Homebrew Cyclops Species Details

The cyclops has one eye. They are known to create items, and to smash things with their muscular arms. They are unparralled to their raw strength, and make the finest of weapons. You know in their home, they will have magical wonders in store. 

Cyclops Traits

Cyclops’s strength

Cyclops’s strength

You are filled with unparalleled strength. All strength actions will have an additional modifier of +3 for the next minute. You will have advantage on strength saving throws, strength competitions, and attacks for the next minute. This will recharge after a short or long rest.

Age

Cyclopses will die of old age, but before they do they will fall into a trance like sleep, lasting up to centuries. They do not need to eat or drink or even breath in this state. They will not die of old age in this state and can continue on to wake up and have a few more years before falling into the sleep again. If prolonged from this state they will die. They reach adulthood at about 30. The oldest reported one was 21,703.

Ability score increase

Strength is increased by two, wisdom by one.

Size

cyclopses are 6-8 feet tall

Weight

Cyclopses weigh from 220-340 upon adulthood

Mimic

Cyclopses are known to mimic people’s voices, and can even mimic the sound of a bird chip, a axe hitting a tree, a horses neigh, the shrill ringing of a bell, and more. In order for this to work, it must be used in special ways for if they see the cyclops they probably have won’t believe them to be the voice. You must be hidden (or something the DM can come up with) in order to get the 2d4 advantage bonus

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