: Night Vision, Sure-footed, Spelunking
I'm putting Dwarves as the mountainous race with lots of caves and mining. The Cycle is tentative because it makes sense to me that a cave-going race like the Dwarves would favor nighttime outside. I'm also not really sure what the point of Dead Reckoning is when there's Spelunking?

>Wood Elves
Habitat: Forest
Cycle: Choose
Senses: Hearing
Natural Weapon: None
Include Racial Dice with: Observation, Stealth, Weathersense
Racial Gifts: Acrobat, Keen Ears, Fast Climber
I put them as forest-going hunters. A lot of predators are night-going, while some Elves may feel more 'connected' to the forest during the day, so I that's why I'm letting the player choose. Predators are careful and stealthy, so I pretty much gave them that.

>High Elves
Habitat: None
Cycle: Choose
Senses: Hearing
Natural Weapon: None
Include Racial Dice with: Observation, Academics, Supernatural
Racial Gifts: Acrobat, Keen Ears, Increased Trait: Mind

>Orcs
Habitat: Plains
Cycle: Day
Senses: Smell
Natural Weapon: Tusks(?)
Include Racial Dice with: Endurance, Presence, Tactics
Racial Gifts: Frenzy, Hiking, Increased Trait: Body
I put them as warlike and nomadic. Tusks depends on whether your particular Orcs have them or not; there's a lot of both. Also not sure if they'd really be a usable weapon, but there it is.


>Ogres
Habitat: Choose (Plains, Forest, Mountain)
Cycle: Day
Senses: None
Natural Weapon: None
Include Racial Dice with: Brawling, Endurance, Supernatural
Racial Gifts: Charging Strike, Strength, Increased Trait: Body
I'll admit I'm pretty influenced by Warcraft on this one. After Brawling and Endurance I didn't really know what else to give them that would set them apart from Trolls except a natural tendency for magic (since they're probably too stupid and loner to actually study it). As for the gift, I figure an Ogre's either mindlessly aggressive or skittish.

>Troll
Habitat: Mountain
Cycle: Twilight
Senses: Listen, Smell
Natural Weapon: Claws, Teeth
Include Racial Dice with: Brawling, Endurance, Choice of (Stealth, Presence)
Racial Gifts: Charging Strike, Natural Armor, Increased Trait: Body
For skills, I'm letting the player either draw on the old stories of Trolls under bridges, or their knack for intimidation (which, kinda also goes into the old stories). Vengeful Fighter comes from their tendency to Never Fucking Die.

>Tiefling
Habitat: Choose (Plains, Forest, Mountain)
Cycle: Night
Senses: None
Natural Weapon: Horns, Hooves
Include Racial Dice with: Deceit, Stealth, Supernatural
Racial Gifts: Fast Jumper, Sure-footed, Unshakeable Fighter

>Warforged
Habitat: None
Cycle: None (or, As Group Majority)
Senses: None
Natural Weapon: None
Include Racial Dice with: Endurance, Brawling, Melee Combat, Ranged Combat
Racial Gifts: Sure-footed, Clear-headed, Unshakeable Fighter
Since they're machines, I decided to strip off all the instincts and balance it out with proficiency with all fighting (since, that's what they're made to do). As for Cycle, they'll stop and 'rest' when the group does.