Homebrew Goron Species Details

Gorons are a laid-back race with abilities forged in the fire of death mountain. Gorons are a humanoid, rock-eating race that dwell in the mountains. Despite their hulking appearance, Gorons are a relatively peaceful species. They are usually considered, perhaps superficially, to be of low intelligence, although there is no particular indication of this.  They are presumably silicon-based due to a strict diet of rocks and, possibly as a result, they develop rocky growths on their backs as they age. They possess enough physical strength to shatter large boulders and carve out tunnels using only their fists, without suffering any significant fatigue afterwards. Gorons can curl up into a fetal position and roll at very fast speeds; in addition, Gorons with magic can even sprout spikes if rolling fast enough. Gorons are very family oriented creatures and typically very loyal to their own kind. They call each other "brother" or "Sister". Gorons have a friendly, family culture. They have never been seen fighting each other unless for entertainment, they are exceptionally fond of sumo and fist fighting.

Goron Traits

Your Goron character has an assortment of inborn abilities, forged by the harsh climate of Death Mountain they call home.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution and Strength score increase by 2.

Age

Gorons mature at the same rate as humans. On average, they live about 250 years.

Alignment

Most Gorons are lawful, believing firmly in the benefits of a well-ordered society and obeying the Boss. They tend toward good as well, with a strong sense of fair play and a belief that everyone deserves to share in the benefits of a just order.

Size

Gorons stand between 7 and 9 feet tall and average about 250 pounds. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 20 feet because of your rather short legs. Your stealth is not disadvantaged by wearing heavy armor.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life in Goron mines, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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 discern color in darkness, not only shades of gray.

Goron Toughness

Your Goron skin is so tough and tempered by long days in the mines of Death Mountain that it can casually shrug off most ranged attacks and is resistant to fire.

Goron Mining

You have proficiency with the warhammer and war pick thanks to all of that long work in the mines. If you find a patch of stone out in the wilderness, in a mine, or somewhere else outside of a settlement, you can mine to gain materials worth 1d8 x 1d4 gp per hour, provided you have a war pick in your inventory.

Natural Smithy

You gain proficiency with smith's tools because you were raised watching and learning from esteemed Goron smiths like Rohan.

Rollin'

Whenever you are not prone or in a confined space, you may use your bonus action to roll, doubling your speed until you choose to end the rolling with the use of an action. If you roll a minimum of 20 ft. towards an enemy you can use an action to make a special melee attack against a creature you roll into using your proficiency and Constitution modifier. The creature has to make a dexterity saving throw DC 15 to attempt and dodge your roll taking no damage if they succeed. If they fail, you deal 2d6 bludgeoning damage. At level 5 you gain the magical ability to manifest large spikes from your stone like skin. The damage of this attack increases to 3d6 at 5th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 17th level.

Languages

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

Stone Diver

You are unable to swim, sinking right to the bottom of any body of water you enter. You are able to hold your breath for a number of minutes equal to your Constitution modifier +2.

Natural Armour

Your AC has a permanent bonus equal to your constitution modifier and your natural armour gives you a +1 to AC

Rock Gut

You must consume rocks and minerals to satisfy your hunger. Granite and marble are your minerals of choice they weigh 170 lbs per cubic foot.

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