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- Lizardfolk, or Iruxi, are some of the coolest creatures in pathfinder. They have a heavily combat-focused lore and their abilities are some of the most unique compared to other races. And there is NOTHING INAPPROPRIATE about them. Let's talk about them here in my Lizardfolk Ancestry Guide for Pathfinder 2e.
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Really misread that Guided by the Stars there, it give you reroll with the better result and only give the +1 if you can see the nighttime stars.
Oh wow. I REALLY did lol. I appreciate you pointing that out. My weird reading issues definitely sneak in from time to time.
You missed the rule that says if you take Lightning Tongue you have to play the Yoshi tongue sound effect every time you use it.
I would 100% add a yoshi joke if I made the video again...
One idea I had for a lizardfolk character is a monk who focuses on a bunch of the Ki feats and uses his ancestry feats to get a bunch of different unarmed attacks.
This is what my current Lizardfolk does. He is basically a medium sized Godzilla. All my ki spells are his Atomic Breath and powerful bites. He is loads of fun.
Scion Transformation: A permanent -1 penalty to Dexterity checks.
Oh no, what a nightmare...
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I'm really sad that they take an intelligence penalty, because that makes it suboptimal to play Blizzard the Lizard wizard
Do not let your ability scores determine your sense of pride. Blizzard the Lizard Wizard will RISE and OVERCOME.
@@Nonat1s Exactly! There's the Optional Flaws rule if need be! One can take a hit to their scores to get an extra nip of Int, and given that over the course of 20 levels you actually get more ability boosts than you can actually effectively use the extra flaws aren't the super hugest deal.
You can cancel out the flaw with a background that increases intelligence.
Didn't you see that they also get a free ability boost? You can cancel the flaw. Granted your wizard would have 16 int at most at level 1 but it is good.
@@milanmarkovic2721optional flaw combined with the free boost would get you a positive intelligence boost. Main downside is you’d need to choose two other stats to sack but fortunately wizards can usually sack strength fairly easily and maybe charisma.
You should still get 18 intelligence, you’re just sacking your secondary stats a bit.
I remember you not being prepared for bone magic and dangle when reading for the first time lul
I have no clue what you mean. There's nothing funny or inappropriate about these feats. They're just magical abilities gained from the Iruxi bloodline.
@@Nonat1s don't act like you don't know. I remember you saying the Deus Ex Machina bit too! I've returned!
I really liked the more diverse approach to lizardfolk (with the different types of real-life lizards as a model for the different heritages) and also this kinda shamanic flair of the artworks, with their gear and weapons made of carved bones
I love their connection with bones of their ancestors. I'm glad they went with that approach without going full necromancy with it.
I just found out this was a thing in 2e PF.. Ive been making Lizardfolk subraces for 5e based on the difference IRL lizards. This is almost enough to have me try pathfinder 2e.. just cant invest in being a GM for an other system right now
@@teaganlefey704 how about now ? 🤨
9:35 A small mistake - in 2e wyverns are sapient, even if other drakes are not, so Reptile rider won't work on them. The bestiary even states that they can talk, but they'd rather not (apparently, they're sociopaths)
Oh really? Fascinating. I feel like you never see many sapient wyverns in media. Thanks for pointing that out!
Iruxi spirit strike feat is really good because it means that you can have 1 more property rune on your handwraps
I do think one very important thing about Iruxi Spirit Strike is that it doesn't say you actually have the Property rune just thst you gain the effects of it. So you can still have three other property runes on your handwraps while also maintaining ghsot touch for when you need it
My favorite thing about PF2 so far compared to D&D 5e is illustrated here. Starting Lizardfolk get everything they get in 5e, and then with Ancestry Feats coming at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level, they keep getting more and more lizard-powers from that ancestry. The best part is that every Ancestry does this; elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, humans, orcs, catfolk, tengu, etc. Also, since these are tiered feats, they keep getting more powerful as you go up.
