Surface Races Suggestions

[WanderingPoet]

There are plenty of interesting UD award races, but essentially no interesting surface ones now that fey have been removed to a major award. We have Forest Gnome which is really mechanically the same as a gnome with a wild elf benefit of no tracks/-track/rp and wild dwarf which is thankfully quite a bit different from a regular dwarf.

That's it.

Everything else is tied to major award which allows you to play essentially anything - why be an aasimar or fey if you could ask to play a half celestial or dryad or some such?

So to add some more race ideas:

Fetchling - a creature native to the shadow plane, looks like a very pale human
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/other-ra ... -fetchling
Half Elf base
+2 dex +2 cha -2 wis
Darkvision
Shadow Resistance: Cold resistance 5, Electric Resistance 5
1 use/day invisibility (shadow walk)
ECL +1 (comparable to duergar)

Aquatic elves - Elves that live beneath the sea
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/other-ra ... atic-elves
Elf base
+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, and –2 Constitution
Base Elven bonuses
Darkvision
Cold Resistant 5
Ability to use tridents, and feat for spears applies to tridents
Can breathe under water (for RP)
ECL +1

Firbolg - small giants, good hearted
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monst ... s/firbolg/
Human base

+4 str, +2 int
Feats: deflect arrows, lightning reflexes
Low light vision
+2 natural AC
Oversized Weapons - act as if large for weapon wielding
At will: Can reduce their size to that of a human, or return to full size
Ability to throw rocks as a giant does
ECL +3

Shadowswyft - Similar idea to the Fetchling, although more elfen, they are still humanoid
http://deepingdale.wikia.com/wiki/Shadowswyft
Chaotic Only
+2 Dex, -2 Con
Darkvision: Shadowswyfts can see in the dark.
Base movement of 40.
Skill Affinity (Hide): +4 racial bonus to Hide checks.
Skill Affinity (Move Silently): +4 racial bonus to Move Silently checks.
Bonus Feat: Blooded: +2 racial bonus to Initiative and Spot checks.
Light Blindness: Same idea as for Drow
Outsider: Shadowswyfts are considered Outsiders for the purpose of spells.
ECL +1

[Irongron]

We're soon going to add more award races for surface, but as we intend to keep rotating the options every few months, some of these might be worthwhile for future addition. Approved.