Racial features at 0 level

[mAc Chaos]

This is one thing that confuses me about DCC character creation.

The races are a class, and they have certain racial features like Halflings and their darkvision. But if level 0 PCs don't have classes, does that mean a level 0 Halfling doesn't have those racial features until they become level 1?

Or do they get only some of the features, and not others? How can I tell, if so.

It seems like they definitely do use some of the class features because I see that it specifies different speeds for them, and I assume a level 0 Halfling has a different speed than humans. Unless he has 30 feet of movement and then suddenly gets docked down to 20 upon leveling up, which doesn't make sense.

[catseye yellow]

page 21, core book.

[Blutimate]

So, there are differences at level 0 as Catseye is pointing you to.

In certain groups, I house-rule it so that level 0 PCs have 1 skill based on their profession. For the fighting classes, this is a d6 deed die which only triggers on a natural 6. For the alchemist and similar classes, I allow them to "heal" (although, this is moot if the person has 1 hp). This fits with the races having at least some natural abilities and I include this to balance things out.

David Rose

[GnomeBoy]

S...For the fighting classes, this is a d6 deed die which only triggers on a natural 6. For the alchemist and similar classes, I allow them to "heal" (although, this is moot if the person has 1 hp)...

An interesting idea... But how does it play out if, say, a 'fighting profession' goes on to become a Wizard at Level 1...? Do they keep their on-a-6 Deed Die, or lose it?