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Moss Dwarf Knacks

Knacks

Each moss dwarf adventurer practices one of the following knacks, determined at random during character creation. Knacks grant special abilities at 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th levels.

Table of Knacks
1d6	Knack
1	Bird friend
2	Lock singer
3	Root friend
4	Thread whistling
5	Wood kenning
6	Yeast master

Bird Friend
Over the course of a life spent in the depths of the forest, among the colonies of birds, the moss dwarf has learned to speak their secret languages and has earned their trust.
From 1st level: The moss dwarf can converse with birds and understand their responses (which are typically simplistic).
From 3rd level: The moss dwarf can charm a bird companion of one Hit Die or less. If the bird fails a save versus spells, it will remain in the company of the moss dwarf until it is dismissed. Only one bird may be charmed in this way at a time.
From 5th level: Once per day, the moss dwarf can relay a message via the twitterings of forest birds. The message is carried to a specific person or location within Dolmenwood and approximately reproduces a spoken message of up to ten words. The message travels at a rate of 12 miles per hour.
From 7th level: Once per day, the moss dwarf can call upon the aid of woodland birds. A flock of sparrows, starlings, thrushes, and blackbirds gathers and remains in the moss dwarf’s service for 1d4 turns.
Flock of Birds: AC 7 [12], HD 3+2 (15hp), Att 1 × pecks and clawing (1d6), THAC0 16 [+3], MV 120’ (40’) flying, SV D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (3), ML 7, AL Neutral
Lock Singer
The moss dwarf practices mysterious songs which have the power to charm locks.
From 1st level: A simple, mundane lock may be coaxed to open with a 2-in-6 chance of success per turn of singing.
From 3rd level: A brief, whispered cant persuades a lock to reveal the location of its key (or the closest key, if multiple exist). The information is conveyed via a quiet whining which only the moss dwarf can comprehend.
From 5th level: Simple, mundane locks within 30’ instantly snap shut after a mere round of song.
From 7th level: The moss dwarf ’s singing can persuade locks of any complexity to open. Even magically sealed locks are cooperative, although in this case there is a 1-in-6 chance of the magic backfiring and sealing the mossdwarf’s mouth shut for 1d4 days.
Root Friend
Dwelling in subterranean burrows, the moss dwarf has developed a keen affinity with the roots of forest plants.
From 1st level: Once per day, the moss dwarf can pose one question of a root about its surroundings. The root will answer truthfully with 1d6 words.
From 3rd level: The moss dwarf is able to summon edible roots to the surface once per day. Food enough for 1d4 people for one day is produced.
From 5th level: The moss dwarf can gain harbour in the roots of a tree or other large plant once per day. The mossdwarf is taken underground, into the plant’s root system, where they may lie unnoticed for up to an hour.
From 7th level: The moss dwarf can summon a monstrous root vegetable from the earth once per day. The creature arrives at the character’s location in 1d6 rounds and will obey their commands for up 1d6 turns before fleeing into the undergrowth.
Root Thing: AC 6 [13], HD 3 (13hp), Att 2 × claws (1d4), THAC0 17 [+2], MV 120’ (40’), SV D12 W13 P14 B15 S16(3), ML 8, AL Neutral

Thread Whistling
The practice of a mysterious form of whistling grants the moss dwarf sympathetic control over threads and strings within 30’.
From 1st level: The moss dwarf can cause strings or laces to tie or untie or a woven or knitted garment to unravel.
From 3rd level: The moss dwarf can command loose threads or strings to move as they direct. The threads maybe commanded to move up to 5’ per round, as long as the moss dwarf sings. Commanded threads do not have the strength to attack, but may be used to pull small objects.
From 5th level: The moss dwarf can cause ropes to loosen or tighten.
From 7th level: The moss dwarf can command a rope to attack and entangle foes.
Animated Rope: AC 6 [13], HD 1 (4hp), Att 1 × throttle (1d3 + entangle), THAC0 19 [0], MV 90’ (30’), SV D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (1), ML 12, AL Neutral
▶ Entangle: When an attack is successful, the rope wraps around the victim. While entangled, the victim is unable tomove. The moss dwarf may optionally command the rope to constrict the victim, inflicting 1d4 automatic damage per subsequent round.
Wood Kenning
The moss dwarf’s fingers are sensitised to the subtle vibrations of tree and wood. By spending one turn touching a wooden item or the trunk of a tree, the moss dwarf may glean knowledge.
From 1st level: The moss dwarf can learn the name of a wooden item’s creator orthe name of the last person to touch the wood.
From 3rd level: The moss dwarf can discern any emotions which the wood has absorbed from sentient beings. (Wood is highly sensitive to such energies.) The most recent strong emotion may be perceived.
From 5th level: The moss dwarf can gain a momentary image of what lies on the other side of a wooden door or wall.
From 7th level: The moss dwarf may learn the true name of a tree. Once per day, the moss dwarf may invoke one tree whose true name they know. The moss dwarf gains a glimpse of the tree’s surroundings. (Invoking the true name of a deceased tree provokes a curious vision ofthe vegetable afterlife.)
Yeast Master
The moss dwarf has a special affinity for the yeasts and fungal spores which lurk unseen in great quantities in the deep woods. To the yeast master, who can hear their songs, these beings are a constant companion.
From 1st level: The moss dwarf can cause sweet liquids to ferment by touch at a rate of one pint per turn. The liquid is transformed to a frothy, alcoholic brew, delicious to moss dwarfs. There is a 2-in-6 chance of it being palatable to other species.
From 3rd level: The moss dwarf may commune with the yeasts in alcoholic beverages. Sipping from a drink which has been partly consumed by someone else reveals the person’s name to the moss dwarf.
From 5th level: By allowing potent yeasts to ferment in their belly, the moss dwarf is able to emit a heady belch once per day. The belch may be targeted at an individual within 5’, who must save versus breath weapons or faint for 1d6 rounds.
From 7th level: Summoning omnipresent micro-organisms, the moss dwarf is able to conjure a yeasty feast sufficient to feed 1d6 people for one day. The food is composed of chunks of fleshy, compacted yeast, frothing sheets of slime, and bubbles of alcoholic brew. Such a feast may only be produced once per day.