Versatile Heritages

In addition to these heritages, there are versatile lineages that can be chosen by any ancestry in place of a normal heritage.

Some versatile heritages are considered Half-Blood heritages, which indicate a character of mixed ancestry. When you choose one of these heritages, you are considered to be a member of both of your parent's species. Consult with your DM before making one of these characters.

Swiftwing Heritage

Swiftwing Aaracrocra have trained their wings to sustain full flight.

Improved Flight. Your flying speed increases to 50 feet. You no longer fall if you end your turn in the air while flying.

Aqua Aaracrockra

You have a greater connection to the Plane of Water.

Waterfowl. You gain a swimming speed of 30, and you can hold your breath a number of minutes equal to twice your Constitution modifier.

Heat Trapping Feathers. You are adapted to the the chill of water. You gain resistance to cold damage.

Seadweller. You gain proficeicny with water vechicals, nets, tridents, and the Perception Skill.

Hunter Aarakocra

You are adapted for the hunt, with powerful talons and sharp sight.

Killing Talons. Your talons are more developed than other aarakocra. Their damage die increases to 1d8.

Dive Attack. If you are flying and dive at least 30 ft. straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack, the attack deals an extra 1d6 damage to the target.

Keen Sight. You gain proficiency in the Perception skill.

Song Aarakocra

As a song aarakrocra you have are a natural bard, being able to weave magic through songs.

Size. Song aarakocra are smaller than other heritages. Your size is Small.

Magic Song. You learn one cantrip of your choice from the bard spell list.

Singer. You gain proficiency in the Performance skill.

Dark Aarakocra

The raven-like dark aarakocra are often mistaken for winged kenku.

Dark Blessing. You learn one cantrip of your choice from the cleric spell list.

Raven Training. You are proficient in your choice of one of the following skills: Acrobatics, Stealth, Arcana, and Survival.

Battle Bugbear

Battle Bugbears are trained warriors specializing in sneak attacks and suprise.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Sneaky. You are proficient in the Stealth skill.

Surprise Attack. If you surprise a creature and hit it with an attack on your first turn in combat, the attack deals an extra 2d6 damage to it. You can use this trait only once per combat.

Wandering Bugbear

Wandering bugbears are solitary and live off the land.

Natural Hunter. You have advantage of Wisdom (Perception) checks made to track creatures.

Tracker's Skills. You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

Wanderer's Stamina. You can ignore your first level of exahustion.

Coldblooded Bugbear

These white-hair bugbears wield the power of the fearsome yetis.

Thick Hair. You gain resistance to cold damage.

Snow Camouflage. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy terrain.

Chilling Gaze. Choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 3d6 cold damage and then be paralyzed until the end of it's next turn, unless it is immune to cold damage.

Once you use this feature, you can't again until you finish a short or long rest.

Wild Centaur

Wild Centaurs usually come from nomadic packs that live in forests.

Speed. Your speed increases by 5 feet.

Charge. If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your hooves.

Survivor. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival.

Plains Centaur

Centaurs of the plains are often seen as friendlier to outsiders. They are often merchants

Speed. Your speed increases by 5 feet.

Riding Centaur. A Medium or smaller creature can ride on your equine back if you allow it. In such a situation, you continue to act independently, not as a controlled mount.

Powerful Hooves. The damage die of your hooves increases to 1d6.

Mystic Centaur

You have a stronger connection to the feywild than other centaurs.

Magic Mind. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill

Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Shaman. You learn the druidcraft cantrip. At 3rd level, you learn one 1st-level spell that has the ritual tag. When you reach 5th level, you learn one 2nd-level spell that has the ritual tag. You can cast these spells as a ritual, or with any spellslots you have.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage)

Chromatic Dragon Ancestry

Your ancestor was one of the chromatic dragons, renowned for their ferocity.

Dragon Ancestor . Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your dragon ancestry.

Dragon's Rage. As a bonus action on your turn you can enter a state of rage that enhances your draconic abilities. For the next minute, the damage die of your natural weapon increased to 1d6 and you deal an additional 1d4 damage of the type associated with you ancestry whenever you hit deal damage with them.You can’t use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.

