PC Races on the Sword Isles:
Human (Primarily Aborian)
Elf* (Sea)
Dwarf
Halfling

Major races from nearby nations:
Gnoll, Hattakkan
Human, Aborian
Human, Avelan (psuedo-Celtic)
Human, Islander
Human, Materan (Amazons)
Human, Neo-Turanian
Elf* (Silver)
Elf* (Sea)
Elf* (Sun)
Minotaur, Trinalian
Orc**

Minor Races from nearby nations:
Centaur
Dragon, Half
Dwarf
Elf* (Forest)
Elf* (Sea)
Elf* (Vale)
Giant, Voadkyn
Gnome
Halfling
Hobgoblin
Human (Any)
Lizardman
Orc**
Satyr
Viscosian

*  And by extension, half elves.
** And by extension, half orcs.
    Races in italics are new races described in this document. All other races are described in the core rules, Skills & Powers, or the Complete Book of Humanoids.

    To ensure that the relative rarities are somewhat reflected in the party, at least one-half of the party members must be from the first list. Only one of each race is allowed from the second list, and only one (total) is allowed from the third list. The DM may, of course, grant exceptions to this.
    Races not part of these lists are rare but not unheard of as Tai sees travelers from around the world. Such other races will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
    Some races are on two or three of the lists. Make sure you let me know which list you are selecting from – it will assist me in determining your character's starting circumstances.

Elf, Vale
    Vale elves are a rare subrace of elf and getting rarer, as their last retreat was pillaged at the hands of slavers. A few vale elves are still traded as slaved in various places. Their longevity gives them great values in the eyes of slaveholders that are cautious not to overwork their slaves.
    Vale elves have most of the racial characteristics of gray elves. The major departure is that vale elves are natural psionicists. Vale elves exchange the described level limits for mages and psionicists (i.e., can be up to 15th level psionicists but only 7th level mages, plus modifiers) and may buy the natural psionics advantage of the psionicist as a racial ability. They otherwise conform to the characteristics of gray elves.

Gnoll, Hattakkan
    Hattakkan gnolls, also known as southern gnolls, are the most civilized of their kind. They hail from an organized nation in the cliffs and mountains on the southwest coast of Trinalia.
     Hattakkans are an advanced species of gnoll, and get the best of characteristics of gnolls and flinds.
     Hattakan gnolls are large and strong. They receive a +1 to strength, but their appearance and gruff manner causes a -1 penalty to charisma. Hattakkans also add 2 additional hit points to their calculated HP.
 In addition, Hattakan gnolls suffer from their bestial appearance and the bad reputation of their barbaric cousins. In addition to their charisma penalty, Hattakans figure their reaction modifiers on one-half of their charisma when dealing with humans and demihumans. This penalty does not apply towards other humanoids.
     Hattakkans size puts them at somewhat of a disadvantage in that they suffer damage as large creatures. They also find it difficult to find armor made for them outside their homeland, and such armor is invariably expensive.
     To their advantage, Gnolls have keen senses. They have sensitive night vision, halving any penalties to attack rolls or intuition or observation checks due to darkness. Further, they have keen hearing and smell. They gain a +3 bonus to all surprise rolls, and can track other creatures by scent, gaining a like bonus to their tracking skill. Hattakkans can be Fighters, Thieves, Priests (Clerics, Specialty Priests, or Shamans), or multi class Fighter / Thief, Fighter / Cleric, Fighter / Shaman, or Fighter / Specialty Priests.
     Hattakkan gnolls can use flindbars as a flind. Favored weapons are battle axe, composite long bow, clubs, flindbar, morning star, polearms (especially the glaive and tetsubo), and swords (two-handed or long). They also frequently specialize in two-handed style, hobgoblin pole style, or northern smashing style.
     In addition to their own tongue, Hattakkan gnolls are familiar with the intersea trade tongue as well as bugbear, gnoll (northern), flind, troll, orc, and hobgoblin.

Minotaur, Trinalian.
     Trinalian minotaurs are a strange and aloof race of sailors and traders. They almost never wage war as a race – except in defense – but are capable warriors. They have displayed willingness to trade in slaves (or just about anything else, for that matter), but have no other great malignancy towards the major races of Trinalia.
     Many of the human and demihuman races turn their ships away out of primal fear of these huge creatures. They always honor such bans, but often to the detriment of those who impose the ban, for minotaurs often bring goods that cannot be found elsewhere.
     Being run out of almost every corner of the northern reaches of Trinalia, minotaurs have two significant nations in southern Trinalia. This proximity gives them a strong presence in the sword isles. Minotaurs great bulk and sense of honor frequently finds them in mercenary companies in Tai and elsewhere in the Sword Isles.
     Minotaurs are good traders, but are otherwise generally less concerned with mental pursuits than physical ones. Minotaurs receive a +1 to generated strength and charisma scores, but a -1 to dexterity and wisdom scores. Minotaurs are large, massive creatures (over 7' tall) and take damage as size L creatures. However, they add 6 points to their calculated hit points.
    Minotaurs have infravision out to 60'. They are immune to the wizard spell maze and can navigate nearly any mortal-made maze with a successful wisdom / intuition check. All minotaurs automatically receive the direction sense proficiency for free.
     Like gnolls, minotaurs have sharp senses. The senses of a minotaur, however, only grant a +1 to surprise checks and tracking rolls.
     Minotaurs are brave and difficult to stir to passionate emotion. They receive a +3 on any saves magical fear or other means of magical or psionic emotion control.
     Minotaurs can be fighters, rangers, wizards, thieves, or priests. They may be multi classed fighter / wizards or fighter/thieves.
     In addition to their own language, minotaurs are familiar with the intersea trade language and the language of the nearest human culture.
     Minotaurs prefer the use of axes (battle or 2-handed), flails, and clubs (one or two handed) in combat, thought their widespread trade also makes firearms an option.

Viscosians
     Viscosians are a race of catlike people. They have a basically humanoid shape, a slight stoop and long arms, being able to move on all fours, an catlike faces and claws. Males also have a leonine mane. The nearest major kingdom of Viscosians are on the isle of Stygia, but there are minor concentrations of them as far east as the isle of Majenka.
     Viscosians belong to a matriarchal society where females hold positions of authority and leadership, and males serve the clan by hunting and defending the people.
     Viscosians are not greatly civilized and obtain most of their food by hunting. They are usually highly independent and live in small tribes. They are somewhat skittish in crowds and automatically have a minor phobia to crowds.
     The viscosians are swift and agile. Male viscosians are somewhat short-sighted and receive a +1 to dex and a -1 to wis. Female viscosians are not as muscular as males and receive a +1 to dex and -1 to str.
     The viscosians have great speed & agility that go beyond that told by their dex scores. Viscosians receive the quickness and tumbling proficiencies at no cost. Viscosians also receive an agility bonus of +1 per 4 levels or fraction. This agility bonus may be used in a number of ways:

• Acts as an armor class bonus if currently wearing studded leather or lighter armor.
• Add to the viscosian's quickness and tumbling proficiencies plus the tightrope walking proficiency.
• May be used as a bonus to move rate if in light armor (studded or lighter).
• Add the agility bonus to the attack rolls of claw attacks.

