A collection of other lineages available in game, drawn from a variety of sources.
Basteti (ToV conversion)
Conversion of Basteti from Southlands Player Guide (5e) to ToV using guidelines as per ToV conversion guide. Thought process detailed below:
"Lineage is about a character’s inherited biological traits. No matter where the character is born, they are born like this. Things that typically go into a lineage are innate powers (magical or otherwise) and physical features, such as darkvision or wings that allow flight. When converting a 5E race or subrace into a lineage, keep features describing the race’s size, speed, life expectancy, physical characteristics, and similar features."
"Heritage is a character’s learned traits. It is about the cultural elements that influenced a character during their formative years. It encompasses what the character’s family, community, or other formative authority figure taught them. Things that typically go into a heritage are behavioral powers, skill proficiencies, tool proficiencies, weapon proficiencies, languages, and learned magical abilities, such as the ability to cast a specific spell. When converting a 5E race or subrace into a ToV heritage, keep the features that describe the race’s weapon or armor training, languages, trained spellcasting, tool proficiencies, and similar features."
"Backgrounds are how you spent your time before becoming an adventurer. Some mechanical expressions can overlap with heritage, but think of a background as what the character might learn professionally as opposed to what they might learn from their personal life. When converting a 5E background, choose a talent from those in the Player’s Guide that fit the theme of the background and apply it. Then, replace the background’s personality trait, ideals, bonds, and flaws with an adventuring motivation that answers why a character with this background’s knowledge and experiences would seek a life of adventure."
Using this as a starting point, in order to separate out Lineage from Heritage and Background, Basteti are obviously Agile Beastkin. Ignoring the ability score increases (DEX +2, CHA +1) from 5e as that is already baked into abilities in ToV, the rest translates fairly well:
The other parts of the 5e race description will be defined by background and/or heritage.
Age: Basteti mature at the same rate as humans and can live just past a century.
Size: Basteti have a similar stature to humans but are generally leaner and more muscular. Your size is Medium.
Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Cat’s Claws: You have claws that you can use as natural weapons to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. You may pounce as a weapon option with this attack, treated exactly the same as a trip if you have move at least 10 feet towards your target before the attack.
Agile: Your claws give you a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. You have advantage on saves against being knocked prone.
Darkvision: You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Bastet’s Blessing: The gift of the goddess allows you to communicate in a limited manner with non‑humanoid feline beasts. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in turn. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them, but cats seldom do what they are told.
Stalker’s Reflex: You have advantage on Dexterity checks for initiative.
Basteti Names: The basteti usually adopt names similar to other races in whatever region they dwell. In the Southlands, the greatest population of basteti live in and around Per‑Bastet and tend to have Nurian names. Young basteti and basteti adventurers often choose names inspired by heroic tales, thrilling adventures or other esoteric factors.
Male Names: Amub, Nahab, Sati, Uetu
Female Names: Ahura, Khata, Siotio, Zaliki
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