Metallic Dragon Ancestry

Your ancestor was a metallic dragon, known for their good-hearted nature.

Dragon Ancestor . Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon is determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table. You also gain an additional trait based on your type, which are written below.

Dragon Movement. You can move like a dragon. You gain one of the following traits, as determined by your ancestry:

Amphibious. You gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed, and you can breathe in both air and water.

Burrower. You gain a burrowing speed of 30 feet.

Climber. You gain a climbing speed of 30 feet.

Dragon Training. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Perception, or Persuasion.

Shadow Dragon Ancestry

You are descended from the dark dragons of the Shadowfell.

Dragon Ancestor. Your breath weapon takes the form of a 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) and deals necrotic damage.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Shadow Stealth. You gain proficiency with the Stealth skill. When you are in dim light or darkness, you can take the Hide action as a bonus action.

Duergar (Gray Dwarf)

You are a grey dwarf that lives in the caves of the Underdark

Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Duergar Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against illusions and against being charmed or paralyzed.

Duergar Magic. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Enlarge/Reduce spell on yourself once with this trait, using only the spell's enlarge option. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the Invisibility spell on yourself once with this trait. You don't need material components for either spell, and you can't cast them while you're in direct sunlight, although sunlight has no effect on them once cast. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage) You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spells slots you have.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Extra Language. You learn Undercommon.

Hill Dwarf

You are a hill dwarf, tough and proud.

Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.

Keen Senses. You gain proficiency in the Perception skill.

Mountain Dwarf

Mountain dwarves are traditionally talented craftsmen and architects.

Stonecunning. Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.

Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with the artisan's tools of your choice: Smith's tools, brewer's supplies, or mason's tools.

Dwarven Armor Training. You have proficiency with light and medium armor.

Derro

The mad derro live in the underdark, where they have been altered by mind flayers.

Size. Derro are more dimunintive than their dwarven cousins, being about 3 or 4 feet tall on average. Your size is Small.

Magic Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Extra Language. You learn Undercommon.

Azerblood

You are related to the firey Azers, a distant cousin of dwarves hailing from the Plane of Fire.

Creature Type. Your creature types are Humanoid and Elemental.

Heated Form. As an action on your turn, you can cause your natural fire to blaze for 1 minute. During this time, any creature you hit with a metal weapon takes additional fire damage equal to your level.

Additionally during this time, as a reaction to being hit with an attack or touched by a creature, you can cause heat to lash out, dealing 1d10 fire damage to that creature.

Metalworker Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to metalwork , you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.

Extra Language. You learn Ignan.

Drow

The dark drow live in the Underdark, exiled from the surface.

Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Drow Magic. You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell once per day. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.) You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spells slots you have.

Drow Weapon Training. You have proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows.

Eladrin

The eladrin dwell in the Feywild, where they retain their primal ancestry.

Creature Type. Your creature types are Humanoid and Fey.

Seasons. An eladrin is associated with one of the seasons. When finishing a long rest, you can change your season.

Fey Step. As a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

When you reach 3rd level, your Fey Step gains an additional effect based on your season; if the effect requires a saving throw, the DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier:

Autumn Immediately after you use your Fey Step, up to two creatures of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by you for 1 minute, or until you or your companions deal any damage to it.

Winter When you use your Fey Step, one creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of you before you teleport must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Spring When you use your Fey Step, you can touch one willing creature within 5 feet of you. That creature then teleports instead of you, appearing in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of you.

Summer Immediately after you use your Fey Step, each creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of you takes fire damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 damage).

High Elf

High Elves are masters of magic and have sharp minds.

Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.

Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.)

Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write one extra language of your choosing.

Pallid Elf

Pallid elves are a mystical and insightful people.

Incisive Sense. You have advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Insight) checks.

Blessing of the Moon Weaver. You know the light cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the sleep spell once with this trait. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the invisibility spell (targeting yourself only) once with this trait Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.) You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spells slots you have.

Sea Elf

Sea elves leave deep beneath the waves in hidden communities.

Sea Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, trident, light crossbow, and net.

