Munchkins

Munchkins by Stone Gargoyle

A race akin to dwarves and gnomes, the munchkin race are industrious builders and believed to have been employed by many other races in early times to build majestic cities. Munchkins strive in a wide variety of occupations, including cobbling, tailoring, candy making, masonry, carpentry and agriculture. Their vast cities got caught in the cross-fire of the Great War, killing about 40-50% of them. As a result, they live in communities isolated from outsiders. Munchkins prefer large communities of over 1000 members and get sick and die when away from their people for long periods over six months. So even though munchkins are a surprisingly hardy people, they never stray far from their homes. Standing only two and a half to three feet tall, people frequently mistake them for leprecauns.

Alignment: Any, but most tend to be good; a selfish munchkin is a rarity and usually an outcast.

Attributes: I.Q. 2d6+2, M.E. 2d6+2, M.A. 3d6+4, P.S. 2d6+2, P.P. 3d6, P.E. 3d6, P.B.4d6, Spd 2d6

Hit Points: P.E. +1d6 per level of experience.

S.D.C.: 10, plus bonuses from physical skills.

Average P.P.E.: 3d6

O.C.C.s Available to Munchkins: Any except magical O.C.C.s

O.C.C. Skill Notes: Add a bonus of +10% to the following skills (all are in addition to O.C.C.

Bonuses): carpentry, masonry, general repair, rope works and ship building, and +5% to domestic skills.

Horror Factor: Not applicable.

General Appearance: Munchkins are plump, stocky people with good grooming habits and fine taste in clothing, preferring expensively tailored clothing over the mundane.

Size: Two and a half to three feet.

Weight: 30 to 40 pounds.

Average Life Span: 400 year, though some have lived up to 800.

Natural Abilities: Keen sense of smell and hearing, +4 to save vs. poison and disease.

Magic: None

Psionics: None

Enemies: Goblins, hob-goblins, orcs, ogres, trolls.

Allies: Gnomes, dwarves and faerie folk.

Habitat: The largest cities can be found in remote areas of the Old Kingdom.

Favorite Weapons: Knives, throwong knives, short swords, slings and staves.