Homebrew Half-Owlbear Species Details

 

Half-Owlbears were magically created to try and enhance the physical ability of a person and are a blend of owlbear and human characteristics and they're most commonly covered in purplish fur with claws similar to an owlbear but, don't share the beak of the owlbear.

Owlbears regard battle scars as tokens of shame, for they represent being defeated or captured but, Half-Owlbears find scars to be marks of their freedom, but also as a reminder that bo matter where they go they will be looked upon as monsters and abominations.

 

Intense Emotions

Half-Owlbears feel emotion powerfully. Rage doesn’t just quicken their pulse, it makes their bodies burn. An insult stings like acid, and sadness saps their strength. But they feel compassion and acceptance like raging river and will care for and protect any who do so. They tend to be short-tempered and sometimes sullen, more inclined to action than contemplation and to fighting than arguing.

Half-Owlbear Names

Half-Owlbears usually have names appropriate to the culture in which they were raised. A Half-Owlbears who wants to fit in among humans might trade an owbear name for a human name. Some Half-Owlbears with human names decide to adopt a more savage owlbear name because they think it makes them more intimidating.

Owlbear Names: Raken, Claush, Argul, Clakel, Haken, Plakar, Trigep, Krusk, Marakul, Owlkull.

Half-Owlbear Traits

Your Half-Owlbear character has certain traits deriving from your owlbear ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Claws

When making an unarmed strike you deal 1d6 + STR modifier.

Age

Half-Owlbears mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Size

Half-Owlbears are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your owbear blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Menacing

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

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.

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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Owlbear. Owlbear is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.

Owlbear Toughness

Your AC when not wearing armor is 10 + DEX modifier +STR modifier.