Homebrew Dwelf (Santa's) Species Details

Dwelves typically live in secluded societies amongst other Dwelves. They prefer and excel in colder environments where they've adapted to the cold. Dwelves make their own houses that are either built underground, built in trees, or free-standing structures that are heavily decorated in wood and stone. Several Dwelves typically occupy a single Dwelven home.


This race is curtesy of Paul Weber and his Holiday Encounters document.

Dwelf (Santa's) Traits

Dwelves have an assortment of abilities, part and parcel of Dwelven nature and upbringing.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity increases by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Dwelves live slightly longer than Dwarves, but still not as long as Elves and typically live to be around 500 years old.

Alignment

Dwelves typically are lawful good, or any variation of good. They believe in structure, leadership, and justice for all.

Size

Dwelves range in a variety of sizes from as little as 3 feet tall, up to 5 feet tall. Taller Dwelves tend to be more slender in appearance while the shorter ones are stocky and stout in appearance. Dwelves are all considered small sized creatures.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.

Languages

You can speak, read and write in Common, Elven, and Dwarvish, with Dwarvish being your predominant written and verbal language.

Darkvision

Having adopted both Dwarven and Elven 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 colors in darkness, only shades of grey.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saves against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Dwarven Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in the “Combat” section).

Toughness

Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you level

Combat Training

You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer from your Dwarven ancestry, and the proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, longbow, and shortbow from your Elven ancestry

Tool Proficiency

You gain proficiency with all of the following artisan's tools. Painter's supplies, Tinkerer's tools, Woodcarver's tools.

Cold Immunity

You are immune to cold weather effects and cold type damage

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