I find myself tinkering on Labyrinth Lord Advanced Edition Companion races lately for my homebrewed ice world of Marth. I tweaked the gnome and halfling races, and I also added in a few uldra abilities from various AD&D sources like Dragon Magazine. I eliminated the ice dwarf, gnome, and halfling from the setting of Marth. The uldra here replace all three.
Setting Blurb: Marth is a dying world that has been locked in a perpetual ice age after the death of most of its gods due to their avarice and the powerful kingdom slaying rituals of mere mortals. There is a shread of hope though. Recently many have had recurring dreams of the last surviving goddess Fallosnimia waking up from her deep ages long slumber. Many believe the awakening of the nature deity means that there will be warmer days ahead.
REVISED LL AEC ULDRA RACE
Requirements: DEX 8, CON 8
Ability Modifiers: +1 CON, +1 INT, -1STR
Ability Min/Max: STR 3/16, DEX 8/18, CON 8/18, INT 3/18, WIS 3/18, CHA 3/16
It is said that uldras are distant ancestors of the elves and dwarves, and share many of their idiosyncrasies. They have a wide range of appearances, and average about 3 1/2 feet tall. They tend to be very slender, averaging 80 pounds. Uldras generally dwell in hills or on mountainsides, and they often wander free over the barren tundra. Their habitations often overlap with elves, and these two races are typically very friendly, if not familial, to each other. Uldras are renowned for their ability to tame wolves and wild dogs, and most of them travel with one of these domesticated animals.
Special Abilities
*Uldras are small and may not use large and two-handed weapons, but they may use weapon and armor as indicated by class. Also their armor class rating is one better due to their size and innate knack for avoiding danger.
*Uldras are immune to cold damage, but they take 200% damage from fire.
*Their skin is cold to the touch and all their melee attacks deal +1D6 extra cold damage. Arrows and bolts fired by them deal +1D4 extra cold damage.
*They have a 2 in 6 (1-2 on 1d6) chance of detecting dangerous or unsafe natural terrain, and finding wilderness snares and traps. Uldras must be actively searching for these abilities to function.
*They always know true North, and those who try to track them find no tracks, even in deep snow, as their feet leave no trace.
*Uldras have an uncanny ability to disappear in the frozen wilderness. In bushes or other outdoor cover (like snow), they can hide with a 90% ability.
*Uldras speak the common tongue, dwarvish, elvish, uldra, wolfen, and yeti. They can also communicate in basic fundamental ways with most natural animals.
*Optional Cantrips: If you are using cantrip spells in your game they can cast a number of them per day equal to their level.
*Note that uldras and the other races do not have darkvision.
Uldras receive the following saving throw bonuses:
• +2 save versus breath attacks
• +2 save versus poison
• +2 save versus petrify or paralyze
• +1 save versus wands
• +1 save versus spells or spell-like devices
Uldras are resistant to poison and paralysis and as such they receive bonuses to defend against these effects. In addition, their small size grants them a bonus to finding cover and avoiding danger.
ULDRA CLASSES AVAILABLE & LEVEL LIMITS
Uldras may select from the following classes, with the indicated level limits.
Druid Unlimited
Fighter 6
Illusionist 8
Magic-user 8
Ranger Unlimited
Thief 10
ULDRA THIEF SKILL ADJUSTMENTS
Uldra thieves receive the following bonuses and penalties to thief abilities:
Climb Walls -5%
Find and Remove Traps +7%
Move Silently +15%
Open Locks -10%
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Artist: John Bauer
*Note that in Marth the Druid replaces the Cleric.
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