General Mutations

You can communicate with tiny animals, such as but not limited to squirrels, rabbits, or frogs, to gain basic information about the area. Communication can be done with or without speaking as it is a special connection they have with the animals. The connection is not telepathic, but more so done through mannerisms.

Elven or Gnome Species

3 talents (CC)

Gain the spell conjure water as a special ability. Using the ability as if simple channeling is free to use, but using it as standard can be done equal to half your vitality per full rest. At level five, this is increased to equal your vitality. At level two, four, and six, the damage increases by an additional damage die.

Tinkering with technology comes as naturally as breathing to you and gain automation as an expertise skills.

You have naturally sharp teeth. When used to attack, your damage is 1d4 plus might. You use martial arts when attacking with your bite.

Goblin or Orc Species

3 talents (CC)

When closing your eyes and listening you gain the mastery Sound Vision but the duration and range is doubled.

You are naturally built bigger and tougher than the rest of your species. Your health multiplier is increased by one to a maximum of ten.

You have natural claws and their damage 1d6 plus might. You used martial arts when attacking with your claws.

You are resistant to frost effects and damage.

You grow gills on the sides of your neck, which allow you to breathe underwater.

Your paws (hands and feet) are heavy weapons and gain the bonuses of the weapon special (see weapons in the marketplace chapter).

You have a hardened skull which lets you make an attack with your head. Using a martial arts attack, you can attack with your head dealing 1d6 plus might in blunt damage. You can increase this attack through martial arts masteries. Critical strikes with this attack cause the target to be disorientated for ten seconds.

Your hooved feet allow you to ignore difficult terrain.
Spending two actions and three essence, you can stomp your hooves to create difficult terrain in a five-foot radius on solid ground. Anyone within the radius must make a reaction check versus DR12 to not fall prone.

You have developed a natural resistant to poison effects.

You are naturally quick. You gain +10ft. to your sub-species base movement.

You gain the Stealth Mastery as an innate ability. Gain a +1 to hide when using the stealth mastery.

Gain perception as expertise, +1, and lucky.

You are mentally tougher than the rest of your species. Your mental health multiplier is increased by one to a maximum of seven.

Gain the first rank in the Night Vision mastery that has its duration doubled and the price of rank two costs two fewer talents.

Your species genetic background resulted in partially webbed feet and hands, which allows for better movement in water. This gives you better movement in water. Your swim speed is increased by +10ft.

Gain +1 on perception checks and attacks when hunting. You only gained these bonuses when hunting for survival and not in combat.

Rank 1

You can use your tail as another limb. It can be used for hanging, holding objects, or other basic tasks. You cannot use it in combat for offensive or defensive actions.

Rank 2

You can grapple with your tail, constricting your target. Gain a +2 on grapple and immobilize the target.

You have become adjusted to the sea so much that you naturally float in water. You can also hold your breath for up to fifteen minutes.

You gain lucky rolls on survival checks.

Goblin or Gnome Species

3 talents (CC)

Gain the tech mechanic mastery and when repairing equipment there is a 50% chance the maximum durability is not lost. Roll a 1d100, if the result is 51 or higher the durability is not lost.

Your skin has hardened to where you gain damage reduction based on your vitality. When taking damage from a non-magical attack, you can subtract half your vitality statistic from the damage before applying it to your health. At level five, the damage reduction increases to equal your vitality statistic. This does not stack with armor or other mutations.

The damage reduction is considered grade zero for armor penetration and cannot be upgraded.