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Dwarves in my setting

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 Overview I was talking with my friend about how dwarves kinda suck as a fantasy species as what differentiates them are mainly cultural and behavioral things and not physical things. Elves have the whole immortal and magic connection going on and humans are unique and gnomes have the short, hardy and lucky thing but dwarves have darkvison (that elves have), burrowing (which gnomes have) and crafting skill (which anyone can have). My friend did mention how birds are better dwarves as magpies like precious gems and metals (like dwarves), owls see in the dark (like dwarves) and ravens are smart as they remember grudges for years and build nests (like dwarves). You may be wondering about the whole digging aspect but some birds dig to nest or just lives in a cave . I immediately realized that these are my dwarves. Fulvans  Fulvans stand out in a crowd, as few of them leave their halls of wax. They are shorter than an average human, being around 3 to 4 feet tall. They are few as fa...

Faction based character generation

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 Inspirations I read the Blades in the Dark SRD and thought about the idea of the group having a sheet because I am creating a hexcrawl and I felt that gear usage is more of a party decision than an individual decision. Like everyone cares how much rations the party has and who has what gear is also important so I decided to make something that plays with that idea. My favorite thing in video games is unlocking a new character after I beat a game like Shovel knight and Plague of Shadows. This gets close.  From Yacht Club Games Sample Group Type The [Faction name and group name] Reasons to adventure Day to day reason More difficult reason that is done once a month or so Large faction goal that is a once off event  Stat generation system for rolling a character in the faction along with maybe a passive advantage and disadvantage. List of items they can start with that they pick and choose  Armour or protective equipment  Weapon or offensive equipment  Equipme...