OSR: Character Races

Having chatted with my players, we've made the collective decision to GLOG-ify my Egradus setting. The Pike & Shotte classes I've been working on have been designed to work with the generally Early Modern-ish setting - firearms, blackpowder and other such things - but I've needed to get a set of races sorted to satisfy my players' demands for weird and wonderful things to choose from (before they inevitably choose humans anyway, the sods). Skerples has made an excellent table of d50 OSR Races and has nailed the format for presenting them. Mine will be done in much the same fashion - flavourful perks and drawbacks, and a choice of stat to reroll.

The existing choices in my Lamentations of the Flame Princess-based game are: human, elf, dwarf, halfling, orc, and beast-man. The majority of the races presented below will be beast-man types (similar to Skerples' -lings). Beast-man forms are generally humanoid with animal features, but this may vary depending on what my players feel like or what I think is appropriate to the setting.

Credit, Mirko Failoni

Character Races

d100	Race	Stat Reroll	Perk	Drawback
1-20	Human	Any	1 Boon to benefits from beneficial magic	1 Bane on Saves vs mutation
21-30	Elf	CHA	Can tell if an item is magical on sight	Save when using magic items or drain 1d6 charges
31-40	Dwarf	STR	1 Boon on Saves vs magic	Save or be transfixed by the full moon
41-50	Halfling	DEX	Eat half as many rations	-2 Inventory Slots
51-60	Orc	CON	Add character level to all healing	Save or half effect from beneficial magic
61	Boar-man	CON	Can smell food within 200'	Eat twice as many rations
62	Deer-man	CHA	Leave no tracks in wilderness	Save or flee (1d4 Rounds) if surprised
63	Goat-man	DEX	Movement unaffected in rough terrain	1 Bane on all Stealth rolls due to pervasive goat-odour
64	Horse-man	STR	+2 Inventory Slots	Save or suffer 1d4 damage when incurring Fatigue
65	Badger-man	WIS	Can excavate twice as much with your paws	Poor vision beyond 50'.
66	Cat-man	DEX	Night vision	Save or toy with wounded enemies (reduce to 1hp if damage is lethal)
67	Hound-man	CON	Can track targets by scent	Save vs commands from legitimate authority figures
68	Ox-man	STR	Horns - 1d6 damage natural weapon + Save or stunned for 1 Round	Hungry enemies attack you first
69	Crow-man	INT	Can sense spirits of the dead	Save or devour carrion
70	Otter-man	INT	Can hold breath for 8 minutes	Oily skin makes it easier to slip (1 Bane when climbing, balancing etc.)
71	Fish-man	WIS	Can swim at double Movement	Drink twice as much liquid
72	Bear-man	STR	Claws - 1d6 natural weapons	Can't fit in tight spaces, armour is 50% more expensive
73	Rat-man	INT	1 Boon to Saves vs Disease	1 Bane on Saves vs Fear
74	Owl-man	WIS	1 extra Boon to Stealth at night	Can only eat raw meat
75	Snake-man	INT	Poisonous bite - 1d6 + poison	Movement halved and all rolls made with 1 Bane when cold
76	Peacock-man	CHA	Can dazzle enemies in combat as an action (Save or 1 Bane on attacks)	Take 1 Bane on all rolls if soiled/dirty
77	Gull-man	INT	Can eat anything organic	Incapable of being quiet - 1 Bane on all Stealth rolls
78	Songbird-man*	CHA	1 Boon on social interactions after singing	Save or be distracted by food
79	Mole-man	WIS	Can burrow beneath the ground as a movement action	Vision limited to 10'
80	Spider-man	DEX	1 Boon on all climbing rolls	Cannot eat solid food
81	Sheep-man	CON	1 Boon to resist poor weather and cold	Save or flee (1d4 Rounds) if surprised
82	Lizard-man	CON	Eat half as many rations	Movement halved and all rolls made with 1 Bane when cold
83	Hawk-man	DEX	20/5 vision	If an attack does max damage, Save or boast for 1 Round
84	Slug-man**	INT	Sticky foot can adhere to walls/ceiling	Salt does 1d6 damage
85	Crab-man**	STR	Claws - 2d8 natural weapons	Mouthparts can't speak humanoid languages
86	Mouse-man	DEX	Can detect incredibly quiet sounds	Save or freeze (1d4 Rounds) if surprised
87	Moth-man	DEX	Can shed a dust cloud	Save or attracted to lights when in darkness
88	Locust-man	STR	Can leap 100'	Eat twice as many rations
89	Wasp-man	INT	Sugary food counts as double rations	Save or go beserk when damaged
90	Frog-man	STR	Sticky tongue can grab objects 20' away	Drink twice as much liquid
91	Stoat-man	STR	1 Boon on all combat manoeuvres	Can only eat raw meat
92	Rabbit-man	CHA	Can jump twice as high	Save or flee (1d4 Rounds) if surprised
93	Heron-man	WIS	Beak - extra attack with natural weapon as dagger	Can only eat raw fish
94	Beetle-man	STR	Can lift objects twice heavier than the regular weight limit	1 Bane to all Movement rolls
95	Ant-man	STR	+2 Inventory Slots	Save if attempting to go against tradition or fall catatonic for 1 Turn
96	Pheasant-man	CHA	1 Boon on Movement when sprinting	Save or dash for cover if surprised
97	Monkey-man	INT	Prehensile tail	Save or tinker with mechanical objects
98	Fox-man	CHA	1 Boon to Stealth when thieving/deceiving	Save or kill prisoners after battle
99	Hare-man	DEX	Gain 1 Boon on all Movement checks	Solitary - gain no benefit from assistance
100	Worm-man	WIS	Can move through cracks a few inches wide (without equipment)	-2 Inventory Slots

* This covers small-medium songbirds like sparrows, tits, starlings etc.
** Yoon-Suin is a visit-able location in my game so these have been made with that in mind. Crab-men in Yoon-Suin are slaves.