Racial Ability Requirements for New Races:
             Gnoll,                 Viscosian, Viscosian,
Ability      Hattakkan   Minotaur   Female     Male
Strength       8/18       10/18      6/17       7/18
Dexterity      6/18       5/17       10/18      10/18
Constitution   6/18       8/18       4/18       6/18
Intelligence   3/17       5/17       7/18       7/17
Wisdom         3/18       3/16       7/18       7/16
Charisma       3/16       6/18       3/18       3/18

Racial Class/Level Limits for New Races:

Race                  Pr  Ftr  Rng  Mage Thief Psionicist
Gnoll, Hattakkan       9   12    –    –    11      –
Minotaur              10   14    –   12     9      –
Viscosian, Female     12    9    –    –    12     12
Viscosian, Male        –   12   14    –    12      –
    All races that may be priests may be shamans or specialty priests. Female viscosians may also be druids.

Thieving Abilities by Race:
Gnoll, Hattakkan: +5% CW, -5% RL;
Minotaur: -5% PP, +5% OL, +10% DN, -15% CW, +10% Br
Viscosian (All): +5% PP, -10% OL, +5% FRT, +10% MS, +10% HS, +10% DN, -10% RL

Racial Attributes:
                        Height                Weight
Race               Base    Modifier      Base     Modifier
Gnoll, Hattakkan  82 / 78    1d12      180 / 160    4d10
Minotaur          84 / 80     2d6      400 / 300    4d20
Viscosian         62 / 58     2d6      150 / 100    3d10

Aging:
                   Start Maximum
Race               Age   Age Range   Middle Age    Old Age     Venerable
Gnoll, Hattakkan   10    40+1d20     20 years      30 years    40 years
Minotaur           15    150+3d10    75 years      100 years   150 years
Viscosian          13    80+4d8      40 years      53 years    80 years

    The selection of character classes is unaltered from the standard Trinalia campaign. The primary alteration to classes is the availability of abilities to the fighter class for fighters from the a barbarian cultures.

Barbarian Fighters
    One of the racial options that applies to the category of "major races of nearby races" that described as Human, Islander. Such a character would be one of the primitive tribes that populate some islands of the South Seas. If a character belongs to one of these or other barbarian tribes (as decided by the DM,) the character may be eligible for barbarian abilities.
     Shamans are a specialty priest class that applies to the wise men and women of such tribes. The abilities of such a character are discussed in the Priest & Powers of Trinalia, and may be further modified with kits from.
    The other major category of barbarians are fighters. All barbarian fighters should be considered to have an overriding fear of magic that did not originate within the bounds of the barbarians' tribal traditions (cast by tribal shamans or wizards, and even that magic is suspect...). Such magic is called outworld magic.
     This drawback is called Superstition: Fear of Outworld magic. It is a drawback worth 10 points and is required of all barbarian fighters. The game effects of this is the same as a moderate Phobia of Magic, and a 2 point taboo against using outworld magic items of all types.
     The player may accept more severe penalties by increasing the phobia to outworld magic to severe (granting 6 more points), or by increasing taboos against using outworld magic items to prohibitions against using any magic item (granting 3 additional points per category per the Skills & Powers fighter drawback Limited magical item use.)
     A barbarian fighter player may buy the advantages: Back Protection (5); Climbing (5), Home Terrain (5/10); Leaping/Springing (5). These are all described in the Complete Barbarian's Handbook. In the case of the Home Terrain ability, the character gains the bonus proficiencies Animal Lore, Hiding, Survival, and Tracking in the barbarian's home terrain, For 10 points, the barbarian also gains stealth (as the elf abiltiy) in their home terrain.
    Barbarian fighters usually also take movement bonus, limited armor, and specialization.

Recommended Kits
     A listing of the kits that are recommended for the South Seas campaign follows. An abbreviation for the product that describes the kit follows the kit name. The abbreviation SSC means that the kit is either new or modified for the South Seas campaign or adapted from the Savage Coast setting for the South Seas campaign. Other abbreviations are as follows:

Complete Fighter's Handbook: CFH
Complete Thief's Handbook: CTH
Complete Priest's Handbook: CPH
Complete Wizard's Handbook: CWH
Complete Bard's Handbook: CBH
Complete Book of Humanoids: CBoH
Complete Ranger's Handbook: CRH
Complete Paladin's Handbook: CPaH
Complete Druid's Handbook: CDH
Complete Barbarian's Handbook: CBH
Player's Option: Skills & Powers: S&P

An asterisk following one of these abbreviation means that there are modifications described in this document.

List of recommended kits:

Multi-class kits:
Amazon (S&P)*
Bounty Hunter (SSC)
Explorer (S&P)
Noble (S&P)*
Pirate (S&P)
Rider (S&P)
Soldier (S&P)
Spy (SSC)
Swashbuckler (S&P)*
Thug (S&P)
Weapon Master (S&P)

Warrior Kits:
Duelist (SSC)
Gladiator (CFH)
Honorbound (SSC)

Wizard Kits:
Militant (CWH)
Wokani (SSC)

Priest Kits:
Peasant Priest (CPH)

Thief Kit:
Bandit (CTH)
Scout (CTH)

Bard Kits:
Blade (CBH)
Dandy (Dragon)
Gallant (CBH)
Herald (CBH)
Riddlemaster (CBH)
Thespian (CBH)

Ranger Kits:
Sea Ranger (CRH)
Seeker (CRH)
Falconer (CRH)
Giant-killer (CRH)

* = Statistics in listed product with modifications listed here.

Modified Kits
The following kits are modified from kits in other  supplements as described:

Amazon
     Amazons in the South Seas Campaign describe the fierce warrior women of the matriarchal nation of Matera, in the midst of the jungles of southern Trinalia. Unlike the amazon kits described elsewhere, no one native to the sword isles, male or female, ever underestimates them. Their ferocity and tenacity are legendary.
     Amazons use the kit as described in the S&P. However, natives of the sword isles never underestimate the amazon's combat abilities, as they are legendary there.
     Amazons of Matera have two unique advantages, however. The first is that when the amazon reaches adulthood, they are inducted into the society of their sisters by a process known as purification. The amazon imbibes a cocktail of poisons and venoms, an ordeal which the young lady frequently does not survive.
     The survivors (including any now-living amazon PCs) gain the boon of increased resistance to poison. Against animal toxins (including any monster toxins that are obviously analogs of animals) the amazon gains a saving throw bonus of +1 per 3 ½ points of constitution (as a dwarf). Against vegetable toxins or other monster toxins, this bonus is halved (round up). This bonus does not apply to gasses (such as green dragon breath) or mineral toxins.
     The final advantage of the amazon is that they are used to fighting in the steamy Materan jungles in armor. Any Materan amazon that has armor proficiency in armor of their culture (up to hoplite partial armor) does not suffer penalties for fighting in heavy armor in humid tropical environments.

