With HSN, Gor'Tog stats will be adjusted. They are currently the only race with more penalized stats than bonus stats so it will be adjusted.

Encumbrance for all races will be adjusted at this time for the better. Humans will remain neutral but all others will move closer to them. This means that gnomes and the smaller races will have less burden. Unsure but Gor Togs may be given some TDP's to offset the penalties they've lived with for this issue. TDP's would probably be comensurate with the costs they've incurred from penalties (nothing huge).

DR 2 system hopes to have a Racial Feat System

Each race has favored stats and by raising these stats, you'll be eligible for certain feats. This reflects choosing a race that is best for your guild or for it's natural abilities.

Feats will cost TDP's and some will be restricted by certain stat levels. In addition, there will be innate feats and penalties for races.

The following is not set in stone but is only ideas that the GM's are considering. They made it very clear that this is in the early planning stages and these are just some brainstormed ideas. Don't panic... They also said they'll welcome suggestions under the new DR2 area for races.

Dwarves:

• dark sight (see in the dark with no torch)
• Resistance to disease and poison
• bonus to appraisal, shield and metal working

Halflings:

• advanced smoking system
• bonus to escaping, stealing, LE weapons and harvesting

Elves:

• vulnerable to disease
• bonus to longbow, short bow, wood working and musical lore

Gor'Tog:

• Togball (hopefully a working system)
• bonus to brawling, HB, 2HB and possible barbarian bonus

Gnomes:


• encumbrance penalty
• bonus to mech lore, magical devices, lockpick, evasion
• inventiveness - allows creation of small fluff items

Elotheans:


• penalty to poison
• bonus to lunar magic (PM), scholarship, astrology and linguistics
• special spell messaging (prep messaging)
• concentration and harness boost

Humans:


• bonus to linguistics, teaching, ME and artistry
• multi-cultural when teaching others
• 'blending' (aids hiding)

S'kra Mur:


• vulnerable to ice
• claws for brawling
• resistance to fire
• bonus to alchemy, fire magic, elemental magic
• special spell messaging (prep messaging)

Rakash:


• claws for brawling
• morph recognition - warning before you morph so you can avoid combat stuns
• controlled morph - ability to avoid stuns
• bonus to perception, foraging, multi-opponent
• longer 'dying' phase (but not a huge one)

Prydaen:


• predator relations
• dark sight
• stalk/perception bonus
• ranger skills

Kaldar:


• resistance to fear and disease
• bonus to parry and HE
• spirit pool enhancement

New Races:

It was said that no new races are definites yet. Many have been considered and 1 or more of these might happen though none are definites yet.

• Merelew - aquatic race known in DR
• Shaerek (sp?) - avian race from Gorbesh/Kaldar history
• Pixie/Fae - very hard to consider due to size and encumbrance issues
• Centaurs - half man/half horse race
• Llorra (sp?) - plant race
• Vykathi - insectiod race from Shard area
• Shapeshifting - very unlikely due to many issues that present themselves

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