Child of the Sea. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet, and you can breathe air and water.

Friend of the Sea. Using gestures and sounds, you can communicate simple ideas with any beast that has an innate swimming speed.

Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write Aquan.

Shepard Firbolg

Shepard Bugbears act as nature guardians, using their innate magic to disguise themselves.

Firbolg Magic. You can cast detect magic and disguise self with this trait. Once you cast either spell, you can't cast it again with this trait until you finish a short or long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spells slots you have. When you use this version of disguise self, you can seem up to 3 feet shorter than normal, allowing you to more easily blend in with humans and elves.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.)

Speech of Beast and Leaf. You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner with beasts and plants. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them.

Trollblood Firbolg

Some firbolgs have troll ancestry, which gives them regenerative abilities.

Keen Smell. The troll has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Regeneration. As a bonus action, you can regain hitpoints equal to one roll of your hit die + your Constitution ability modifier.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Ogreblood Firbolg

Ogreblood Firbolgs have inherited the ferocity of ogres.

Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your movement speed toward a hostile creature you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.

Ogre Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Dualblood Firbolg

You have some of the mutant power of the two-headed ettin.

Two Heads. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, and frightened. Because of your two heads, you require twice the amount of food.

Wakeful. When one of the your heads is asleep, its other head is awake.

Thick Skin. When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Githyanki

The githyanki are a martial group, ruled by their lich-queen Vlaakith.

Decadent Mastery. You learn one language of your choice, and you are proficient with one skill or tool of your choice. In the timeless city of Tu'narath, githyanki have bountiful time to master odd bits of knowledge.

Martial Prodigy. You are proficient with light and medium armor and with shortswords, longswords, and greatswords.

Githzerai

The githzerai dwell in Limbo, where they persue knowledge and combat.

Mental Discipline. You have advantage on saving throws against the charmed and frightened conditions. Under the tutelage of monastic masters, githzerai learn to govern their own minds.

Monk Training. Your attacks are suffed with mental energy. Once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can deal an additional 1d4 psychic damage.

Githralli (United Gith)

Githralli have natural psionic power. They are the original gith, from before the race split. Today, only a few rebel Githralli remain.

Mental Fortitude. You gain resistance to psychic damage.

Mind Over Matter As a reaction to being forced to make a saving throw, you can use Intellgence instead of the abiltiy normal for the saving throw. In addition, you gain advantage on the saving thrown. Once you use this trait, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.

Deep Gnome

Deep Gnomes live in the danger of the underdark.

Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Stone Camouflage. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in rocky terrain.

Extra Language. You learn Undercommon.

Forest Gnome

Forest gnomes are quick and tricky, living in secret communities deep in forests

Trained Magician. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Natural Illusionist. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.

Speak with Small Beasts. Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with Small or smaller beasts. Forest gnomes love animals and often keep squirrels, badgers, rabbits, moles, woodpeckers, and other creatures as beloved pets.

Rock Gnome

Rock gnomes are accomplished artificers, building clockwork contraptions.

Mechanical Spell. You learn one cantrip of your choice from the Artificer spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.

Artificer's Lore. Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to magic items, alchemical objects, or technological devices, you can add twice your proficiency bonus, instead of any proficiency bonus you normally apply.

Tinker. You have proficiency with artisan's tools (tinker's tools). Using those tools, you can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device functioning), or when you use your action to dismantle it; at that time, you can reclaim the materials used to create it. You can have up to three such devices active at a time. When you create a device, choose one of the following options:

Clockwork Toy. This toy is a clockwork animal, monster, or person, such as a frog, mouse, bird, dragon, or soldier. When placed on the ground, the toy moves 5 feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents.

Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use to light a candle, torch, or campfire. Using the device requires your action.

Music Box. When opened, this music box plays a single song at a moderate volume. The box stops playing when it reaches the song's end or when it is closed.

Quick Goblin

Quick goblins are nimble, being able to escape from danger easily.

Speed. Your speed increases by 5 feet.

Nimble Escape. You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns.

War Goblin

War goblins are fierce hunters, taking down powerful foes with their allies.