Swashbuckler
     The swashbuckler is as described in the Skills & Powers book, with a few exceptions. First, any warrior, rogue, or wizard may be a swashbuckler. Ranger and necromancer swashbucklers are somewhat rare. The DM may allow certain priesthoods (such as that of Ramzu) that can have swashbuckling priests.
     A second benefit of swashbucklers is their weapons of choice. A swashbucklers preferred weapons are dueling weapons: rapier, sabre, main gauche, stiletto, and parrying dagger. If the character takes one (or more) of these as his or her weapon of choice (per the S&P), the character may choose to use a fighter's THAC0 instead of taking the +1 to hit. Of course, this ability is of no benefit to fighters.
    This bonus THAC0 only applies during a duel, otherwise the character uses the THAC0 of his or her class with only a +1 to hit. The DM may grant exceptions to this, but in general, a non-fighter swashbuckler's fencing training only applies when fighting other humanoid creatures. (Moral: you can't duel a snake.)

New and Revised Kits for the South Seas Campaign

Multi class kits:

Bounty Hunter
     The bounty hunter is a petty mercenary, a tracker that frequently cares for little more than the price on their quarry's   head. Often, bounty hunters pursue criminals who have fled across borders where the constabulary pursuing them cannot reach. Others pursue quarry who are fleeing less honorable foes.
     Social Ranks: Bounty hunters rarely come from the upper classes, typically being rough and ready loners from rural areas. Roll 2d6 to determine the bounty-hunter's rank.

2d6 roll     Social Rank
2-6          Lower Class
7-10         Lower Middle Class
11-12        Upper Middle Class

Spy
    How do I put this? The spy kit in the S&P sucks. Use this one instead if you want to make a spy PC.
     The constant intrigues that occur between the various houses of the sword isles make the business of espionage a lucrative one. In addition, the international travelers that frequent the isles also make excellent candidates for participants – willing or not – in affairs of espionage.
    A Spy might work directly for a noble or merchant house, government official, for the military, or for a guild or other organization.
     The Spy is an expert infiltrator and can generally be trusted by an employer; a Spy who betrays a contract can quickly gain a bad reputation.
     Social ranks: The spy is usually not drawn from the peasantry. Also, the nobility has to much notoriety to make realistic spies. Consequently, most spies come from the middle classes:
     2d6 Roll     Social Rank
     2            Lower Class
     3-5          Lower Middle Class
     6-11         Upper Middle Class
     12           Upper Class
     Requirements: In order to act as convincing spies, a Spy PC must have an Intelligence / Reason of 13 or more and a Charisma / Appearance of 11 or more. Any thief, bard, fighter, ranger, or wizard can take the Spy kit. The DM may decide that priests of certain faiths are appropriate as spies (especially priests of Alyshia or Nictro.)
 Thieves are by far the most common Spies, and those thieves with magical skills are quite good as Spies. This kit is barred to half-ogres and any size L race.
     Weapon proficiencies: Spies are restricted to the weapon proficiencies normally allowed because of character class. Because of the need for a cover identity, they can carry weapons not allowed but use them with a non-proficiency penalty.
    At the DM's option, a Spy who carries a weapon for a very long time (at least three experience levels) can be allowed to spend a proficiency slot for that one weapon with no additional cost in character points..
     Recommended Nonweapon Proficiencies: Appraising, disguise, dancing, etiquette, forgery, gaming, heraldry, herbalism, investigation, local history, modern languages, musical instrument, observation, reading / writing, reading lips, somatic concealment, trailing, and verbal concealment.
     Equipment: The spy's cover identity usually dictates what equipment the spy can normally use. A Spy wizard can wear leather armor for disguise purposes. However, unless the character takes the armored wizard advantage, the wizard character is still unable to cast spells in armor.
     Recommended Traits: Alertness, empathy, glibness, impersonation, light sleeper, lucky, precise memory.
     Benefits: The spy must have keen observation to be successful. As the spy gains levels, they gain a bonus of +1 per 3 levels disguise, observation, investigation, and reading lips. Further, the spy suffers only half of the normal penalties (round up) on disguise rolls to imitate specific persons of members of a different sex or race.
     Hindrances: The Spy has no special hindrances other than the profession itself, which often warrants the death penalty from the victims of the spying and which requires the character to perform tasks for an employer.
     Wealth: The Spy receives standard starting funds.

Warrior kits:

Duelist
     The duelist is a swordslinger, a master in use of weapons – usually one weapon. The duelist's life revolves around fighting and dueling. The duelist often doesn't know where his next meal is coming from, save that he can likely win it -- or intimidate it – off of some unsuspecting sap.
     The duelist often exists just to be the best duelist there is. Occasionally, they are motivated by deeper (if not loftier) goals such as revenge.
     Social ranks: The duelist most frequently hails from the middle classes.
          2d6 Roll     Social Rank
     2-5          Lower middle class
     6-10         Upper middle class
     11-12        Upper class

    Requirements: Duelists are mainly fighters, though rangers or paladins may also be duelists in rare situations (i.e., with DM approval.) The duelist must have a strength / stamina and dexterity / aim score of 13 or better.
    Weapon proficiencies: The duelist must specialize in a weapon as soon as the ability to do so becomes available. Paladin or ranger duelists without the ability to specialize must obtain weapon of choice and expertise in a weapon by 3rd level.
    The primary weapon of the duelist must be a melee weapon of at least size M, or a non-hurled missile weapon.
    Recommended nonweapon proficiencies: Blindfighting, bowyer / fletcher, dueling lore, trailing, quick draw, quickness, weapon display, weaponsmithing.
    Equipment: Duelists begin the game with their primary weapon for no charage.
    Recommended traits: Alertness, ambidexterity, keen eyesight, keen hearing, lucky.
    Benefits: The duelist has exceptional skills in a dueling situation. The duelist gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls in each of the following situations:

• When fighting and opponent using the same weapon as the duelist.
• When dueling an opponent using the same weapon or when a maneuver grants a +1 bonus in a duel.
• When attempting a called shot, a block, or a disarm.

