Homebrew Minotaur Species Details

   Although many legendary minotaurs have gone down in history as being evil monsters that slaughter any who enter their labyrinths, they aren't always bad. A smaller, more intelligent band of minotaurs have gone to live a more peaceful life trying to settle with fey and mortals alike. However, they always seem to run into the reputation that their more brutal cousins have created. Some minotaurs have learned to use this to their advantage by becoming the muscle to mercenary parties or guards to VIP. 

    Minotaurs are very diverse in physical qualities. They somtimes bear very large bull horns or none at all. Sometimes their features are more human in nature, other times it's like a bull simply learned to walk upright. Their hair colors tend to stay in different shades of brown or grey. Minotaurs typically like to wear different forms of chains or jewelry around their necks or in their horns. It comes from a more primal desire to collect beautiful treasures.

    This race of minotaur tends to be on a more advanced and kind level then the evil beasts they branched off from, so they commonly range from a lawful good to a true neutral. Bloodlust, however, can be a curse that spikes among individuals of these communities, so evil aligned minotaurs have been found working for the deadliest of criminals around. The way they spend their lives is all determined by whether or not society has accepted them. If people are blind to the minotaur's true nature and discriminate against them, the minotaurs tend to show them what they have been suppressing. When that happens, avoid those horns at all costs. 

Minotaur Traits

Even though they may not be as big as the minotaurs of history, they still have kept some of their more desirable qualities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Minotaurs reach adulthood around 20 years old, and can live up to around 80 years old.

Alignment

Unlike their horrifying kin, these minotaurs tend to range from Lawful Good to True Neutral. Chaotic Evil ones have been known, but from the curse of their ancestry.

Size

Minotaurs are between 6 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 300 and 400 pounds with 1 to 2 foot horns if any. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your speed is 40ft.

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 color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Monstrous Reputation

Due to their massive build and blood covered ancestry, minotaurs have proficiency on Intimidation.  

Gore

A minotaur can make an attack with his horns, causing 1d8 piercing damage plus his Strength modifier.  If the target is a creature of the same size or smaller, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be 5 feet away and knocked prone.

Language

You can speak, read, and write Common and Abyssal.