Editing Jozhal (section)

=Playing Jozhal=
Jozhal actually make an appearance as a non-hostile race in the [[Prism Pentad]], and even help out the protagonists. So, whilst [[TSR]] never revisted their list of playable [[Dark Sun]] races beyond the [[Aarakocra]], [[Pterran]] and [[Dray]], fans decided to take up the slack, converting jozhal into a PC race for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition in the Complete Book of Athasian Humanoids.

::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 5/18, Dexterity 8/20, Constitution 5/20, Intelligence 8/20, Wisdom 5/20, Charisma 5/17
::Ability Score Adjustments: +1 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, -2 Strength, -1 Constitution, -2 Charisma (note: increase Cha by +2 when dealing with NPCs of the same race)
::Racial Class/Level Limits: [[Fighter]] 10, [[Gladiator]] 8, [[Ranger]] 8, [[Wizard|Preserver]] 12, [[Cleric]] 12, [[Druid]] 8, [[Thief]] 10, [[Psion]]icist Unlimited
:::Racial Thieving Skill Adjustments: Pick Pockets +5%, Open Locks -5%, Move Silently +10%, Hide in Shados +15%, Climb Walls -15%, Read Languages +5%, Detect Magic +10%, Detect Illusion +5%, Forge Documents -5%, Bribe Officials -10%
::Natural Armor Class: 5
::Movement: 18
::Camouflage: By changing their color to blend in, jozhal can attempt to become invisible; a creature must successfully pass a Wisdom check to detect a camouflaged jozhal.
::Ambush: If a jozhal makes a surprise attack after having gone unseen and undetected, its target suffers a -2 penalty to their Surprise check.
::Natural Weapons: A jozhal can make either 2 Claw attacks (1d4 damage) or one Bite attack (1d8 damage) per round.
::10% Magic Resistance
::Infravision 60'
::From 4th level, regardless of class, a jozhal can cast Detect Magic 1/day.
::Jozhal cannot wear armor of any kind; they are too small and wierdly shaped.
::Roleplaying Disadvantage: The jozhal love for magic (and willingness to steal magical gear) is well known. Creatures with a low opinion of magic users will often dislike jozhal, and of course, they will immediately be blamed for magical stuff going missing.
::Mandatory Initial NW Proficiency: Spellcraft

Naturally, this was then followed into [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] with Terrors of Athas:
::Ability Modifiers: +4 Dexterity, +4 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom, -4 Strength, -2 Constitution
::Size: Small
::Space/Reach: 5ft/5ft
::Speed: 30ft
::Weapon Proficiency: All Simple Weapons, Jozhal NAtural Weapons
::+4 racial bonus on Hide checks.
::+4 racial bonus on Use Magic Device checks.
::+1 natural armor bonus.
::Natural Weapons: Bite (1d4 damage)
::Special Attacks:
:::Psi-Like Abilities: Burst 3/day, Empty Mind (+4 bonus) 3/day, Dimension Swap 1/day. Manifester level 6th and included. Save DCS are Charisma based.
::Special Qualities:
:::Spell Resistance (Ex): A jozhal has spell resistance equal to its Hit Dice + 5.
::Automatic Languages: Jozhal, Common. Bonus Languages: [[Aarakocra]], [[Elf|Elven]], [[Dwarf|Dwarven]], [[Thri-Kreen]], [[Pterran]].
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Cleric]]
::[[Level Adjustment]]: +2

[[Category: Dark Sun]] [[Category: Monsters]]