Honorbound
     Many of the companies of mercenaries and house soldiers that operate in Tai and the surrounding islands have developed strong coded of honor, and members of such companies have become known as "the Honorbound." The Honorbound is a warrior who follows a strict code of honor, known as the Warrior's Honor.
     An Honorbound without a Company is considered a "Company of One." Such characters often end up becoming duelists (c.f.) instead of maintaining the traditions of a company.
     Some groups of Honorbound owe allegiance to a particular noble or merchant house, while others work as elite mercenaries.
     Each Honorbound wears a special emblem, chooses a particular weapon, and has a declared enemy of some sort. Honorbound warriors are easily recognized and highly respected by the culture the sword isles.
     Social ranks: An Honorbound can be born into any social class, renouncing such things when joining one of the Companies or otherwise starting a career as an Honorbound. Roll 2d6 to determine the Honorbound's starting social class:
     2d6 Roll      Social rank
     2-3           Lower Class
     4-6           Lower Middle Class
     7-10          Upper Middle Class
     11-12         Upper Class
    Requirements: To become an Honorbound, a character must have minimum ability scores of at least 13 in Strength and Wisdom and at least 12 in Constitution and Intelligence. Honorbound can be of either gender and can have any alignment except chaotic. Fighters, rangers, and paladins can take the Honorbound kit. A Company of Honorbound often consists of only one type of warrior (all rangers, all paladins, or all fighters). However, some allow dual-class or multi-class characters, though only with combinations of warrior and wizard or priest, never any that include rogue classes.
     Members of the standard races of the AD&D game may be Honorbound; additionally,  the gnolls of Hattakka near the Sword Isles also have companies of Honorbound, much like the Companies found in the Sword Isles.
     Weapon Proficiencies: Honorbound must specialize in the use of one melee weapon at 1st level; this costs the normal number of slots. No Honorbound can ever specialize in more than one weapon. Honorbound who belong to a Company must use the weapon of that Company.
     Recommended nonweapon proficiencies: ancient history, animal handling,  animal training, blind-fighting, dancing, direction sense, endurance, etiquette, fire-building. heraldry (with a +2 bonus in the Heraldry of the Honorbound), and reading/writing.
     Equipment: A beginning Honorbound must purchase his weapon of specialization. Characters can wear any armor available to their race but seldom wear anything heavier than chain mail, preferring to retain mobility. They have no other equipment restrictions other than those mandated by an individual's culture. Most acquire any equipment they need to survive as wanderers but do not carry enough to slow themselves down.
     Every Honorbound (whether a member of a Company or not) wears a white sash around the waist; this symbolizes the purity of honor for which the character strives. In addition, the Honorbound must wear a red circle emblem, symbolizing the blood shed by warriors. Whatever method is used to display the emblem, the red circle must always be shown and worn, never simply carried.
     Each Company also has an emblem, which is usually worn in the center of the red circle. An individual not allied with a Company might have a personal emblem. The emblems of the Honorbound are considered private property, and their unauthorized use by others is a great offense.
     Recommended traits: Ambidexterity, compulsive honesty, keen eyesight, keen hearing, light sleeper.
     Benefits: The Honorbound warrior has a few special benefits from the ancient traditions of the Warrior's Honor. First, the Warrior's Honor demands that Honorbound treat each other a certain way. In addition, the Warrior's
Honor (and the special symbols of the Honorbound) insures that the character is recognized by others as an honorable
warrior. Unless recognized immediately as an enemy, Honorbound receive a +3 bonus to reaction rolls. Even those recognized as an enemy receive a +1 bonus to reaction rolls, because of the respect that others feel for the Honorbound.
     Honorbound characters also benefit from the Company to which they belong. The Company provides a support network and instant allies if an Honorbound gets into trouble. An Honorbound who is a Company of One enjoys independence instead. An Honorbound of a national Company, like those in Eusdria and Ator, gains the network of allies but does not have to follow Company orders (though they must still defend their country in times of trouble).
     In addition, Honorbound gain a +4 bonus on attack rolls against declared type of enemy. This bonus may be applied to a single declared enemy as the ranger species enemy bonus, or may be split between two or more declared enemies, but the total of these bonus must equal 4 (for example, an Honorbound with two declared enemies get a +2 bonus against each.) Honorbound who belong to a Company have this enemy (or enemies) type chosen for them; the Company of One or a member of a national Company is free to choose. These enemies can be species (like the ranger's chosen foe), the people of a certain enemy nation, the members of an enemy Company, or a particular type of creature (like undead or giants). The declared enemy can never be changed by the Honorbound unless an entire Company decides to change. A Company of One can never change his declared enemy.
     If the Honorbound is a ranger, this chosen enemy replaces the ranger's species enemy; the bonuses are not cumulative, and the ranger still incurs the reaction penalty for the species enemy and prefers to fight the chosen foe before all others.
     Other Honorbound can make a conscious choice about whether or not to fight the chosen foe, and can determine what their own reactions are.
     Hindrances: Honorbound are compelled by decades of tradition to follow particular rules of behavior. Because of this, they are correctly considered trustworthy, and they work hard to maintain their integrity. The Honorbound honestly enjoy combat as a way to find self-enlightenment, prove oneself, and test honor and devotion. Within the parameters of the Warrior's Honor, they can have any personality from dour to humorous, sedate to bloodthirsty. See the section below on the Warrior's Honor.
     Just as the Companies and the Warrior's Honor can help the Honorbound, so can they hinder the character. An Honorbound who belongs to a Company must follow the regulations of that Company and the orders of the Company's leaders. An Honorbound who belongs to a house Company must defend that house and obey edicts of its leaders (defending the house takes precedence). The Honorbound must also follow the Precepts and Protocols of the Warrior's Honor or be declared a Betrayer, subject to capture and execution by other Honorbound.
    In addition, almost everyone in the Sword Isles or the surrounding South Seas region recognizes an Honorbound as a warrior, which can cause a few problems. Honorbound of other Companies and warriors of other kits might want to test their combat prowess against a recognized professional warrior. If asked, the Honorbound is also bound to mediate duels between other characters.
     Some unsavory individuals try to catch Honorbound on points of honor. For instance, a person might be able to extract a promise of protection, or an invitation from an Honorbound host, thereby gaining protection from enemies bent on murder. The Honorbound must keep the promise and uphold the Protocol of Host and Guest, even when he agrees with the guest's enemies.
     Wealth: The Honorbound receives standard starting funds.

