Homebrew Yautja Species Details
Yautja made contact with early human civilizations such as the Ancient Egyptians, the Khmer Empire, Aztecs, and Bouvetøya. Upon arriving on Earth, the Predators were worshipped as gods by humans, and they taught many of the civilizations how to build pyramids, but in return expected sacrifices of humans for use as hosts for huntable Xenomorphs the ultimate prey for initiates. The Predators returned to Bouvetøya every century to consummate the bargain, until, at one point in the ritual, the Xenomorphs spread out of control, resulting in the Predators detonating a bomb that obliterated the entire civilization. Relations between humans and Predators deteriorated from that time on; the Predators then viewed humans as little more than another quarry to hunt.
Predator culture revolves around the hunting and stalking of dangerous lifeforms. After making a kill, Predators typically skin or decapitate the carcass, converting it into a trophy. If immobilized or at the brink of death, a hunter will activate the mass-explosive self-destruct-mechanism in his wristband, honorably erasing any trace of its presence to its prey. It is often alluded to that the reason Predators hunt is not for sustenance or elimination of threats, but as sportsmanship or rite of passage, as they will normally attack only life forms that have the ability to provide them with a challenge. There are at least two different Predator tribes, which are engaged in a long-lasting blood feud. The Yautja females are rare but are good warriors and respected hunters.
Yautja Traits
Predator traitsDarkvision
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.
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.
Ability score icrease
Your str and con score each increase by 2.
Hunter
You are proficient in the Stealth skill and have advantage on wis(Survival) checks to track creatures.
Yautja Weapon Training
You are proficient in the spear, dagger, shortsword, longsword, and improvised weapons
Yautja Weapon and Yautja Trophy Crafting
You, as a yautja, have had to keep your heritage, and yourself, alive. You can craft these weapons:
- Ceremonial dagger. This is a weapon used by warriors as a last-resort weapon or a weapon to take trophies from fallen enemies. It takes 1 hour to make this weapon, and 65gp. It does 1d6 damage, but as a bonus action you may take a portion of there skeleton and later turn it into a trophy. (if the creature is still alive in this process they have to make a DC13 dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 piercing damage, on a successful save, the creature takes half the damage but knocks you 10ft away) Depending on what creature you took this trophy from, you have advantage on intimidation or persuasion checks on that type of creature.
- Yautja Glaive. This axe takes 2 hours to fashion out of the bones of your enemy's is surprisingly sturdy. It requires 13 strength and dexterity to wield properly (if not then make attack roles with disadvantage), has the finesse property and does 2d4 (one handed) and 2d6 (two handed) slashing damage.
- Yautja Pickaxe. This is a piece of mining equipment fashioned using 1 hour and the bones of fallen prey, as a bonus action you can either mine raw materials, or chisel through a wall at advantage.
Alien being
You are not native to this world, having originated from somewhere in the deep reaches of space. So you are considered an aberrant creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Fearless
You are immune to fear. You are unaffected by the non-damaging effects of a power with the Fear keyword.
Dead silence
You can move your speed and make a stealth check. You do not take the normal penalty from movement on this check.
Hunters leap
You can make a high or long jump as though they had a running start. The distance you jump may exceed your speed.
Trophy hunter
You gain trophy hunter as an encounter power.
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