D20:Dwarves, Deep Race

These dwarves live far underground and tend to be more standoffish with non-dwarves.
Deep dwarves are the same height as other dwarves, but leaner. Their skin sometimes has a reddish tinge, and their large eyes lack the brightness of those of their kindred, being a washed-out blue. Their hair color ranges from bright red to straw blond. They have little contact with surface dwellers, relying on hill dwarves or mountain dwarves to trade goods for them.
Deep dwarves speak Dwarven and Goblin, and occasionally Draconic or Undercommon.
Deep Dwarf Traits (Ex): Dwarves possess the following racial traits.

• +2 Constitution, ?2 Charisma.
  

• Medium size.
  

• A dwarf ?s base land speed is 20 feet. However, dwarves can move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
  

• Darkvision out to to 90 feet.
  

• Stonecunning: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn?t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a Search check as if he were actively searching, and a dwarf can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up. Dwarves have a sixth sense about stonework, an innate ability that they get plenty of opportunity to practice and hone in their underground homes.
  

• Weapon Familiarity: Dwarves treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
  

• Stability: Dwarves are exceptionally stable on their feet. A dwarf has a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
  

• Light Sensitivity: Deep dwarves are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
  

• +3 racial bonus on saving throws against poison. *Not reflected in the saving throw numbers given here.
  

• +3 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects. *Not reflected in the saving throw numbers given here.
  

• +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs (including half-orcs) and goblinoids (including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears).
  

• +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against creatures of the giant type (such as ogres, trolls, and hill giants).
  

• +2 racial bonus on Appraise checks that are related to stone or metal items.
  

• +2 racial bonus on Craft checks that are related to stone or metal.
  

• Automatic Languages: Goblin, Dwarven. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Terran, Undercommon.
  

• Favored Class: Fighter.
  

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