Goblin Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the hand crossbow, warpick, whip, and net, and light armor.

Pack Warrior. When you hit a creature you can see while one of your allies is within 5 feet of, you can deal additional 1d4 damage with the attack.

Wild Goblin

THe untamed wild goblins live in trees and ambush attack prey with their sharp fangs.

Fangs. Your claws are natural weapons, which counts as a simple melee weapon with the finesse property which you are proficient. If you hit with them, you deal 1d6 piercing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. This damage die increases to 2d6 if you are targeting a grappled creature.

Drop Hunter. You can use Acrobatics instead of Athletics for grappling. Additionally, you gain a climbing speed of 25 feet.

Verdan

The psionic verdan were transfomred by a chaotic force.

Blood Healing. The black blood that is a sign of your people's connection to That-Which-Endures boosts your natural healing. When you roll a 1 or 2 on any Hit Die you spend at the end of a short rest, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.

Limited Telepathy. You can telepathically speak to any creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You don't need to share a language with the creature for it to understand your telepathy, but it must be able to understand at least one language. This process of communication is slow and limited, allowing you to transmit and receive only simple ideas and straightforward concepts.

Growth Spurt. When you reach 5th level, you go through a growth spurt. Your size becomes medium, your speed increases to 30, and you lose the Fury of the Small feature. Instead, you gain the Telepathic Insight feature.

Telepathic Insight. Your mind's connection to the world around you strengthens your will. You have advantage on all Wisdom and Charisma saving throws.

Lightfoot Halfling

Light halfings are quick, dodging attacks and hiding behind the larger folk.

Nimble. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least one size larger than you.

Sneaky Skill. You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill.

Stout Halfling

Stout halflings are very sturdy in both body and mind.

Brave. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Stout Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.

Sturdy Build. You cannot be knocked prone.

Ghostwise Halfling

The elusive ghostwise halflings are isolated from other races, and have developed some mystic powers.

Silent Speech. You can speak telepathically to any creature within 30 feet of you. The creature understands you only if the two of you share a language. You can speak telepathically in this way to one creature at a time.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write one extra language of your choosing.

Lotusden Halfling

Child of the Wood. You know the druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the entangle spell once with this trait. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the spike growth spell once with this trait. Casting these spells with this trait doesn't require material components. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.)

Timberwalk. Ability checks made to track you have disadvantage, and you can move across difficult terrain made of nonmagical plants and undergrowth without expending extra movement.

Wild Mind. You gain advantage on Wisdom and Charisma saving throws.

Strongblade Hobgoblin

Strongblades are warriors of hobgoblin society trained in the art of war.

Martial Training. You are proficient with two martial weapons of your choice and with light armor.

Saving Face. Hobgoblins are careful not to show weakness in front of their allies, for fear of losing status. If you miss with an attack roll or fail an ability check or a saving throw, you can gain a bonus to the roll equal to the number of allies you can see within 30 feet of you (maximum bonus of +5). Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Forge Hobgoblin

Hobgoblins of the forge are accomplished blacksmiths. They are well renowned for their powerful weapons which are used by hobgoblin legions.

Blacksmith. You have proficiency with blacksmith's tools and warhammers.

Forge Weapon During a long rest, you can polish and sharpen one metal weapon. When a creature hits with that weapon, it can deal an additional 1d4 damage. This benefit lasts until you decide to forge a different weapon.

Koalinth

Green-skinned sea hobgoblins, the Koalinth are feared by all other creatures in the ocean.

Sea Hobgoblin. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet, and you can breathe air and water.

Koalinth Training. You gain proficiency in tridents and nets.

Takedown Hunter. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can strike with precise force, reducing their speed by 10 feet for 1 minute. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Drakogoblin

The drakogoblins are hobgoblins magically mutated with the features of drakes.

Drake's Durability. You gain resistance to acid, poison, fire, lightning, or cold damage (choose when you gain this trait.)

Lashing Tail. You have a sharp tail, which counts as a simple melee weapon with the reach property that you are proficient in. When you hit with it, you deal 1d4 slashing damage.

