Loxodon

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Overview

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Physical Description

Resembling large anthropomorphic elephants, with thick, leathery grey skin of an elephant and the bipedal stance of the more civilized races. They possess enormous trunks with a length half of their height and half the width of their head that can serve as a third arm. Their imposing presence is matched by their thunderous footfalls and loud ways of communicating.  Their Elephant-like heads are by far their most distinct feature, containing the same level of wisdom as their distant kin. Male Loxodon tend to have a more muscular build, as well as longer tusks. These beings tower over the tallest of humans. Some are covered in a coarse, brown hair, others have only faint tufts of black, while others still are completely bald, lacking any trace of covering. 

Culture & Social

Loxodon are not subtle people, they exaggerate their speech and gestures and often talk as if they were speaking to an audience rather than a close friend. Loxodon like to form friendships that last a lifetime and are fiercely loyal, they aren’t afraid to tell their friends this. Their slow and unsubtle nature does not indicate a lack of intelligence however, just a difficulty in grasping nuance and social cues that more reserved races learn inherently.

Race Meta

• Height/Size: 24-36ft / 30ft (Huge, Size: 4)
• Genus: Creature
• Rarity: Uncommon in Saffron, Rare in Cerulean and Viridian.
• Faction(s): Saffron Alliance, Cerulean Kingdom, Viridian Republic

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Racial Adjustments & Archetypes

Loxodon

Loxodon are naturally powerful and tough creatures, one of the great heavyweights of the world. But their bulk comes at the cost of speed.

♦ Loxodon gain a +3 attribute bonus to Strength and Endurance, but suffer a -2 penalty to Agility.
♦ They are considered to be Huge sized, their size-rating is 4.

Archetype: Hunter-Warrior

Loxodon are competent warriors and hunters, able to provide for themselves and their pack even in hard times. The best meal is often one fought after a fierce battle or a great haul.

♦ These Loxodon gain a +2 attribute bonus to Perception.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Combat]-oriented skill group and all Ranger/Druid skills.

Archetype: Girded

Loxodon that take up arms and armour are adept at carrying heavy weights, including supplies and equipment for allies. They can carry immense amounts of weight and still function normally.

♦ This Loxodon's maximum equipment limit is increased to 150 (from 100) for counting minimum load.
♦ They also gain an additional 4 slots of inventory space due to strength, this scales up due to size; so Loxodons gain 16 slots due to being Huge-sized.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Combat]-oriented skill group.

Archetype: Eidetic

Despite Loxodon being seen as all-muscle, they have surprisingly good memories; so much so that were a Loxodon given the opportunity they could recite entire books from memory.

♦ This Loxodon gains a +2 attribute bonus to Intelligence.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Knowledge skills.

Archetype: Loud and Proud

Loxodon are considered to be fearless in battle and intimidatingly outgoing, they have no problems speaking their mind and coercing others.

♦ These Loxodon gain a +2 attribute bonus to Charisma.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Social skills.
♦ When using Social: Intimidate skills in combat: these Loxodon gain a +20 bonus to affecting foes with Intimidation effects.
> This bonus is doubled to +40 if the target foe(s) are smaller than the Loxodon.

Archetype: Shaman

Loxodon do have a quieter, more nuanced side to them sometimes. These Loxodon are able to temper their outward personalities into something greater than voice and thunderous footfalls.

♦ These Loxodon gain a +1 attribute bonus to Intelligence and Charisma.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Metaforce]-related skill group and all Analysis skills.

Archetype: Hustler

Loxodon don't tend to be very quick, but those that try to make up for their shortcomings do see some success. These Loxodon not only can hustle faster than their kin but they've also picked up a few tricks to being discreet as well.

♦ These Loxodon gain a +1 attribute bonus to Perception and Agility. Their Agility penalty is negated.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Defence and Larceny skills.
♦ They are treated as being their normal size for the purpose of moving under a Stealth check.

