Lobster (4e Race)
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Lobster[edit]
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| From Yakuza: Like a Dragon by Sega |
A regular lobster that has evolved into complex thinking, as well as exponential growth.
| Racial Traits |
| Average Height: 4'00"-6'03" in length. |
| Average Weight: 170-200 lb. |
| Ability Scores: +2 Strength, +2 Wisdom |
| Size: Small |
| Speed: 5 squares |
| Vision: Low-light vision |
| Languages: Common, Deep Speech |
| Skill Bonuses: +2 Endurance, +2 Nature |
| There's No Lobster Armor, Silly!: You gain a +2 bonus to AC. |
| An Understanding Creature: you can understand simple concepts for creatures with a Intelligence score of 11 or higher. This does not replace languages and merely helps you gauge a creature's reactions and state. You cannot communicate more than simple ideas with your limited gestures. |
| No Gods, No Masters: You have a +2 to defenses on saves against effects with the divine keyword. |
| Aquatic: You can breathe underwater as well as on land. You also have the aquatic keyword. |
| Big Meaty Claws: You gain Big Meaty Claws as an at-will power. |
| Big Meaty Claws | Lobster Racial Power |
| You indent your giant claws into whoever's face is nearby. | |
| At-Will | |
| Standard Action | Melee |
| Prerequisite: Cannot be using a weapon. | |
| Target: Single Creature | |
| Attack: Strength +2 Vs. AC | |
| Hit: 1d8 + Strength modifier damage. | |
| Level 21: Strength + 4; 2d8 + Strength modifier damage | |
Lobsters have been around for centuries, yet only recently have they found the necessity to become sentient. No one knows how or why they developed such a dramatic change, but it has changed the ways of the seafloor forever. They were only really discovered because they began to emerge from the ocean floor and begin to integrate themselves into society for some reason.
Play a Lobster if you want...
- To be feared by many, almost all.
- To be unhindered and nearly unmatched in the water.
- To seek new strengths and new heights in the world.
- To play a race that favors the fighter, warlock, and fist-master classes.
Physical Qualities[edit]
Lobsters are exactly what you'd expect to see when you hear the word lobster, except four times larger. They can be the size of a small dwarf or halfling. While usually a brownish color with no hair, some claim to have spotted all sorts of colors on a lobster shell, ranging from blue to green to purple. In terms of length, they are about four and a half feet long. When they are standing normally, can reach up to about 3 and a half feet in height.
Attitudes and Beliefs[edit]
Lobsters are understanding creatures. They will usually cause no harm to a peaceful society, and merely try to blend in among a myriad of humanoids. This is obviously quite difficult, as not everyone has accepted the Lobster way. Lobsters will fight on occasion to test their newfound strength, mostly challenging aquatic races in order to prove their dominance on the seafloor. Otherwise, a Lobster's combat is either defensive or territorial, and they would rarely attack for any other reason. Religiously, Lobsters do not care for the gods, and frankly, find prayer and faith ultimately pointless. They instead choose to believe in their own Lobster solipsism, thinking that they are destined to be the most powerful beings in the universe.
Lobster Communities[edit]
Lobsters never have abundant communities, and will always live alone. However, it is not uncommon to find two Lobsters in the same place. Such a coincidence might lead to a brawl, making the Lobsters more feared than they already are. Obviously, the presence of a Lobster will put most folk at unease, but adventurers and travelers will pay it no mind with all they've seen already.
Lobster Adventurers[edit]
Lobsters are brutal and powerful, believing heavily in their own strengths. Most do not like to have company when they travel, but some might admit that they need it. Here are some sample Lobster adventurers:
Fighter: Larry travels the world in seek of new foes. He has partnered up with some worthy companions with goals of their own, but those don't matter to Larry. All that matters to Larry is bloodshed.
Fist-Master: Millie is a hand-to-claw brawler. She travels the world in seek of new tactics so that she might one day reclaim her home.
Warlock: Lio has struck a deal with the devil to gain his powers. He strives to burn all who oppose him, and his flames will stop at nothing, not even the ocean floor.
Roleplaying a Lobster[edit]
Lobster Characteristics: Strong, Sloppy, atheist, territorial
Lobster Male Names: Any. They adopt their names from other societies.
Lobster Female Names: Any. They adopt their names from other societies.
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