Versatile Human

Ability Score Increase. You gain a +1 to three ability scores of your choice that have not already been raised by an ability score increase. You can't raise an ability score above 16 in this way.

Skills. You gain proficiency in two skill of your choice.

Skilled Human

Feat. You gain one feat of your choice. If the feat gives an ability score increase, you cannot raise that score above 17.

Skill. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.

Trained Human

Ability Score Increase. You gain a +1 to one ability score of your choice. You can't raise an ability score above 16 in this way.

Martial Training. You gain proficiency in two simple or martial weapons of your choice and light armor.

Arcane Human

Ability Score Increase. You gain a +1 to one ability score of your choice. You can't raise an ability score above 16 in this way.

Cantrip. You learn one cantip from the wizard spell list.

Shadowfeather Kenku

The dark shadowfeather often serve as spies or assassins.

Expert Forgery. You can duplicate other creatures' handwriting and craftwork. You have advantage on all checks made to produce forgeries or duplicates of existing objects.

Kenku Training. You are proficient in your choice of two of the following skills: Acrobatics, Deception, Stealth, and Sleight of Hand.

Stormtossed Kenku

The stormtossed kenku are heralds of nature's fury, living for the most powerful of storms.

Lightinng Affinity. You have resistance to lightning or thunder damage.

Storm Caller. You learn one of the following cantrips: booming blade, shocking grasp, lightning lure, gust, thaumaturgy, or thunderclap.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose the cantrip and ability score when you gain this trait.)

Realm Kenku

The magical realm kenku have brighter feathers and bright eyes.

Spell Twister. You learn one cantrip from the cleric spell list.

Magic Sight. As a bonus action, you can tune your magic senses. When you do so, you gain truesight in a 60 foot radius until the end of your next turn. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Minion Kobold

Often underestimated, these kobolds ususally serve more powerful beings.

Grovel, Cower, and Beg. As an action on your turn, you can cower pathetically to distract nearby foes. Until the end of your next turn, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 10 feet of you that you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Backstabber. When you deal damage to a creature that is not hostile to you, you deal an additional 1d6 damage.

Minion's Skills. You are excellent are serving the whims of your masters. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Dragonwrought Kobold

These kobolds have a stronger connection to the true dragons.

Draconic Scales. Choose one of the following colors of dragon from the following table. You gain resistance to it's corresponding damage type.

Heart of the Dragon. You haev advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Dragon Wings. You gain a flying speed of 25 feet. You fall if you end you turn in the air if nothing else is holding you up.

Darkwyrm Kobold

The mutant darkwyrm kobolds live in the Lower Planes, having been corrupted by the demons of the Abyss.

Blind Eye. You cannot see normally. Instead, you gain blindsight out to 30 feet. Sunlight Sensitivity still applies to this blindsight.

Abyssal Magic. You know the toll the dead cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the arms of hadar spell once with this trait. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you gain this heritage.) You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spells slots you have.

Hunter Lizardfolk

The wild hunters of the lizardfolk live in the wild swamps of the world.

Hungry Jaws. In battle, you can throw yourself into a vicious feeding frenzy. As a bonus action, you can make a special attack with your bite. If the attack hits, it deals its normal damage, and you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1), and you can't use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.

Hunter's Lore. You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

Cunning Artisan. As part of a short rest, you can harvest bone and hide from a slain beast, construct, dragon, monstrosity, or plant creature of size small or larger to create one of the following items: a shield, a club, a javelin, or 1d4 darts or blowgun needles. To use this trait, you need a blade, such as a dagger, or appropriate artisan's tools, such as leatherworker's tools.

Monster Lizardfolk

The hulking monster lizards have powerful venom in their fangs.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Toxic Fangs. Once per turn when you hit a creature with your bite attack, you can force the target to make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 poison damage.

Chamae Lizardfolk

These sneaky lizarfolk have the ability to change color and climb throught he treetops.

Camouflage. You can change your colors to match your enviorment. While you are standing still, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) ability checks.

Climbing Pads. You gain a climbing speed of 20 feet.

Blackscale

The powererful blackscales have the blood of black dragons.

