Homebrew Cyborg Species Details

Physical Description

No cyborg is alike, each differing in physical appearance and internal devices. All cyborgs have metal parts in their bodies, with some visible on the outside and some internal. It’s impossible to have a fully robotic body, with only the vital organs on the inside, as any process to do so would kill the cyborg. 

History

Cyborgs have many different origins, but they all have one thing in common: being born as a human and being turned into a cyborg through metal implants. The transformation process erases any racial traits a cyborg may have had in a previous life. The process takes expensive and rare equipment not always found in every world of D&D. If this is the case, maybe you came from another world, or have no memory of a previous life.

The transformation process implants devices into the transforming human’s body. The result is a highly skilled cyborg, strong warriors with enhanced strength. Some cyborgs were created for special reasons, like flying or crowd control.

Society

Cyborgs are usually outcasts of society, being called monsters by their neighbors and family. Some with minimal exterior parts try to hide their identity, and some with no exterior parts might not even realize who they are. On some rare occasions, cyborgs are seen as blessings from the gods and not machines. In these cases, cyborgs use their powers to help civilization, such as using wings to help build towers, or keeping the peace with their superior strength.

In some unfortunate cases, cyborgs are seen as nothing more than tools. A Strongarm may be forced to fight in an arena for sport, or a Winglord might be used as nothing more than a messenger that can deliver news over long distances. Some cyborgs got so fed up as being treated like second rate citizens that they rebelled. Despite not having the numbers, they took down many humanoids in the rebellion before almost being wiped out. After that, cyborgs were officially outlawed and they became more uncommon, but never went extinct.

Cyborg Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but your human character has these traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your strength ability score increases by 3 and a single other ability score is increased by 1.

Age

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century, but due to the Augments a Cyborg can live for up to 3 centuries.

Size

Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.