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The Quill has spent a lot of time describing the people and beasts of fantasy realms, in the land of Taluma but could be in any land. For the summer season we are going to look at some Expanded Rules options for 5e that for the Taluma setting, but can be used in any campaign.

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Expanded Rules: Complex Challenges

In the Expanded Rules feature, we will explore adaptations of existing rules: tweaks or additions to add flavor to your Taluma (or any other) campaign. In this feature we recommend a way to run and track long, multi-phase exploration, investigation, and research: deep delving.

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Expanded Rules: Bonus Actions & Reactions

In the Expanded Rules feature, we will explore adaptations of existing rules: tweaks or additions to add flavor to your Taluma (or any other) campaign. In this feature we will explore and expand options for Bonus Actions and Reactions.

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Expanded Rules: Bloodied

In the Expanded Rules feature, we will explore adaptations of existing rules: tweaks or additions to add flavor to your Taluma (or any other) campaign. In this feature we will explore and expand the term/rule: Bloodied.

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Mortals: Anthropomorphs

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

The last group of mortals include the anthropomorphs, hybrid humanoid beings with the features of a beast.

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Mortals:Hexen

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

Hexen are fey who share strange, hideous, or unpleasant features due to exposure to corrupt magic.

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Mortals:Fey

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

The beings collectively known as the fey are uncanny, preternatural people considered to be spirits of the natural world.

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Mortals:Eidolons

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

The most powerful mortals are the eidolons. Eidolons are divine beings that are not immortal. They can be corporeal or incorporeal and often represent or are the manifestation of preternatural essences like the elements or radiant power.

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Mortals:Gargants

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

After the Rivening when the cloud, fire, frost and stone giants were created, the Caelestine were able to further enhance a few of them who were able to accept the fifth element of aether which is the thunder and evolve into storm giants. Over time, those giants that were not granted an element devolved into what we know today as hill giants.

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Mortals:Fiends

The Quill already spent a season each on the ‘civilized’ people including: dwarves, elves, urchins (smalfolk) and orcs; along with humans. There are other mortal beings across the land. Mortals are considered to be sentient people who have a finite existence and are subject to death: they are not immortal.

Our first classification of mortals are fiends. Fiends are mortals with infernal heritage, originally the offspring of demons and devils. This includes demonkin or lesser demons, who are the result of two infernals or an infernal and another mortal mating, and the orc and their kin who are offspring of demons and mortals.

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