Good to see that they kept the flaw to intelligence. That's back from their days in D&D. In D&D lore, the god of the lizardfolk separated into twin beings of strength and cunning, and disavows intelligence. Wizards amongst the lizardfolk are shunned for this reason, and often exiled or killed.
Fascinating. I like it, and it really makes me want to create a lizardfolk wizard lol
In pathfinder lore, the god of serpentfolk is a decapitated immortal with less sentience than even regular beasts, so there's a tie in there as well
@@nicholasromero238 In D&D's the Forgotten Realms, there is a deity called the World Serpent. It is split into several essences, each a different avatar of its aspects. It is largely worshipped by the Yuan-Ti, akin to the Nagaji from Pathfinder.
Yeah, but the Golarian lizardfolk are more of a species in decline due to their long mating process that once was a powerfull and glorius empire back during the age of lizards (and a global-scale one, I guess with kind of a Dinotopia feeling to it), they also don't seem to have deities of any sort but revere the great beast they once tamed, hence their huge reptilian conection. Scion lizardfolk also used to be the standart lizardflok before their fall. Lizardfolk on the Forggoten Realms are very diferent, heck, lizardfolk didn't have any flaw back in Pathfinder 1e and had bonuses to Strenght and Constitution. I think their flaw should have been Charisma due to their isolationism, I always saw them as savages who were cold, cunning and calculating to be honest (but I admit that was me).
Lightning Tongue isn't just a first level ancestry feat, it's also my Def Leppard cover band
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Frilled Lizardfolk is cool for Braggart Swashbuckler. You just gain an Intimidating glare plus the ability to inflict frightened 2 instead of 1 at almost no cost. Very nice improvements for a character based on Demoralizing
Damn it!!! Now I want to make a Lizardfolk that reads the stars, so it would have to be nocturnal as well!!!
There are not many ways to gain a permanent swim speed but things like Raging Athlete, Flamboyant Athlete, Favored Terrain (aquatic) and the Feet to Fins spell give plenty of options to temporarily gain a swim speed in order to utilize the benefit of Terrain Advantage.
Enlarge is a polymorph effect, so do you become immune to other polymorph effects since this is permanent or just need to attempt a counteract check every time to ignore it for a while?
Definitely not for every character
I played a lizardfolk druid, used the unarmed feats and the magic fang spell, it was fun
Imma gona steal the idea of de ghostly kidnappers.
Pretty sure that Spirit Strike bypasses the max number of property runes on Handwraps, so if you already have Flaming Vicious Handwraps, you *couldn't* just buy a Ghost Touch rune, but you can get it this way.
You've absolutely got a point there. Didn't think about the fact that it can cheat a 4th rune onto your attacks.
That's exactly what I'm using it for. I'm putting all of my damage into my claws, and the ghost touch is icing on the cake. Striking + 3d6 rogue precision damage + two damaging property runes + 2d6 from sorcerer dragon claws = 9d6 of delicious damage that is going to hit ghosts just as hard as anything else, 18d6 if I crit.
I'm so happy I found this one; I used to build GW Lizardmen and I have several nice heroes that I've wanted to make PFS characters of. LOL @ 'bone magic.' Sorry, couldn't help it.
I'm building an iruxi mountain stance/grappling monk and I can't wait to get the scion transformation feat and throw around everything.
Dude, how did you get a plus 10 charisma modifier? Seriously though, great channel.
LOTS of cheating.
I've been waiting for so long and it was so worth it especially now that we have the COMPLETELY INNOCENT AND WHOLESOME)lost omens ancestry guide. Thank you nonat.
Apologies for the pestering but I've yet to convince anyone to actually play a game of P2E so this is my only way of truly understanding what options are good or not.
What do you think is better, Lizardfolk Flurry Ranger with one of the Unarmed Feats or Consult the Stars
Hmm, it depends what you want from it. Consult the Stars is fantastic for out-of-combat utility, but the unarmed feats are great for times where you don't have a weapon (like getting kidnapped or disarmed). You can't go wrong with either choice.