The Warrior's Honor
(while this mainly applies to the Honorbound kit, some other kits and classes abide by aspects of the code as well, especially priests and followers of Ramzu.)
     Honorbound warriors are often sought by armies because they are reliable as leaders and soldiers. An Honorbound can stay with an army as long as that organization does not require the Honorbound to break any portion of the Warrior's Honor. Honorbound are sometimes granted land to govern, and they make effective managers. The characters are also sometimes sought by adventuring groups because they make fine allies. Honorbound join such groups to see more of the world, embark on a specific quest, or spread teachings of the Warrior's Honor.
    In any group, an Honorbound is tolerant of others. The character does not expect others to adhere to the Warrior's Honor and is seldom surprised (though occasionally disappointed) when they do not. An Honorbound realizes that
others must come to the Warrior's Honor themselves and does not force it on anyone. As long as companions do not try to make the Honorbound forget the Warrior's Honor, the character can stay with the group.
     The Warrior's Honor is split into two sets of governing regulations: Precepts and Protocols. Precepts are simple rules, generally phrased as things to do (or avoid) or as beliefs. Protocols are procedures to be followed in certain situations. Note that all Honorbound, of any alignment, follow the Precepts and Protocols of the Warrior's Honor.
     The basic Precepts are as follows:

• Honor is more important than life.
• Fear is acceptable; cowardice is not.
• Live to fight, and fight to live.
• Respect your enemy.
• Do not attack the defenseless, the weak, or the innocent.
• Do not threaten the defenseless, the weak, or the innocent to exert control over an enemy.
• Do not involve yourself in the dishonorable actions of others.
• Mind control (including charms and possession) is not to be used or tolerated.
• Obey the leaders of your Company and those to whom you or the Company owe allegiance.
• Avenge dishonor to Company, mentors, allies, and self in that order.
• Seek glory for the Honorbound, never for yourself.
• If you are responsible for the death of a friend, companion, or follower, assume the obligations of that individual.
• Honor those you care for by remembering them, even after their deaths.
• Be tolerant of the beliefs and actions of others.
• Spread the code by example, not by force.
• Keep all promises.
• Fulfill all duties.
• Repay all debts.

Wizard Kits:

Wokan
     Wokani are usually wizards from one of the primitive cultures that are dispersed throughout the South Seas. These characters are very concerned with nature; they will not live in cities, and they disdain "unnatural" equipment. In many ways, a Wokan is like a druid, serving as a protector of nature. Wokani even have their own "school" of magic.
     The Wokan character is a protector of nature, a person at peace with animals and plants. These individuals never willingly harm nature and are angered by those who do. They constantly strive to teach others how to live in harmony with nature, which might cause friction in some adventuring parties. A Wokan usually adventures to view natural wonders, though some leave their homes to fight against those who would harm natural habitats, hunt animals to extinction, or otherwise offend the forces of nature.
    Wokani hate all forms of undead and will attack them before any other opponents. They will fight normal animals only in self defense and even encourage hunting for food (but not for sport).
     Social ranks: Tribes have no real social class, so neither do their Wokani though they are respected as tribal leaders. Hermit Wokani can have any social standing when born but give it up to become Wokani. In civilized society, Wokani essentially are lower class. Roll below to find the Wokani's social standing:
       2d6 Roll     Social Rank
       2-11         Lower class
       12           Lower middle class

     Requirements: Wokani can only be mages (not specialists) and generally must be a human or a humanoid (not demihuman) race capable of being mages. Wokani cannot be evil and usually have an alignment with one or more neutral components. A Wokan must have minimum scores of 12 in both Wisdom and Constitution.
     Weapon Proficiencies: Wokani may be either members of tribes or hermits. Wokani are limited to the weapons of their cultures. Hermit Wokani are limited to standard mage weapons, as listed in the PHB. Wokani can use weapons made from stone, bone, or wood, but no other materials.
     Recommended Nonweapon Proficiencies: Agriculture, animal lore, animal handling, animal training, direction sense, fire-building, fishing, leatherworking, healing, herbalism, hunting, pottery, religion, set snares, survival, tracking, and weather sense.
     Hermit Wokani can take reading/writing, but other Wokani are forbidden that proficiency at 1st level.
     Equipment: Wokan can use only leather, padded, or hide armor, and wooden shields. Wokani do not use complex tools or anything made of worked metal.
     Recommended Traits: Animal empathy, keen eyesight, keen hearing, keen sense of touch, keen sense of taste, obscure knowledge..
     Benefits: Wokani are automatically considered to have the armoered mage advantage and can wear the armor of their tribe (see equipment and the Savage kit in the S&P).
     Wokani have the benefit of being able to craft enchanted items at a relatively low level. A Wokan of 5th level or higher gains a special enchant an item ability, much like the 6th-level wizard spell, but with a few adjustments.
     Wokani believe that all natural objects have inherent magical power. Consequently, all enchanted items made by them must be created using natural materials. They enchant the item by drawing the innate magic from it. Thus, an item should have some relation to the power to be used. For example, a limb from a tree that has been struck by lightning is the perfect component for a wand of lightning, while a band of fur might be used to make a ring of mammal control (for that type of mammal only). The item to be enchanted should be worked as little as possible; the more  natural its condition, the better.
     The character enchants the item as explained in the enchant an item spell description, but must work in a natural
environment, never a laboratory. No other spells need be cast into the item; permanency need not be used. Items receive only 1d10+4 charges but can be recharged with another ceremony. The DM can similarly restrict the function of other items as seems appropriate.
     Hindrances: As mentioned, a Wokan wizard is restricted in spell selections and can choose only those spells in the "school" of nature. This includes all spells of the elemental schools of air, earth, fire, and water. Note that many of these spells must be used with caution, so as to not permanently harm the environment. Other spells available (related to animals, plants, weather, light, darkness, and so forth) include the 1st-level spells change self, find familiar, light, mending, and spider climb; the 2nd-level spells alter self, continual light, darkness 15' radius, glitterdust, and summon swarm; the 3rd-level spells lightning bolt and protection from normal missiles; the 4th-level spells hallucinatory terrain, massmorph, plant growth, polymorph other, and polymorph self; the 5th-level spells animal growth and hold monster; the 6th-level spells chain lightning and conjure animals; the 7th-level spells charm plants, reverse gravity, and shadow walk; the 8th-level spells mass charm and polymorph any object; and the 9th-level spell shape change.
     Wokani are unusual outside of their homeland, receiving +2 penalty to reaction rolls in foreign regions.
     The Wokan does not use material spell components and does not learn spells in the normal manner. Though this might sound like a benefit, it can cause some problems.
     First, the character must have a fetish. This is a small natural item, such as an amulet composed of bits of bone, fur, wood, and feathers, or a small leather bag containing the same. A pine cone wrapped with fur could be appropriate, as could a bird's claw with feathers attached by leather strips. The item must be somewhat unusual, and the Wokan must have it to cast spells. It is the only material component the Wokan ever needs for spell casting, and it is needed for every spell. If the fetish is lost or destroyed, a new one must be created, a process that takes a few hours each day for a week. During that week, the character can cast no spells.
     Second, the character must learn and memorize spells differently from other wizards. Spells must be learned from another Wokan and are never written down. Instead, the character learns a special dance and chant from the Wokan mentor. To memorize the spell, the Wokan must perform the dance and voice the chant. Thus, while other wizards would spend their mornings reading from spellbooks, the Wokan must go off to dance and chant. Memorization times, rest required, and all learning restrictions based on Intelligence apply normally.
     Wealth: The Wokani has normal starting funds, but any left over after selecting equipment is in pelts or other primitive barter items that are nearly worthless in the outside world; in a civilized setting, each GP of the Wokani's wealth is worth about 1 CP.

     There are a number of new weapon proficiency options available to characters in the south seas campaign. Each is either summarized or enumerated below.

