PC Races of Serôs (SofS)

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This chapter takes a long, hard look at each of the "friendly" races of Serôs to see what makes each special. A number of differences exist between the races here in Serôs and those detailed in the AD&D game MONSTROUS MANUAL tome. The races described here are standard only for the Realms' Inner Sea; members of these races who live in the Outer Sea (and beyond) conform to the standard AD&D game creatures. Each PC race is examined with the following breakdown:
Race obviously notes one of the six primary aquatic species we will look at for player characters. Listed next are any other names that the race is known by across Serôs and Faerûn. Whether aliases or insults, the slang terms are quite useful for DMs to drop hints without being too obvious.
The first paragraph discusses the broad stereotype of the race, its purpose and motivation within Serôs (or Faerûn), and what others expect when meeting this race. This can sometimes be false, but this paragraph often reveals the social status quo of the race.
Physical Characteristics identifies the race's standard body type and its primary characteristics. Skin, hair, and eye color are all discerned, as is the character's size compared against standard AD&D PCs.
Psychology reveals the truth about the race as a social whole. All people are raised with certain values and assumptions, and these tell us how each race thinks and reacts to given situations. Obviously, PCs can vary from these greatly, but that comes from both background building and role-playing that separates the PC from the pack.
Social Characteristics briefly looks at the social structure of each race. How each race is ruled and how it organizes itself socially (as well as how each interact with other races) does have affect a character simply by upbringing and what is assumed "normal." More details on the societies of all the races are available in the "Encyclopedia Serôsica.". Notes reveals the broad spectrum of a race's effect on Serôs, as well as other items of interest.
Finally, AD&D Game Characteristics notes any changes to any previously given AD&D statistics and rules for said race.
Most have adjustments as none of these races has ever been an official Realms player character or nonplayer character before now. This area provides ability-score ranges and adjustments, special abilities for play, and the other basics (age, size, etc.). Also noted are the multiclass combinations for said race, if possible. Finally, if the race provides special abilities beyond the norm for surface-world PCs, drawbacks to using said races as active characters are listed here for game balance.
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