Behemoth Race
A MASSIVE PURPLE FURRED BEAST WITH A GOLDEN mane and wicked horns stood before him. Claude prepared for the inevitable scuffle and pulled out his greatsword as he sized up his opponent.
The beast, who nearly stood the adventuerer's height to its shoulder rose up on two legs to loom over him. Without a sound, besides the sound of its footsteps, it approached him, sizing him up in turn. The monster stood before him and then in a deep rumbling voice it asked with a regal voice, "Hello! Do you perchance know the directions to the nearest town? I seem to have gotten lost."
Claude paused for a moment, in confusion an awe before pointing east. The beast thanked him for his time, got back onto all fours and ran off.
A Regal Monster
Despite their monstrous appearance, behemoth society is an ordered one. While, physical power is important, all follow the most powerful behemoth. The behemoth king.
Beyond the love of physical exertion, they live like any other society does, although perhaps even more ordered, since they get their frustrations out physically, and as a result know precisely why you shouldn't mess with the local barkeeper.
Wandering Giants
Behemoths mostly encounter the smaller races when they're traveling, for one reason or another. But, due to their immense size and propensity for traveling on all fours, they're often mistaken for some sort of giant monster. Although technically true, this misunderstanding has lead to many a dead adventurer and the occasional dead behemoth which is taken as a trophy.
Star Callers
None truly know the connection that bonds a behemoth to the heavens. What the few who have survived a fight with a behemoth do know, however, is that they can call a meteor down to strike down their opponents.
Behemoth Traits
The following traits are common among all behemoths.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age. A behemoth reaches maturity after about 21 years, and in ideal conditions, could live up to 200 years.
Alignment. Behemoth society is an unintuitively ordered one. Most behemoths lean towards lawful alignments.
Creature Type. You are a Monstrosity.
Size. As their name implies, a behemoth is massive and imposing. Even with their hunched posture, they reach up to 12 feet and can weigh about 2 tons. Your size is Large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 20 feet.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc.
Lope. You can drop on all fours to increases your walking speed by 20 feet, you cannot hold anything in your hands while doing so, however. Standing up again costs 5 feet of movement.
Horns. Your horns are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Goring Rush. Immediately after you lope on your turn and move at least 20 feet in a straight line, you can make one melee attack with your horns as a bonus action.
Meteor. As an action, you can call forth a molten flaming rock from the sky to strike a creature within 30 feet of you. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your Constitution modifier + your Proficiency bonus. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 bludgeoning damage. The damage increases to 2d8 at 5th level, 3d8 at 11th, and 4d8 at 17th level.
| Race | Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behemoth | 11'8" | +2d8 | 3,800 lb. | x (2d10) x 10 lb. |
Credits
Designed by d'Artagnan on DriveThru RPG, /u/dArtagnanDnD on reddit, dArtagnanDnD on patreon, dArtagnanTT on tumblr, and dArtagnanDnD on Twitter.
- Made with "GM Binder".
- Made with reference and for use with Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, created by Wizards of the Coast, under the Fan Content Policy
- Based on Behemoths from Final Fantasy, owned by Square Enix
- Behemoth Render from Final Fantasy X