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1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added basic info on 4e lore, the rivalry with tareks, and the PC writeups.

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Added basic info on 4e lore, the rivalry with tareks, and the PC writeups.

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	Until, apparently, a githzerai force infiltrated the area, and set off a "psionic devastator" which mind-fucked the githyanki into barbaric idiocy... who became the ancestors of the Athasian gith. (The adventure even offers speculation that this event could have been a trigger for the development of psionics on Athas overall.)		Until, apparently, a githzerai force infiltrated the area, and set off a "psionic devastator" which mind-fucked the githyanki into barbaric idiocy... who became the ancestors of the Athasian gith. (The adventure even offers speculation that this event could have been a trigger for the development of psionics on Athas overall.)

			4th edition offers an alternative take on the subject, saying that the gith are degenerate descendants of a race that visited Athas in a [[Spelljammer\|"vast silvery craft"]], only to be stranded by the Gray, whereupon a negative reaction to Athas' unique magical field warped them into savages, though some tribes possess a primitive mythology which centers on trying to rebuild their ancestral craft so they can leave this world.

			In all editions, Athasian gith are bitter enemies of the [[tarek]]s.

			Whilst official products have largely focused on Athasian gith as monsters, they have actually received player character conversions! Fans converted them to 2nd edition in the Complete Book of Athasian Humanoids, and to 3e in Terrors of Athas - but beyond that, [[Paizo]] also gave them a PC writeup in their first Dark Sun bestiary article in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #110!

			The fanmade stats look like this:
			::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 5/20, Dexterity 8/20, Constitution 5/20, Intelligence 5/20, Wisdom 5/, Charisma /18
			::Ability Score Adjustments: +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, -1 Constitution, -2 Charisma (but increase Cha by +2 when interacting with other gith)
			::Racial Class/Level Limits: [[Fighter]] 16, [[Gladiator]] 14, [[Defiler (Dark Sun)\|Defiler]] 12, [[Wizard\|Preserver]] 10, [[Cleric]] 12, [[THief]] 12, [[Psion]]icist Unlimited
			:::Racial Thieving Skill Adjustments: -5% Open Locks, +5% Hide in Shadows, +10% Detect Noise, -15% Climb Walls, -10% Bribe Officials, +10% Dig Tunnel, +5% Escape Bonds
			::Natural Armor Class: 8
			::Movement: 10
			::Advantages:
			:::A gith can "Spring", leaping 20 feet. If a gith Springs into the first round of combat, it gains a +2 attack roll bonus in that round.
			:::Gith can attack twice per round with their claws if uinarmed, doing 1d4 damage.
			:::Infravision 60 feet
			:::Can detect slopes and other changes in terrain when traveling underground
			:::Gain Jumping as a bonus proficiency, and higher levels in Jumping c an increase the distance of Springing.
			:::+1 attack roll and +1 damage bonus when wielding spears.
			::Disadvantages:
			:::Gith despise "traitors" who are cooperating with non-gith, and [[Gue'vasa\|will single them out as top priority unless more obvious threats are present]], such as a [[half-giant]] or a [[b'rohg]].
			:::Gith have a vulnerable nerve cluster on their back. If a called shot successfully hits them on their back, a gith must pass a Save vs. Paralyzation or be Stunned for 1d4 rounds.

			::Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma
			::Size: Medium
			::Base Land Speed: 30 feet
			::+10 racial bonus to Jump checks.
			::+4 racial bonus to Hide and Move Silently checks.
			::+2 natural armor bonus.
			::Natural Weaponry: 2 Claw attacks that do 1d4 damage.
			::Low-Light Vision
			::[[Favored Class]]: [[Rogue]]
			::[[Level Adjustment]]: +1