@@Nonat1s I'm torn between having claws and combing it with flurry and its feats so that I'm always armed and can make use of those abilites at the drop of a hat and focus my gear on more ranged and utility options or go for more out of combat utility to offset the intelligence flaw.
I’ve got a couple players in one of my games playing sibling Iruxi. The Champion of Cayden Cailean has the bite feat, and the ruffian rogue took the improved claws feat.
Oh that's awesome! People don't play siblings enough. Makes for some awesome character dynamics.
I hadn't really played into it, so I hadnt noticed the flaw to intelligence. Man, that's gonna make my character concept work a little less well...
Lizardfolk, specifically wearing a vest, invesigator. He's an In-vest Gator.
Ive heard lizardfolk have learned to condense their bone magic into pill form, but it's temporary and if it lasts for longer than 4 hours, you should contact your doctor
I feel like......there might be an inappropriate joke here somewhere...but I can't see it.
@@Nonat1s bone magic in pill form helps with a reptile dysfunction
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I am playing a frillled Iruxy fighter specializing in unarmed attacks. I have to say that it is a blast, and I have a couple of points to bring up.
Unharmed expertise (as you kind of mentioned) is very strong here because it allowed me to take Ledgendary proficiency with bows as well as my main unarmed attacks. My main "weapon" is my handwraps of mighty blows, so it makes the Iruxy spirit strike a bit more valuable because it doesn't take a rune slot on my wraps, I haven't decided what I will take at level 17 (currently lol 15) but I am considering it.
Great content, keep it up!
That's awesome! I love to hear about characters that managed to scrape up to those high levels! Buddy, getting reach on those unarmed strikes would be nasty! (But that -1 to dex checks is rough for sure)
@@Nonat1s That's what I'm wrestling with haha
I've just finished making a level 2 Lizardfolk rogue for a campaign, and I wanted his claws to be his weapon of choice. I went for Razor Claws and am planning on getting Handwraps, but will that build be viable mid-game? I think this campaign is going up to about level 10. Would the Iruxi unarmed feat at level 5 be worth considering, or are their better ways to make claws my primary weapon? (Or is that just a fool's errand to begin with?)
I played a cliffscale alchemist that climbed the walls of alleys and then showered bombs down from above.
Yo, finally, was waiting for the videos on our scaly friends.
Haha, it took slightly longer than expected!
They did such a good job making the Iruxi really flavorful
For sure. Most ancestries don't get this many combat feats, but it fits perfectly with their culture.
There is a great combo with terrain advantage for sword and board champion. At 12 level you pick divine wall making difficult terrain in aura around you. Eveyone nearby flatfooted? yes please
Hi, since the whole ogl stuff my obsession with making characters that started with the game wrath of the rightious, then 5e kinda shifted towards Pathfinder 2e. And u'm using archive of nethys a lot. However question, as i couldnt find it on there, how would you get legedary with a bow at level 13 with a fighter? As I cant seem to find anything that relates to that. As the lizardfolk i have in mind is going to be a ranger, animal companion, feral child etc and will probably not use a bow. I do like my elves with bows for potential other characters :)
Dinosaur Form looks awesome - except the attack bonus and damage bonus are set by the 5th level spell, and do not scale to your level. So pretty much useless after a couple levels.
If I’m missing something, clue me in!
hmmm do you think the dangle feat lets you use your tail to grapple
Now that's what I call Getting Some Tail...
I made an Iruxi Polymorph Draconic Sorcerer named Klii-Klii. Originally, Klli-Klii was a noble kleptomaniac who would steal from other nobles out of boredom, but I had a hard time justifying that and making it fit into the world and Iruxi culture. I mean, an Iruxi noble? They're pervasively tribal. So I shifted to Fortune Teller and made her a shaman as her role in Iruxi society. They derive a lot of their magic from bones, so it fit really well and is easy to justify.
THe polymorph part is from the feat selection. Dragon Form at level 12 from Draconic Sorcerer, Dinosaur Form from Bone Caller, and of course, the bone investiture feat. Now, if I can already transform into a dragon at level 12, it kind makes Bone Caller a moot feat. Maybe i'll change that later.
