I have long wanted to play as an awakened bear character, and whilst there is the possibility to use the Black Bear start block with the Warrior Sidekick options from Tasha's I don't want to play a medium sized bear, and I don't want an lacklust marshal character to hold a party back.
So, the options seem to be, use an existing race with a natural weapon and/or some helpful or flavourful features OR use a custom lineage (but none of the feats are that inspiring to me... starting with 18 str is cool though if I use Tavern Brawler). So I thought I might ask for a bit of advice, and see if anyone else has a spark of inspiration
Backstory
Since before Cuddles could remember he lived in 'the Pit', as a source of entertainment for a tribe of Hill Giants. The Storkokk (the clan chieftain) would use Cuddles as entertainment either with unlucky captives or as a coming of age test for Juveniles, to test if they were ready to go raiding.
He was used for sport in this bear-pit all his young-adult life, until a slighted druid ‘awakened’ Sir Cuddles Bearington (the mocking epithet). Bearington escaped only a few days later, by climbing the pit with newfound agility and scratching through and disabling the Haug rune that barred escape by catapulting victims backwards.
Since escaping Cuddles has attempted to live up to the knighthood that his captors had mockingly labled him with - Spending his time guiding those lost in the Greatwood with a chivelry and honour that would shame his namesakes and graduly honing his developing mind with those he meets.
I have long wanted to play as an awakened bear character, and whilst there is the possibility to use the Black Bear start block with the Warrior Sidekick options from Tasha's I don't want to play a medium sized bear, and I don't want an lacklust marshal character to hold a party back.
So, the options seem to be, use an existing race with a natural weapon and/or some helpful or flavourful features OR use a custom lineage (but none of the feats are that inspiring to me... starting with 18 str is cool though if I use Tavern Brawler). So I thought I might ask for a bit of advice, and see if anyone else has a spark of inspiration
Backstory
Since before Cuddles could remember he lived in 'the Pit', as a source of entertainment for a tribe of Hill Giants. The Storkokk (the clan chieftain) would use Cuddles as entertainment either with unlucky captives or as a coming of age test for Juveniles, to test if they were ready to go raiding.
He was used for sport in this bear-pit all his young-adult life, until a slighted druid ‘awakened’ Sir Cuddles Bearington (the mocking epithet). Bearington escaped only a few days later, by climbing the pit with newfound agility and scratching through and disabling the Haug rune that barred escape by catapulting victims backwards.
Since escaping Cuddles has attempted to live up to the knighthood that his captors had mockingly labled him with - Spending his time guiding those lost in the Greatwood with a chivelry and honour that would shame his namesakes and graduly honing his developing mind with those he meets.
custom lineage, fighting style: unarmed combat. Gives you d8 unarmed strikes and hug damage.
Hmm, that is a good point! And who doesn’t love hug damage - it can also be switched at lv4 if I wanted.
I like it, especially as i plan to transition to either Sharpshooter or great Weapon Master at lv4 (not sure yet which)