			Paizo's 3e version, in comparison, looks like this:
			::Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Strength, +2 Wisdom, -2 Intelligence
			::Size: Medium
			::Type: Humanoid
			::Base Land Speed: 30 feet
			::Darkvision 60 feet
			::Naturally Psionic: 2 bonus psi power points at 1st level.
			::Psi-Like Abilities: Athasian gith gain the following psi-like abilities at the indicated levels. Manifester level equal to 1/2 Hit Dice (minimum 1st), save DCs are Charisma based.
			:::1st Level: Matter Agittion 3/day, Control Flames 3/day
			:::3rd Level: Biofeedback 3/day
			:::6th level: Control Body 3/day
			:::9th Level: Psychofeedback 3/day, Telekinetic Thrust 1/day
			::Leaper: Athasian gith gain a +10 racial bonus on Jump checks.
			::Natural Weapons: 2 Claw attacks that do 1d4 + Strength modifier Slashing damage.
			::[[Favored Class]]: [[Barbarian]]
			::[[Level Adjustment]]: +2

	===Pirates of Gith (Spelljammer)===		===Pirates of Gith (Spelljammer)===

1d4chan>Auroch: /* Eberron */

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Eberron

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	According to ''Player's Guide to Eberron'', the two types of Gith in [[Eberron]] were separately created by the Mind Flayers ~9000 years ago as slaves. They revolted when the Giants blew up one of Eberron's moons to stop the [[Daelkyr]], but could never get along with eachother. Gith herself is absent (or at least not mentioned) in this version.		According to ''Player's Guide to Eberron'', the two types of Gith in [[Eberron]] were separately created by the Mind Flayers ~9000 years ago as slaves. They revolted when the Giants blew up one of Eberron's moons to stop the [[Daelkyr]], but could never get along with eachother. Gith herself is absent (or at least not mentioned) in this version.

	Setting creator Keith Baker prefers a much cooler alternative: The Gith are refugees of a ~~world previously~~ invaded by the Daelkyr (who created most of Eberron's aberrations, including Mind Flayers) ~~that~~ didn't have ~~gatekeepers~~ around to save it. Gith herself led the refugees before the two split. ~~This results in two bits~~ of ~~world building~~, ~~first that~~ of ~~this is that~~ Eberron ~~isn~~'t ~~unique in~~ being ~~targeted by~~ the ~~daelkyr,~~ the ~~second being that Eberron~~, ~~via Xoriat, is connected~~ to ~~other planets or other realities~~.		Setting creator Keith Baker prefers a much cooler alternative: The Gith are refugees of a previous version of Eberron. It was invaded by the Daelkyr (who created most of Eberron's aberrations, including Mind Flayers), and they didn't have Gatekeepers around to save it. Gith herself led the refugees into the Astral Plane before the two split. The Astral Plane, being timeless, was unaffected when that version of Eberron was eventually destroyed and recreated - leaving the Gith 'orphans', and incredibly resentful of the occupants of the modern version of Eberron, because (a) the humans and such ''have'' a homeworld to live on, and don't realize how good they have it, and (b) the gith can't even invade, because they'll fall apart from being incompatible with the current edition of the Material Plane; they're stuck in the Astral and they can't have kids there, so they're doomed to die slowly.

	==4th Edition==		==4th Edition==

1d4chan>LamenterLover: /* A Guide To The Astral Plane (Planescape) */

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A Guide To The Astral Plane (Planescape)

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	This sourcebook gives a huge amount of additional detail after the creation legend. There are notes that allude to a very slight reptilian physiology (tying back to the Athasian gith); additional catch-words in their language; more details on their professions; and stats and background for [[Vlaakith CLVII]], the [[Lich]]-Queen herself. This book basically established much of the lore that got reused in 3rd Edition, and if you want a good look at the githyanki as a society and whatnot, this is the place to do it.		This sourcebook gives a huge amount of additional detail after the creation legend. There are notes that allude to a very slight reptilian physiology (tying back to the Athasian gith); additional catch-words in their language; more details on their professions; and stats and background for [[Vlaakith CLVII]], the [[Lich]]-Queen herself. This book basically established much of the lore that got reused in 3rd Edition, and if you want a good look at the githyanki as a society and whatnot, this is the place to do it.