Dueling Styles
     Dueling styles, weapon style specializations common in the south seas, are listed in the section on Combat in the South Seas Campaign (c.f.) Each style has unique benefits, costs 1 weapon proficiency slot, and
may not be used in conjunction with and other style specialization, except as noted in the descriptions.

Secret Passes
     Secret passes are taught in elite fighting schools in the South Seas. Secret passes allow the user to inflict special critical effects in a dueling situation. Each pass requires one weapon proficiency slot. See the section on Combat in the South Seas for more details.

Natural Weapons
    This proficiency allows a character to take full advantage of one type of natural attack form. For example, a Viscosian with this proficiency could bite an opponent without suffering a non-proficiency penalty. Other Viscosians incur a non-proficiency penalty when biting. this penalty is at the reduced "familiarity" rate listed in the C&T (which is ½, round up, of the normal non-proficiency penalty) since all creatures with natural weapons are considered instinctively familiar with their natural attacks.
     If the character wishes to use two attack forms, such as claws and bite, he must spend two weapon proficiency slots. However, if the race's natural attack form is with two claws, the
character need spend only one slot to gain full use of both claws in the same round. For example, a Viscosian can take one weapon slot for a bite attack and a second slot for a claw attack; the second slot allows the Viscosian to
attack with both claws in the same round at no penalty.
     A bite attack requires characters to close their jaws on a portion of an opponent's anatomy. In some situations, however, the attacker might also suffer damage due to special properties of the victim. Claw attacks are made by slashing an enemy with claws on the hands. Rear claw attacks can be made only if the attacker has grappled with an opponent or has otherwise grasped the defender with both hands (such as by making two successful claw attacks and holding on). In order to make a rear claw attack, a character draws his feet up and uses his rear claws to slash the enemy. Of course, a rear claw attack cannot be made if any type of footwear covers the claws.

Nonweapon Proficiency Groups:

General

Proficiency	Cost	Initial Rating	Ability
Dueling Lore  Glassblowing  Haggling  Metalworking  Observation  Poetry	2  2  4  2  3  3	8  6  8  6  7  6	Intelligence / Knowledge, Charisma / Leadership  Dexterity / Aim  Wisdom / Willpower, Charisma / Leadership  Dexterity / Aim, Intelligence / Knowledge  Intelligence / Reason, Wisdom / Intuition  Intelligence / Reason, Charisma / Leadership

 
Priest Proficiency

Proficiency	Cost	Initial Rating	Ability
Cartography  Ceremony  Investigation  Storytelling	3  2  3  3	6  7  6  7	Dexterity / Aim, Intelligence / Reason  Wisdom / Intuition  Intelligence / Reason, Charisma / Leadership  Wisdom / Intuition, Charisma / Leadership

 
Rogue Proficiency

Proficiency	Cost	Initial Rating	Ability
Acting  Animal Noise  Fast talking  Fortunetelling  Investigation  Intimidation  Looting  Poison Lore  Storytelling  Trailing  Weapon Display	3  3  3  4  3  3  2  4  3  3  3	7  6  6  8  6  6  7  5  7  7  6	Wisdom / Intuition, Charisma / Leadership  Wisdom / Intuition  Charisma / Leadership  Charisma / Leadership, Intelligence / Reason  Intelligence / Reason, Charisma / Leadership  Charisma / Leadership, Strength / Muscle  Dexterity / Aim, Wisdom / Intuition  Intelligence / Knowledge  Wisdom / Intuition, Charisma / Leadership  Wisdom / Intuition, Dexterity / Balance  Dexterity / Aim, Charisma / Leadership

Warrior Proficiency

Proficiency	Cost	Initial Rating	Ability
Acting  Animal Noise  Dueling Lore  Intimidation  Weapon Display	3  3  2  3  3	7  6  8  6  6	Wisdom / Intuition, Charisma / Leadership  Wisdom / Intuition  Intelligence / Knowledge, Charisma / Leadership  Charisma / Leadership, Strength / Muscle  Dexterity / Aim, Charisma / Leadership

 
Wizard Proficiency

Proficiency	Cost	Initial Rating	Ability
Cartography  Poison Lore  Somatic Concealment  Verbal Concealment	3  4  2  2	6  5  6  7	Deterity / Aim, Intelligence / Reason  Intelligence / Knowledge  Dexterity / Aim  Charisma / Leadership

Acting (Rogue, Warrior)
    Characters with this proficiency have the ability to portray a role and speak clearly and deliberately, conveying the message in both words and manner. This allows them to make a living on the stage and can even help a character fake emotions or assume a false identity.
    Generally speaking, only a difficult or unrehearsed role, performed on short notice, requires a proficiency check. A successful proficiency check can dupe unsuspecting individuals, making the user appear genuine, though further actions can create suspicions and force new checks.
    If someone disguises the character with magic or the disguise proficiency, the character's acting checks receive a +1 bonus to the rolls. If the character actually has the disguise proficiency as well as the acting proficiency, proficiency checks for both acting and disguise are made with a +1 bonus.

Animal Noise (Rogue, Warrior)
    Sometimes known as mimicry, this proficiency enables a character to imitate noises made by various animals or make other simple sounds. Such sounds are often used to signal others without alerting enemy forces. A successful proficiency check means that only magic can distinguish the mimicry from the noise of a real animal. A failed check means the sound
varies slightly from what it is intended to mimic. Even if the check fails, not everyone who hears the sound knows it is a fake. Those familiar with the sound being imitated recognize the fake automatically, but other listeners might have to make a successful Wisdom / Intuition check to detect it.

Ceremony (Priest)
    This proficiency indicates that the character has a basic understanding of the rituals pleasing to a particular Power, church, or cult and can use them to his advantage. This also means the individual might know enough
to fully despoil an enemy's temple, if so desired.
    Priests automatically have the ceremony ability for their own church, should they have a specific Power or faith. Characters can take additional ceremony proficiencies for other Powers without offending their own, provided they use the knowledge to advance the cause of their chosen Power.

Cartography (Priest, Wizard)
    A character with the cartography proficiency is skilled in making and using maps. Such skills may be extremely helpful to sailors and other adventurers venturing into unknown territory.
     The character with cartography is only required to make proficiency checks in unusual situations, such as when mapping unusual areas, when copying another map, or when attempting to read a map made by someone whose mapmaking techniques are unfamiliar.
     In order to make maps, the character must have appropriate equipment such as quills, parchment and ink.

Dueling Lore (General)
     The dueling lore  proficiency provides its possessor with knowledge of all the rules of dueling for the different nations and states of the South Seas. This applies to duels with pistols, swords, other weapons, and even martial arts. The character can mediate duels and never makes a rules misstep when participating in one.
     Characters with this proficiency are very calm and collected during a duel. Those who make a successful proficiency check can stare down an opponent for a full round, shaking that opponent's resolve. The opponent then suffers a -2 penalty to his next attack roll, and opponents with the quick draw proficiency suffer a +2 penalty to their next proficiency check for that skill. Opponents who possess the dueling proficiency can attempt a Wisdom check to avoid the effects when it is applied against them.
    Note that this is NOT the same as the dueling proficiency.