Acidproof Scales. You gain resistance to acid damage.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Crushing Minotaur

Crushing Minotaurs often server as the guardians of mazes.

Hammering Horns. Immediately after you hit a creature with a melee attack as part of the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to attempt to shove that target with your horns. The target must be no more than one size larger than you and within 5 feet of you. Unless it succeeds on a Strength saving throw against a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier, you push it up to 10 feet away from you.

Imposing Presence. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Intimidation or Persuasion.

Longhorn Minotaur

Demonic influence have transformed the bodies of these minotaurs

Long Horns. Your horns gain the reach property.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Serene Minotaur

These herbivoric minotaurs are natural druids, represents both the peace and ferocity of nature.

Drudic Might. You learn the shillelagh cantrip. When you cast this cantrip, you can also target your horns, using them as the material component. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you gain this heritage.)

Nature's Prowess. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Survival, Nature, Medicine, or Animal Handling.

Grey Orc

Grey orcs live on rocky mountians, where their hunting instincts have been honed.

Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your movement speed toward a hostile creature you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.

Primal Intuition. You have proficiency in two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception, and Survival.

Tusks. Your tusks count as a simple weapon with the finesse property that you are proficient in. They deal 1d6 piercing damage on a hit.

Green Orc

Green orcs are very hardy. having some of the blood of dwarves.

Menacing. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Orog

The Orogs live in the underdark, where they have learned to survive in the rougest of conditions.

Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Orog Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Natural Armor. You have tough, leathery skin. When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Corrupted Orc

The toxic orcs of Yurtrus have developed into withering beasts of acid.

Nurtured One. You have advantage on saving throws against poison and disease.

Necrotic Touch. Once per turn when you hit with a melee weapon attack you can deal an additional 1d4 necrotic damage.

Poisonous Beast. You gain resistance to acid damage.

Swiftpaw Tabaxi

The swiftpaw tabaxi are excellent sprinters, jumping through trees and sprinting towards prey.

Feline Agility. Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Cat's Talents. You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Climbing Speed. Your climbing speed increases to 30 feet.

Leonin Tabaxi

These powerful tabaxi have strong legs and a powerful roar.

Strong Legs. Your base speed increases by 5 feet.

Hunter's Instincts. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, or Survival.

Daunting Roar. As a bonus action, you can let out an especially menacing roar. Creatures of your choice within 10 feet of you that can hear you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Quickfur Tabaxi

The quickfur tabaxi are flexible and quick to react.

Righting Reflex. You can turn yourself around in air to land on your feet. You have resistance to fall damage.

Cat's Luck. As a reaction to failing a Dexterity saving throw, you can choose it reroll the save. You must use the new result. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again

Natural Acrobat. You gain proficiency in the Acrobatics and Stealth skills.

Library Tabaxi

This mysterious group of tabaxi are keepers of ancient lore, presiding over libraries full of magical secrets.

Nine Lives. You cling to life. You have advantage of death saving throws.

Librarian's Lore. You gain proficiency with two skills of your choice. Whenever you make an ability check with the chosen skill or tool, roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the check's total.

Displacer Tabaxi

Some tabaxi have been mutated with the monsterous power of the displacer beast.

Creature Type. Your creature types are Humanoid and Monstrosity.

Tentacles. You have two spiked tentacles coming out of your back, which count as simple weapons with the reach and finesse properties. On a hit, they deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage and 1d4 piercing damage.

You cannot use these tentacles if you are wearing armor, unless the armor is specifically made for your tentacles.

Displacement. As a bonus action, you can project a magical illusion that makes you appear to be standing near your actual location, causing attack rolls against you to have disadvantage until the end of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Tressym Tabaxi

The magical treesym tabaxi have feathery wings which allow them bursts of flight.

Wings. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. If you end your turn in the air while flying, you fall. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Poison Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.

Keen Smell. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Terra Tortle

Terra tortles are survivors, exploring the world with their home on their backs.

Claws. Your claws are simple weapons that you are proficient in. If you hit with them, you deal 1d4 slashing damage.

Shell Defense. You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Until you emerge, you gain a +4 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell, you are prone, your speed is 0 and can't increase, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, you can't take reactions, and the only action you can take is a bonus action to emerge from your shell.

