Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

Atlas wrote:Book of Erotic Fantasy and Nymphology... seriously?

WeWhoEat wrote:Laugh if you want, but I once played in a campaign where we had to escort a pregnant woman o'er hither an' yon, and things would have been more fleshed-out if we had had the BoEF and its rules about how pregnancies modify stats.

That being said, most of the book is absolute silliness, and likely has no application on BGtSCC.

scriver wrote:On the topic of language; what is the language of Tethyr?

AlfarinIcebreaker wrote:Do Dwarves in Faerun by rule of thumb have name and a surname (stronghold name) or can I roll one with just the first name?

RoS, page 15 wrote:

The Clanless

Even in such a tightly knit society as the dwarves possess, some simply cannot fit in. Frequently, these dwarves cannot subjugate their needs as individuals to the needs of the group as a whole. Others cannot easily withstand the rigid rule of law, chafi ng under the restrictions it requires or simply choosing another way to live. Still others are thrust unceremoniously from the bosom of the clan in payment for crimes they have committed. These groups all form the lowest rung of dwarf society: the clanless.

Clanless dwarves come from all manner of backgrounds—criminals, rebels, the dispossessed, and the orphaned. They have no hall to welcome them, no patriarch to give them succor. They often live in the poorest section of the dwarf cities, often in the industrial districts near their businesses or jobs. They sometimes work as common laborers, though those with a more adventurous spirit usually head for the surface world and try to make their fortunes there.

Because of the affi nity the clanless have for the adventuring life, most clanholds look upon adventuring dwarves (or those without an obvious affi liation) with suspicion. Because they are suspected to be misfi ts at best and criminals at worst, any offers of hospitality to clanless dwarves are usually made with one hand outstretched and the other resting meaningfully on the nearest weapon. No dwarf will turn away another in need, but the clanless typically receive a much shorter invitation and much less comfort than any other. Because of this treatment, some groups of clanless dwarves are rumored to have set up surface freeholds in the style of their clan cousins. Since no clan member would be invited to such a place, however, much less willingly set foot inside it, the rumors are difficult to substantiate.