Fast-Talking (Rogue)
    Fast-talking is the art of distraction and conning. If the fast talker makes a successful proficiency check, he perpetrates the attempted scam with no trouble. If the proficiency is used against a player character and the check
is successful, whatever the fast-talker says sounds reasonable to the PC.
     The DM may rule that a certain fast talking attempt or target may be difficult to easily persuade, and may require that instead of a straight roll that the PC must roll an opposed check against the target's intelligence / reason or wisdom / intuition.
    Targets with Intelligence of 3 or less are so dim that attempts to fast-talk them fail automatically because they cannot follow what is being said. (Still, creatures that stupid are easy to fool in other ways.) Targets with an Intelligence of 20, or more or a Wisdom of 19 or more, are impervious to fast-talking.

Fortunetelling (Rogue)
     This proficiency includes knowledge of a variety of methods of divination, mostly fake. The character with fortunetelling is usually familiar with numerous devices and methods, such as cards, palm reading, interpreting
bird flight, and so forth. At the very least, the character is familiar enough with these practices to appear to be an authentic soothsayer.
     In this campaign, some predictions by such characters are accurate, though the proficiency confers no magical powers. If the proficiency check is a 1 or 2, the character using the skill has a flash of insight and is able to make
an accurate prediction based on the method used. If the check succeeds with any other number, the character simply invents a prediction that the client believes. If the check fails, any prediction made is not believed by the client.

Glassblowing (General)
     This proficiency indicates that the character is trained in the craft of glass-blowing and can make a comfortable living at it, given the proper materials. The skill allows the user to make unique, hand-crafted items, as well as more traditional bottles or windows. Large sheets of glass are all but unknown on the South Seas; windows are made of smaller, hand-crafted pieces. The character also knows the basics of cutting and etching glass, performing these tasks with a +4 penalty to the proficiency check.
     This proficiency cannot be taken by characters of primitive tribes until those characters reach an area where they can learn glassblowing.

Haggling (General)
     In the booming trade ports of the South Seas, prices are often a little more fluid than on the Trinalian mainland. As a result, haggling can be a very important proficiency.
     If using this proficiency, the DM should divide all prices into asking, normal, and bargain prices. Asking price is what the merchant asks for the item initially; this can be up to 200% of the normal price for the item (to determine randomly, add 1d10x10% to the listed price for the item). The normal price is the standard price listed in the PHB or other book. The bargain price may be discounted by 50% or more (to determine randomly, roll 30%+d6x10% of the normal price).
     If a person attempts to haggle, use the character haggling proficiency of ½ of wisdom / willpower, whichever is better. Assume that the typical merchant has 1d4+10 in the haggling proficiency. Make an opposed check.
 If the buyer makes the check but the merchant does not, the buyer has persuaded the merchant to sell for the bargain price.
     If both characters make the check, the merchant will let the item go for the normal price.
     If both fail the check, the merchant will let the item go for the normal price. If the buyer has the haggling proficiency (vice just using ½ of the wisdom / willpower score), the buyer may choose to continue haggling in an attempt to get a better position, but must accept the results of the second roll.
     If the buyer fails and the merchant succeeds, the merchant will not sell for lower than the asking price. If the character rolls DOUBLE what was needed to succeed, there is a good chance that the merchant is somehow offended and may refuse to sell to the character at all.

Investigation (Priest, Rogue)
     This proficiency is an updated version of the Information gathering (CTHB) and investigation (S&M) proficiency. This proficiency allows a character to gather information, frequently from the underworld and commonly in regard to roguish jobs and characters. A character with this proficiency, in appropriate circumstances, will be aware of
any major rumors circulating around the area; this character can gather twice as many rumors as other characters in the same situation.
     With a successful proficiency check, specific information about a person or place can be gathered. The DM can modify the proficiency check according to the specificity of information desired. Reaction adjustments based on Charisma can also affect the check, provided the situation requires the character to talk with people during the search. Membership in a guild or other organization gives the skill user a +2 bonus to the proficiency check, because the character can gain information from connections in his organization.
     Since this proficiency depends on a network of informants and contacts, characters using it are at a disadvantage when trying to gather information outside their regular base of operations (a neighborhood of a city, a town, or a whole province in some cases). Outside this territory, a proficiency check is required for such a character to hear rumors, and gathering information incurs a penalty of  -3 to the proficiency checks. The DM can increase the
penalty for truly foreign areas.
     Whenever a proficiency check is required for investigation, the gatherer might need to  make a small investment for drinks, bribes, or other incentives. This money is spent whether or not the proficiency check is successful. A total of 1d10 gp is typical; if this amount is not spent, an additional  -3 penalty may be applied (DM discretion.)
     Characters can continue searching for rumors if they fail at first, making a new proficiency check each day. The DM may choose to modify the character's chances of success as a result.

Intimidation (Warrior, Rogue)
    By using this proficiency, a character can bully or otherwise influence others through force or threats. The skill is ineffective against PCs or against NPCs of 5th level or higher unless they have a low (9-) willpower score or are particularly cowardly. The DM can apply modifiers for particular situations (such as when a low-level ruler is surrounded by guards and supporters).
     If the proficiency check is successful, the target NPC is convinced that the character is ready and able to make life miserable for him. The NPC will act according to the PC's wishes for a short time but might harbor resentment, planning revenge. A failed proficiency check indicates that the intimidation attempt results in a curt rebuff or even a call to combat.

Looting (Rogue)
     This proficiency represents a knack for grabbing the best loot in the shortest time. For instance, if a character had only about two minutes to ransack a room before guards arrive, a successful proficiency check would allow the
character to recognize and take the most valuable combination of items available, given space and time limitations.

Metalworking (General)
     Characters with this proficiency can work artistically in silver, copper, gold, tin, brass, and other soft metals. They produce beautiful and useful metal items, such as oil lamps, vases, trays, and so on. They can also construct lovely jewelry.
     A successful proficiency check results in an item of high quality. Failure may indicate that the character has fashioned something ugly. More often, failure means the item still looks pleasing but is somehow flawed or fragile, failing when put to the test.
     Characters with an artistic ability proficiency that relates to metalworking gain a  1 bonus to rolls for metalworking proficiency checks. While metalworking allows characters to mold iron or steel with some deftness, it does not grant them the ability to make effective weapons, armor, or tools.
     Metalworkers can attempt to repair nonmagical armor made of metal, but a failed proficiency check results in destruction of the armor (people seeking armor repair should visit an armorer). A metalworker can add engraving and inlays to armor.

