Homebrew Dengu Species Details

Dengu are known for their impressive ability to create intricate tunnels with nothing but their claws. They often live in small "tribes" underground in a series of tunnels where they spend most of their life. They are typically docile creatures known for always taking the path of least resistance. You would rarely see Dengu's fight amongst each other as each tribe tends to keep to themselves. Dengu value toughness and durability over everything else. Most Dengu are known to hate umber hulk as they tend to invade their tunnels and fight over territory. 

Age: Dengu have fairly short life spans. They mature at the age of 8 and live up to 50 years.

Alignment: They do not tend to take sides in disputes, usually taking the road with the least resistance making them lean towards neutral alignment.

Size: They can stand anywhere from just under 5 feet to 6 feet tall, and weigh between 150 and 250 pounds. Your size is medium

Speed: Your walking speed is 30 feet and have a burrowing speed of 20 feet.

Languages: You can read, speak, and write Common and Dengu

Ability Score Increase: your constitution score is increased by 2 and your Strength score is increased by 1

Dengu Traits

As a Dengu you gain the following racial traits

Natural Armor

When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 11 + your Constitution modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Tuck and Roll

As an action, you can curl up into a ball and move up to double your movement speed. If you collide with another creature during this they take 2d6 + your Strength modifier and must make a DC 13 Strength check or be knocked prone. After you use this ability you can not move again until your next turn.

Claws

• Claws. Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

 

Dark Vision

Thanks to spending most of your time living in burrows, 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.

Survival Instinct

Your time living in burrows has made you especially adept underground. You can add your proficiency bonus when making survival checks to track creatures underground, if you are already proficient then you can double your proficiency bonus.

Ability Score Improvement

Your constitution score increases by 2 and your Strength score by 1