	This was also the edition of ''[[Planescape Torment]]'', and its githzerai party member, Dak'kon the Pariah, is a vitally-important milestone in the history of that race's development, for reasons listed on that page.		This was also the edition of ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'', and its githzerai party member, Dak'kon the Pariah, is a vitally-important milestone in the history of that race's development, for reasons listed on that page.

	==3rd Edition==		==3rd Edition==

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	'''Gith''' is the name of the legendary "founder" of the various races that inherited her name, all originating as far back as 1st edition AD&D. Since that time, they have proven to be one of the most remarkably well-developed races and story arcs for D&D, with almost every edition either providing additional background for the race, or progressing their story in some way. The only place they do not really appear much (if at all) is in BECMI D&D, which mostly also means they do not appear in the Mystara campaign setting.		'''Gith''' is the name of the legendary "founder" of the various races that inherited her name, all originating as far back as 1st edition AD&D. Since that time, they have proven to be one of the most remarkably well-developed races and story arcs for D&D, with almost every edition either providing additional background for the race, or progressing their story in some way. The only place they do not really appear much (if at all) is in BECMI D&D, which mostly also means they do not appear in the Mystara campaign setting.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Literary Background */

2021-01-01T20:38:25Z

Literary Background

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	The actual creation of the githyanki owes, apparently, to no less than George R. R. Martin himself, in his very first novel, "Dying of the Light". (It should come as no shocker that the book is pretty fucking grimdark: it's set in the final days of a dying world where almost every single character dies. Yes, it seems GRRM never met any characters he didn't like killing off before the end of his books...) Anyway, a guy named Charles "Charlie" Stross, a British author who was into space opera and Lovecraftian horror (considerably later, better-known for his excellent ''Laundry Files'' series), borrowed the name of the race from GRRM's book, and no shit, he retooled it for his own homebrew AD&D campaign. He submitted it to the ancient White Dwarf magazine as part of their "Fiend Factory" articles for new monsters, and it was selected among other monsters for inclusion in the brand new Fiend Folio. In fact, the githyanki was even selected to be the monster depicted on the cover.		The actual creation of the githyanki owes, apparently, to no less than George R. R. Martin himself, in his very first novel, "Dying of the Light". (It should come as no shocker that the book is pretty fucking grimdark: it's set in the final days of a dying world where almost every single character dies. Yes, it seems GRRM never met any characters he didn't like killing off before the end of his books...) Anyway, a guy named Charles "Charlie" Stross, a British author who was into space opera and Lovecraftian horror (considerably later, better-known for his excellent ''Laundry Files'' series), borrowed the name of the race from GRRM's book, and no shit, he retooled it for his own homebrew AD&D campaign. He submitted it to the ancient White Dwarf magazine as part of their "Fiend Factory" articles for new monsters, and it was selected among other monsters for inclusion in the brand new Fiend Folio. In fact, the githyanki was even selected to be the monster depicted on the cover.

	These origins give seem to give some perspective to why gith-folk are consistently one of the better-loved "quirk" races in D&D, both among neckbeards (who love the weird blend of literature, homebrew, and back-porting that made them an official part of the game) and even the newbies (who seem to like having something that breaks a lot of generic fantasy molds, like elves and orcs, which may get overused). Even when fans of D&D hate psionics, it's really not hard at all to simply switch out magic ~~with psionics~~ and keep the rest mostly intact.		These origins give seem to give some perspective to why gith-folk are consistently one of the better-loved "quirk" races in D&D, both among neckbeards (who love the weird blend of literature, homebrew, and back-porting that made them an official part of the game) and even the newbies (who seem to like having something that breaks a lot of generic fantasy molds, like elves and orcs, which may get overused). Even when fans of D&D hate psionics, it's really not hard at all to simply switch out psionics with magic and keep the rest mostly intact.

