Homebrew Giff Species Details
Thick-skinned and hippopotami-headed, they stands almost nine feet tall, and are powerfully muscled.
The Giff are a race of imposing mercenaries. They are civilized, though due to their nature, wizards are scarce among their race. Giff hire on with various groups throughout the multiverse as mercenaries, bodyguards, enforcers, and general legbreakers.
They are humanoids, with stocky, flat, cylindrical legs. Their chests are broad and support a hippopotamus head with a natural helmet of flexible, chitinous plates. Giff come in colors ranging from black to gray to gold, and many have colorful tattoos that leave their bodies a patchwork record of past victories. They speak Giant and Common.
Giff Traits
Militaristic and honorable, all members of Giff society have a military rank.Non Magical
Nonmagical. You have advantage on saving throws against spells, however you have disadvantage when using magic items of any kind or spell attack rolls.
Giff Natural Armor
Your AC is 13 + Your Dex Modifier
Headbutt
Head Butt. You are never unarmed. You are proficient with head butting creatures, which is a melee weapon that deals 2d6 bludgeoning damage.
Wallow
While the giff remains motionless in water or mud with up to half its head above the surface, it is indistinguishable from a log or rock.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Giff have lifespans comparable to humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live less than a century.
Alignment
Giff society, with its rigid militaristic roles, tends towards Lawful Neutral alignments.
Size
Giff are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 340 and 600 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Stone’s Endurance
You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Powerful Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Giff
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