Archetype: Mastadon-Blooded

Some Loxodon grow extraordinarily large and use this extra height and strength to hunt bigger and better game. There had been stories to suggest that Loxodon were descendants of a much larger ancestor known as the Mastadons, these gigantic Loxodon could be their resurgence.

♦ These Loxodon gain the Big perk, increasing their size to Huge+ (6) and average 50ft tall.
♦ When this Loxodon gains access to Tier 2 perks, they gain the Huge perk immediately (or gain a free perk), their size category becomes Gargantuan (8) and average 65ft tall.
♦ When this Loxodon gains access to Tier 3 perks, the gain the Gigantic perk immediately (or gain a free perk), their size category becomes Colossal (16) and average 135ft tall.
♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Combat] skill group.

Traits

Passive: Enhanced Trample

Loxodons are notoriously brutal when it comes to trampling their foes, either in the process of getting past them or purposefully crushing them beneath their feet. They're so good at it in fact that sometimes smaller allies end roughed up in the process. The size and bulk of a Loxodon can impede their mobility to some degree, this also contributes towards their reputation of being slow and lumbering.

♦ Benefit: Loxodons can cause foes of one size category smaller than themselves to be knocked away during movement,
           this inflicts damage equal to their unarmed strike and has a 50% chance to cause knockdown.
♦ Benefit: If the target is two size categories smaller or less: Their Stomp attack command gains a x2 bonus in damage and ignores AR, this can leave the target knocked prone and pinned.
♦ Drawback: During movement, Loxodons cannot safely discriminate between friend and foe, as such, movement through allied squares will be affected as if they were an enemy.
♦ Drawback: Loxodons are treated as being one size larger for Stealth checks while moving around quietly. (Stationary and disguise Stealth checks are unaffected.)

Passive: Thick Hide

Loxodon have thick, leathery hides that help dull the blow of impact. The burlier the user, the tougher they become.

♦ Loxodons gain 20% damage resistance against Physical: Blunt, Cut and Pierce attacks.
♦ Loxodon also gain +0.5 AR for each Endurance point above zero (rounded down). (This scales with size, 0.5 becomes 2 at Huge size).

Passive: Heat Resistance

Loxodons are used to living in hot, arid areas, they possess some degree of hot temperature resistance.

♦ Loxodons resist Fire attack damage by 20%. Effects that cause the 'Burn' effect are negated, 'Ignites effect is reduced by 20%.
♦ Loxodons resist one stage of hot-temperature effects and thus do not suffer negative effects for Tier 2 Hot temperatures (Desert Daylight), they still suffer reduced penalties for Tier 3 Hot temperatures (Active Volcano).

Ability: Loxodon Trunk

Loxodons have enormous, prehensile limbs growing out from their face called a Trunk, it serves as both a breathing apparatus and a third arm in some cases.

♦ A Loxodon’s trunk is an additional limb that can be used to grasp small, light objects with the tip using its three manipulators as well as using the entire length of the trunk to grasp larger, cylindrical shaped creatures and objects with about half the strength as one of its arms.
♦ A Loxodon’s trunk can be used to make an unarmed strike attack or use a simple weapon, but it lacks the range of its arms (it has half the reach of it's normal natural reach).

Skill Perks

When a Loxodon gains a new rank in their Potential skill, they may choose one skill to enhance the trait Loxodon Trunk. When Potential reaches Master (100) rank, the Loxodon can gain skill perks the same way as universal perks.

♦ Elongate: The Loxodon's Trunk grows twice it's length, it now has the same reach as their arms and legs.

♦ Thicken: The Loxodon's Trunk grows twice its girth, it can now be treated as a limb with the Loxodon's full strength bonus applied.

♦ Ability: Liquid Spray: The Loxodon gains the ability to suck up a non-toxic liquid into their trunk and hold it for up to 2 rounds. The Loxodon can then use a standard action to spray the liquid stored in their trunk against a single foe or across a direction of their choosing.