You can tell this guy has worked for Schwalb. It is neat, concise and memorable. The added bonus is it is a relatively cheap PDF for what you're getting.
My only gripes might be that the stolian still might not be balanced to its final scale yet. The starting bonuses and stats tower over humans despite being the closest in relation to them, and most races fall behind. They get immunity from fall damage and better mechanical jumping, natural weapons, shadowsight, perception bonus, stat increases, potential dodge-chance on free attack incurment and seducing/persuading bonuses. The only foreseeable downfall you as a player would have to navigate is the accumulating corruption from playing a nefarious or incautious player.
From their description of 'hollow bones' and 'delicate features' you would think they might suffer from a slight decrease in Strength. But they're still on par with a human for that. Maybe they can only wear armour from certain exotic vendors elsewise they lose out on their flight abilities? I can imagine the wings would be a bit of a nuisance for Stolian to live in a pro-human society on clothing alone. I'm just spitballing.
I love the idea of them, and I can't wait to see more down the pipeline from the creators.
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