	==1st Edition==		==1st Edition==

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	~~Image:~~Githyanki_1e.png\|The very first depiction of a githyanki.		Githyanki_1e.png\|The very first depiction of a githyanki.
	~~Image:Githyanki_2e~~.png\|Now slightly harder to confuse for an undead creature.		Githyanki MM 2e.png\|Now slightly harder to confuse for an undead creature.
	~~Image:~~Githyanki_3e.jpg\|The definitive model, or so it seems.		Githyanki_3e.jpg\|The definitive model, or so it seems.
	~~Image:~~Githyanki_4e.jpg\|The Githyanki as they appear in 4e. Notably more muscular than in their earlier depictions.		Githyanki_4e.jpg\|The Githyanki as they appear in 4e. Notably more muscular than in their earlier depictions.
	~~Image:~~Githyanki_5e.jpg\|Arrogant, haughty raiders of the [[Astral]].		Githyanki_5e.jpg\|Arrogant, haughty raiders of the [[Astral]].
	~~Image:~~Githzerai_1e.jpg\|Can you believe this is how they used to look?		Githzerai_1e.jpg\|Can you believe this is how they used to look?
	~~Image:Githzerai_2e~~.png\|Nope, color doesn't make it any less stupid.		Githzerai MM 2e.png\|Nope, color doesn't make it any less stupid. (And the pink underpants definitely don't help.)
	~~Image:~~Githzerai_3e.jpg\|Now we're talking.		Githzerai_3e.jpg\|Now we're talking.
	~~Image:~~Githzerai_4e.jpg\|And they're the good guys, who could guess?		Githzerai_4e.jpg\|And they're the good guys, who could guess?
	~~Image:~~Githzerai 5e.jpg\|Mysterious [[monk]]s from otherworldly realms.		Githzerai 5e.jpg\|Mysterious [[monk]]s from otherworldly realms.
	~~File:~~TotOP Githyanki.jpg		TotOP Githyanki.jpg
	~~File:Athasian~~ Gith.~~gif~~\|The degenerate gith of [[Dark Sun]]		Gith MM 2e.png\|The degenerate gith of [[Dark Sun]]
	~~File:~~Athasian Gith (4e).jpg\|4e's depiction of Athasian Gith		Athasian Gith (4e).jpg\|4e's depiction of Athasian Gith
	~~File:~~Pirate ~~of Gith~~.~~gif~~\|The Gith Pirates of [[Spelljammer]].		Pirate gith MM 2e.png\|The Gith Pirates of [[Spelljammer]].
	~~File:~~Githyanki vs Mindflayer.jpg		Githyanki vs Mindflayer.jpg
	~~File:~~DiTerlizzi Githyanki.jpg		DiTerlizzi Githyanki.jpg
	~~File:~~Vlaakith CLVII.jpg		Vlaakith CLVII.jpg\|Vlaakith CLVII
	~~File:~~3e Giths.jpg		3e Giths.jpg
	~~File:~~Githzerai Family.jpg		Githzerai Family.jpg
	~~File:~~Githzerai Monk vs Oni.jpg		Githzerai Monk vs Oni.jpg
	~~File:~~Rrathmal.jpg		Rrathmal.jpg
	~~File:~~Githyanki Astral Sailor.jpg		Githyanki Astral Sailor.jpg
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1d4chan>SpectralTime: /* 5th Edition */

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5th Edition

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	==5th Edition==		==5th Edition==
	In 5e, the Gith retain their historic traits, such as the githyanki being raiders and conquerors and the githzerai being monks who hang around in Limbo, and them both hating each other and hating the illithids more. There have been some individual reworks, but those are better-~~outlines~~ on their own pages.		In 5e, the Gith retain their historic traits, such as the githyanki being raiders and conquerors and the githzerai being monks who hang around in Limbo, and them both hating each other and hating the illithids more. There have been some individual reworks, but those are better-outlined on their own individual pages.

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