Observation  (General)
     The character has cultivated excellent powers of observation.  Normally, a character without this proficiency would be required to pass a intuition check to notice an unusual feature; unless such features are immediately obvious, the intuition check would be vs. ½ of the character's wisdom / intuition; more obvious unusual features or events may allow a check agsinst the full wisdom / intuition value.
     A character with the observation proficiency should be allowed to automatically notice things or events with obvious signatures, ones that a normal character would have to make an intuition check to notice.  Where signatures are less obvious or immediate, a character with observation would be allowed a normal proficiency check where an untrainded character would be required to make a check at ½ thier wisdom / intuition score.
     The DM may require negative modifiers especially where such events or unusual conditions would always escape the notice of untrained characters.  Such modifiers should be applied to the proficiency or ability score in the same manner; thus a hard to notice item with a -5 modifier would normally require a ½ intuition check, minus 5, to notice.  A character with an intuition of 10 would only notice the event on a natural 1(intuition of 10, divided by 2 is 5, minus 5 for the penalty is 0.  Most rolls always succeed on an unmodified 1).  A character with a observation proficiency of 10 would notice the same event on a 5 or less.

Poetry (General)
     Proficiency in poetry includes the skills of reciting poetry and judging its quality. It also indicates that the character has a repertoire of poems memorized for recital at any time. Normal recitals require no proficiency checks. For composition of original poems, a successful proficiency check indicates above average quality.

Poison Lore (Rogue, Wizard)
     A character with this skill is familiar with poisons, both natural and artificial.  The character can identify poisons by observing its smell, color, and texture, as well as symptoms in a victim.  A character with this proficiency gains +1 with healing checks where poisons are involved.
     If the DM allows, a character with this proficiency may know a number of formulae and methods of making poisons and toxins. The character may make toxins under the same rules outlined under the herbalism proficiency, but is not limited to plant toxins.
     This skill is basically the same as the "sage knowledge - toxicology" proficiency in the Spells & Magic book, but has been expanded to include the rogue group.

Somatic Concealment (Wizard)
     With the increasing suspicion that the wildwinds, the rebellion in Moonglow, and the Quintarium have brought upon mages, more and more mages have found it helpful to mask their activities.
     A character with this skill can subtly  mask gestures and material components by use of robes and cloaks, intervening objects, and simple nonchalance. This allows the caster to cast spells without being noticed.
     A character using this ability must declare such before casting the spell. The casting time of the spell is effectively doubled. When the DM makes a check to see if the casting of a spell is noticed (see the Spells & Magic), the player is allowed to make an opposing check to avoid being noticed.
     This spell is only useful in hiding the casting of spells with somatic and / or material components. If the spell does not have a verbal component, there is a +4 to this proficiency check. If the spell has a verbal component and the caster makes a verbal concealment (c.f.) proficiency check, there is a +2 to the roll for this proficiency.

Storytelling (Priest, Rogue)
     This proficiency grants the ability to captivate an audience with stories, making moral points and bringing humor through the tale. It does not allow an individual to draw a group from other actions just to listen, nor to prevent them from reacting if the tale is interrupted. It simply enables a character to tell stories well and perhaps even make a living at it. Some societies, especially the primitive cultures of the South Seas, hold storytelling in high regard.
     If a character with this proficiency has knowledge in other areas (especially local history, ancient history, or lore of any kind) and uses this in the tale, the character should gain a bonus of +1 to +4 to the proficiency check. If the character speaks from personal experience, an additional +2 bonus should be applied as well.

Trailing (Rogue)
     Trailing is similar to tracking, but it is used in urban centers, rather than in the wilderness. This includes the talent of tailing someone who may be attempting to blend into a crowd, duck around corners, or get lost in the confusion of a busy street.
     A proficiency check is first made to see if the trailing character is able to trail without being noticed. The person trailing suffers a  -5 penalty to the proficiency check if the person being followed has the alertness proficiency. If
the trailing character is noticed, the person being followed might try to evade. To keep from losing the trail, the trailing character must make another proficiency check. The DM can apply a modifier between +3 and  -3, depending on the two characters' relative familiarity with the area.
     Other modifiers based on the situation can also be applied, such as a penalty for avoiding notice if the street is relatively clear or a bonus if in a crowd. The check for following the target can be penalized for a crowd setting or
given a bonus for a clear area.
     For any trailing proficiency check, a  3 penalty to the roll applies if the person being followed also has the trailing proficiency (presumably knowing a few tricks for evading pursuit).

Verbal Concealment (Wizard)
     Similar to the proficiency Somatic concealment, this proficiency allows the caster to hide the verbal component of a spell. It implies an aptitude and experience by the caster in speaking the verbal component of a spell in hushed but clearly enunciated tones.
     This proficiency may be used as an opposed check to avoid detection of spells with ONLY verbal components. For spells with verbal and somatic and/or material components, success in this check allows a +2 on the somatic concealment check instead.

Weapon Display (Warrior, Rogue)
     Characters with this ability can put on an impressive display of weapon prowess without fighting at all – swords whooshing in a blur, daggers flashing, and so on. The character must use a weapon which he or she is already proficient in. Characters with weapon of choice, specialization, or mastery may add their attack bonus from those abilities to the score for this proficiency.
     In order for this proficiency to be used, those who the character is hoping to awe must be paying attention and able to see the character, and must have a low or better intelligence. A group of the baron's guards might qualify, but an onrushing angry mob would not.
     If the character performs a weapons display prior to entering combat, this will delay the character's action by 3 segments. However, if the character is not struck in that time, an opposed proficiency check is made against the opponents willpower (or morale). If the character wins this test, the opponents are intimidated and suffer a -1 attack and initiative penalty for one round plus one round per level which the character exceeds the opponent's level (if any).
     If the character puts on a display for a full round (again, not suffering and damage), a check like the above is rolled. If the check is failed, any onlookers will not want to fight the character in melee combat.  If they are threatened (vice just watching the show) and they are of equal or lower level to the character, they must make a save vs. paralyzation or flee. Characters who save or who are too high level to be required to save suffer the same initiative and attack penalties listed above.

Note on modifiers for subabilities:
     In the past, we have allowed characters to apply both subability modifiers to their proficiency scores for those proficiencies that had 2 listed. This is not correct; do not do it anymore! If a proficiency has 2 different subabilities listed, use only the modifier from the one that gives you the best modifier.

• come up with the best insult (and uses it).
• come up with the most charming pick-up line.
• perform the most foolhardy heroic action.
• pull the most daring and/or flashy stunt.
• etc.

• Comical names. Sure, your character name may be funny for a while, but when the game becomes a perpetual joke, you really are spoiling it for everyone.
• Heavily biblical names. like Matthew and Bartholomew, are NOT names appropriate to the setting.
• Heavily ethnic names might also be out of place. There are no Spaniards or Germans or French on Trinalia per se. There are Oriental, Arabic, Norse, Greek, and Celtic analogs, but if you use one of those name types, you best be playing a character to fit those names!