In cast she burns through her spell slots and is in CQB, Sharp Fangs and Envenom Fangs comes into play. This is also nice because I don't have to spend any of my starting budget on weapons. But I also have cantrips that are close range. So, she has a lot of options in combat, but there is some overlap. I'm still sanding down the edges. A lot of my choices in spells and feats comes down to me going "Oh, this is too good NOT to have!" haha
I even commissioned concept art for her that features her anthro and dragon forms, and I painted a mini of her!
Hé said all melee wapens get a damage bonus from scion transformation. Does thuis inclusief thrown melee wapens?
Hello I know this video is not new but I'm just watching it now and I understand the Terrain Advantage feat is much better than explained because the feat says: Non-lizardfolks creatures in difficult terrain are flat footed to you. So any difficult terrain applies against a Non-lizardfolk creature and it doesn't matter if you as a Lizardfolk are affected or not because that difficult terrain. I mean, you and any other creature can be in a snowy area or full of stones or maybe full of vegetation that means it is a difficult terrain and that creature will be flat footed to you if you have this feat.
If I'm wrong pls let me know. 14:53
Making a wetlander lizardfolk witch with the fate patron for the stars stuff.
I wonder if there's a way to cancel the clumsy 1 from Enlarge.
Is taking razor claws worth it?
can you do kitsune next?
Kitsune will be a ways down the road. This is the last ancestry from the Lost Omens Character Guide, and I'm going to be moving on to the Advanced Players Guide ancestries next! After that, I'll start on the Ancestry Guide that just released
Scion transformation: Become godzilla mode with dragon instinct barbarian
Why not a Giant Instinct Barbarian? You can wield weapons made for HUGE creatures!
@@Nyrufa partially for the reason is for the breath weapon,yes the oversized weapon is fun and all.I just sometimes want to flavor an idea in advance.
1:42 Don't forget that 3rd free ability boost.
I've started not mentioning them since every ancestry gets one. It's something I don't even think about anymore when I analyze an ancestry lol
@@Nonat1s Ok. Thanks.
What I like is, they KNOW that the penalty on INT will give them 1 less skill to choose, so they decide to give them 1 extra fixed feat to compensate for that...
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Doing the Scion Transformation if you are a Giant Instinct Barbarian?
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Iruxie seem cool in many ways but some of the limitations on their feats don't make sense to me. Is an action to add a D6 of damage to your next bite attack so strong it needs to have a daily limit?
It's a weird ruleing that things you grab with your tongue, fall to the ground instead of ending up in your mouth. Also flexible tail not alowing you to hold anything in your tail, and it's upgrade being dangle wich is only slightly better then a heratige. Why not the ability the grapple people with your tail, carry people with your tail. Would the game be so broken by saying the lizard can hold things in their mouth or tail? Why douse that specifically need to prevented?
Iruxi Spirit
Strike would be cool if your natural weapons also counted as Silver and Cold Iron.
I'd dig that. Maybe not RIGHT at 13th level (since even monks only get that at level 9) but maybe add the cold iron at level 15 and then silver at 17, so your attacks get progressively more magical.
@@Nonat1s Ehh... it's hard to get more magical than 'I can give ghosts the back of my hand.'
Fun fact monk dont usually get crit specialisation.... they need a feat for it... another reason to hate fighters XD
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how is there no feat that is like "you lay on a rock in the sun for awhile and get a bonus"
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@@Nonat1s aww come on it's a grand ole time
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I couln't avoid laugh... XD
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@@Nonat1s the anticipation make it worst! XD
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Parthenogenic Hatchling is biologically incorrect though? This renders a species more vulnerable to biological infection, not more resistant?
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“Unseen Lizardfolk” and “Chemeleon Gnome” being said back to back just doesn’t feel right, like “Unseen Gnome” and “Chemeleon Lizardfolk” makes a lot more sense to me.
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Excuse me, it's Iruxi. Reported for racism.