Homebrew Boggard Species Details

Physical Description

                 Boggards look very similar to traditional goblins, but their skin takes on a more teal color and is incredibly bumpy in texture almost akin to a toad, even bearing gills under a thin layer of skin so they may walk on land when needed. Boggards live traditionally in isolated villages far away from civilization and tend to be pretty archaic, not even giving each other names until they have done something noteworthy like becoming the Mob Boss (leader of the tribe), defeating a powerful foe or living an incredibly long time; Especially considering they do not normally live past the age of 11, not because of old age, but of the general lack of safety and intelligence.

History

        Not much is known by the public about their history and it tends to vary from tribe to tribe. Superstition runs thick through each tribe however and has a little variety but has common tales, such as Butterflies being the thieves of eyes while moths are messengers of good fortune;Other than that boggards rely on their mob boss to tell history.

 

Boggard Traits

You will be granted both the advantages and disadvantages of the boggards natural state.

Speed

your base speed is 30 feet.

Swimming

your base swimming speed is 45 feet.

Languages

You can speak Goblin and some common by default.

Rip and Tear

Your teeth and claws are made out of tusk like material and are your first line of defense you've known. these can be used for unarmed strikes, do 1d4 slashing plus your Strength Modifier for slashing damage instead of bludgeoning.

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 Wader

Gills, webbed feet and hands along with a life in the swamps has granted you the ability to swim underwater with ease at a steady 45 feet.

Ability Score Decrease

Head empty. Your Wisdom decreases by 2 and if around other goblins, gremlins, boggards or other unintelligent creatures you get disadvantage on intelligence related checks.

Due to lack of insight and general well-being you are immune to being frightened.

Age

Boggards reach the age of maturity at around 3 and can live to be well past 60, but are often killed before that.

Alignment

being aligned as anything other than chaotic is incredibly rare amongst boggards, but other than that they could be evil or neutral, good being uncommon.