Survival Instinct. You gain proficiency in the Survival skill.

Sea Tortle

Sea tortles live most of their lives in the sea, and have developed an affinity for it.

Swimmer. You gain a swimming speed of 35 feet, and you can hold your breath for up to 10 hours.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Water Jet, You can spit jets of pressurized water, which counts as a simple ranged weapon that you are proficient in. On a hit, you deal 1d8 bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until the end of your next turn.

Ancient Tortle

These immortal and rare tortles have connections to the element of earth.

False Appearance. While you remain motionless and retract into your shell, you are indistinguishable from a normal boulder.

Tough Shell. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Tremor Sense You gain tremorsense within a 20 foot radius.

Rough Tortle

These tortles have rough, spiked shells that work as a natural defense. These tortles often dwell in volcanic places.

Spiked Shell. Your shell is spiked. Whenever a creaure misses with a melee attack against you, they must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 piercing damage.

Heatproof Shell. You gain resistance to fire damage.

Lava Dweller. You can swim in lava with a swimming speed of 25 feet, and you take no damage from lava.

Bastion Warforged

Bastion Warforged are built to be tough controllers on the battlefield, often having heavy metal plating.

Heavy Armor. You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.

Specialized Design. You gain one skill proficiency of your choice, one tool proficiency of your choice, and fluency in one language of your choice.

Envoy Warforged

Envoy Warforged are specially built for a certain task.

Integrated Tool. Choose one tool you're proficient with. This tool is integrated into your body, and you double your proficiency bonus for any ability checks you make with it. You must have your hands free to use this integrated tool.

Special Envoy. You gain proficiency in any combination of four skills, languages, simple weapons, martial weapons, or tools of your choice.

Juggernaut Warforged

Juggernauts are the bulk of the Warforged troops, combing powerful bulk with tireless drive.

Iron Fists. When you hit with an unarmed strike, you can deal 1d6 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage, instead of the normal damage for an unarmed strike.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Iron Bulk. When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Strength modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Skirmisher Warforged

Skirmisher Warforged were built to fight at the edges of battle and spy on enemies.

Swift. Your walking speed increases by 5 feet.

Light Step. When you are traveling alone for an extended period of time (one hour or more), you can move stealthily at a normal pace.

Skirmisher Skills. You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill and rapiers.

Yuan-ti Pureblood

The most human-like of the yuan-ti, the purebloods have a strong resistance to magic.

Magic Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Yuan-ti Halfblood

Yuan-ti halfbloods have the heads of snakes, and can turn into them.

Bite. Your fangs are a simple weapon you are proficient in. If you hit with it, you can deal 1d6 piercing damage. Addtionally, when you hit a creature with your bite they must succeed a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 1d4 poison damage.

Shapechange. As an action, you can turn into a medium snake. WHile in this form, your statistics are the same, except that your speed increases by 5 feet, your bites's damage die increases to 1d4, and your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

While in this form, you can attempt to constrict a Large or smaller creature as an action. When you do so, make a melee attack against that creature. You are considerd proficient in this attack. If you hit, the target takes 1d4 damage and is grappled.

Any equipment you have is merged into your new form and is unaccessible. If you reach 0 hit points, you leave this form.

Yuan-ti Abomination

The powerful abominations are the most snake-like of the yuan-ti. Thye are long, scaly, and legless.

Bite. Your fangs are a simple weapon you are proficient in. If you hit with it, you can deal 1d6 piercing damage. Addtionally, when you hit a creature with your bite they must succeed a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 1d4 poison damage.

Scales. You have tough, scaly skin. When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Speed Burst. By lowering your body to the ground and propelling yourself with your arms, you can move more quickly for a time. As a bonus action on your turn you can take the dash action. Once you do so, you can't again until the end of your next turn.

Fearful Presence. When you reach 5th level, you gain the ability to strike fear into the height of your foes. You can cast fear once with this trait. You regain the ability to cast this spell with this trait when you finish a long rest. You can also cast this spell using any spells slots you have.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you gain this heritage.)

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