7/25/2019 05 Ea RPG Basic Rules - Races + Homelands

1/2

4 Race'$uture

2 Race3Culture

!ne of t%e /aCor defining c%aracteristics of 6okiens =iddeeart% +and beyond, is t%e ric%y

de"eoed races and cutures described in %is works. 6%oug% t%ere are ony a %andfu of :@ree

Peoes; as distincti"e races? t%ere are /any cutura differences wit%in t%ose races. 6%e E RPG BR

ony defines t%e races? and ea"es t%e subdi"ision of cuturesfor t%e 7tandard and )d"anced "ersions

of t%e E RPG 7yste/ for si/icity sake. 6%e 4 Payer $%aracter races areA

8warf

Ef

Hobbit

=en

6%oug% t%ere are /any ot%er races and cutures a"aiabe in 6okiens word for ayers to encounter

as nonayer c%aracters? as an introductory syste/? Cust t%ese 4 races are a"aiabe to ayer

c%aracters.

2.1 Select or Roll Race

If you are using sefdeter/ination aroac% si/y seect w%ic% race you refer your c%aracter

to be. If you are using t%e 7ong of )rda :fate; aroac%? t%en si/y ro your die to deter/ine w%ic%

race your c%aracter isA

8i Ro +1d*, R sut

1 8warf

2 Ef

3 Hobbit

4* =en +6okien used t%e ter/ :=en; for a %u/ans,

Page 11 of 34

Picture of t%e 4 /ain races coage %ere.

7/25/2019 05 Ea RPG Basic Rules - Races + Homelands

2/2

4 Race'$uture

2.$ %omelands

6%oug% t%e Basic Rues wi not ist e"ery ossibe %o/eand fro/ 6okiens deey de"eoed

word? so/e of t%e /ore we known are isted in t%e race descrition sections to %e wit% t%e

c%aracter de"eo/ent rocess. If you aready know =iddeeart% we enoug% to c%oose a %o/eand

aroriate for your c%aracter? you /ay c%oose w%ate"er %o/eand you wis%? wit% your G=s aro"a

of course. Ho/eands are isted for eac% of t%e races.

@or t%ose not as fa/iiar wit% =iddeeart% and t%e ands beyond? a brief ist is ro"ided in t%e

racia descrition section? wit% t%e otion to ro for t%e so/e of t%e better known ocations

aroriate to eac% race. ou /ay si/y seect one you ike? or use et 7ong of )rda to decide for

you.

Page 12 of 34