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==Hill Dwarves==

Also see the [[SRD:Dwarf|dwarf]] creature listing.

[[Summary::Hill dwarves are the most common variety of dwarves.]] Hill dwarves favor earth tones in their clothing and prefer simple and functional garb. The skin can be very dark, but it is always some shade of tan or brown. Hair color can be black, gray, or brown. Hill dwarves average 4 feet tall and weigh as much as adult humans.

</noinclude>* {{Property Link|Racial Ability Adjustments|SRD:Constitution|+2 Constitution}}, {{Property Link|Racial Ability Adjustments|SRD:Charisma|–2 Charisma}}.
* {{Property Link|Type|SRD:Humanoid Type|Humanoid}} ({{Property Link|Subtype|SRD:Dwarf Subtype|Dwarf}})
* {{3.5e Racial Size|Medium|hill dwarf|gender=he|genderPossession=his}}
* Hill dwarf [[SRD:Base Land Speed|base land speed]] is 20 feet. However, hill dwarves can move at this speed even when wearing [[SRD:Armor|medium or heavy armor]] or when carrying a [[SRD:Carrying Capacity|medium or heavy load]] (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
* {{3.5e Darkvision|hill dwarf|60}}
* Stonecunning: This ability grants a hill dwarf a +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn’t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A hill dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] check as if he were actively searching, and a hill dwarf can use the [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] skill to find stonework traps as a [[SRD:Rogue|rogue]] can. A hill dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a [[SRD:Humans (Race)|human]] can sense which way is up.
* Weapon Familiarity: Hill dwarves may treat [[SRD:Dwarven Waraxe|dwarven waraxes]] and [[SRD:Dwarven Urgrosh|dwarven urgroshes]] as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
* Stability: A hill dwarf gains a +4 bonus on [[SRD:Ability Check|ability checks]] made to resist being [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rushed]] or [[SRD:Trip|tripped]] when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Poisons|poison]].<includeonly>*Not reflected in the [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] numbers given here.</includeonly>
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Spells|spells]] and [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like effects]].<includeonly>*Not reflected in the [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] numbers given here.</includeonly>
* +1 racial bonus on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] against [[SRD:Orc|orcs]] and [[SRD:Goblinoid Subtype|goblinoids]].
* +4 dodge bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] against monsters of the [[SRD:Giant Type|giant type]]. Any time a creature loses its [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus (if any) to [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]], such as when it’s caught [[SRD:Flat-Footed|flat-footed]], it loses its dodge bonus, too.
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Appraise Skill|Appraise]] checks that are related to stone or metal items.
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] checks that are related to stone or metal.
* [[SRD:Automatic Language|Automatic Languages]]: Common and Dwarven. 
* [[SRD:Bonus Language|Bonus Languages]]: Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Terran, and Undercommon.
* [[SRD:Favored Class|Favored Class]]: {{Property Link|Favored Class|SRD:Fighter|Fighter}}. A [[SRD:Multiclass Characters|multiclass]] hill dwarf’s [[SRD:Fighter|Fighter]] [[SRD:Class|class]] does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
* [[SRD:Level Adjustment|Level Adjustment]]: +[[Level Adjustment::0]]
* [[SRD:Effective Character Level|Effective Character Level]]: [[Effective Character Level::1]]<noinclude>

{{Random Starting Ages
|race=Hill Dwarf
|base=40
|simp=3d6
|moder=5d6
|comp=7d6
}}

{{Aging Effects
|race=Hill Dwarf
|mid=125
|old=188
|vene=250
|max=2d%
}}

{{Random Heights and Weights
|race=Hill Dwarf
|mbaseft=3
|mbasein=9
|mmodin=2d4
|mbaselb=130
|mmodlb=2d6
|fbaseft=3
|fbasein=7
|fmodin=2d4
|fbaselb=100
|fmodlb=2d6
}}

{{SRD Race Footer}}</noinclude>
Effective Character Level	1 +
Favored Class	Fighter +
Identifier	Race +
Level Adjustment	0 +
Racial Ability Adjustments	+2 Constitution + and –2 Charisma +
Size	Medium +
Subtype	Dwarf +
Summary	Hill dwarves are the most common variety of dwarves. +
Title	Dwarves, Hill +
Type	Humanoid +