OSRIC Underworld Ancestries (OSR)

I started two OSRIC campaigns each on alternating Wednesdays. One is a "normal" campaign and one is set in the underworld taking its cues from D1/D2, D3, and a healthy chunk of Operation Unfathomable by Jason Sholtis.

I find drow, and the overpowered versions of duergar and svirfneblin (from the old Unearthed Arcana) to be a bit boring. These are the OSRIC ancestries we went with:

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• Duergar (Gray Dwarves) - Powered back a little bit. Sneaky dwarves, essentially.

• Maal'neris (Ivory Elves) -- A little nod to the Melniboneans. A laconic underworld elf with some benefits, but often too bored to use them.

• Svirfneblin (Deep Gnomes) -- Powered back (they can't summon earth elementals, for instance).

• Svart (Blue Goblins) -- The ferengi of the underworld.

• Citizen Lich -- Adapted from the GREAT class in Operation Unfathomable by Jason Sholtis. A lich that failed its transformation, but somehow survived. Now they've forgotten all they knew, though they burn to regain their old power and have a coded spellbook of all their spells (if they could just decipher it).

• Underworld Human -- They're just like regular humans, but with bad infravision. Also a Jason Sholtis crib.

• Aranea (Spider-Humanoid) -- Shapeshifting giant spider person thing...

Enjoy!

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