Homebrew Sharkfolk Species Details
Strong, simple, and barbaric, the sharkfolk are to be feared by all who tread the western waters. Though they often demonstrate a lack of complex though and emotional understanding, they make up for it in brute strength and martial prowess. Having been crafted by Surminare herself to defend against the ever-expanding Boiling Ridge, the sharkfolk often consist of the greatest warriors in the Oceans of Vemelora.
Sharkfolk Traits
Sharkfolk are the embodiment of the vicious predators in the open waters. As such, they you have the following racial traits:Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution increases by 1.
Tongue of the Boiling Seas
You can speak, read, and write Common, Sahuagin, & Abyssal. When you speak these languages, creatures can hear you clearly underwater. Sahuagin is a raspy language, consisting of gurgling sounds accompanied by cutting consonants.
Creature Type
You are a Humanoid.
Age
Sharkfolk age at around the same range as humans, though they reach maturity quickly, at around 16 years of age. They can live to be about 80 years old.
Size
Sharkfolk tower above most humanoids, standing up to 9 feet tall. They have stocky, brawny builds, making their weight upwards of 300lbs.
Speed
You have a walking speed and a swimming speed of 30 feet.
Denizen of the Sea
As a protector of the land and the sea, you have adapted to both environments. You can breathe water as if it were air.
Long-Limbed
Your long arms grant you an advantage in combat. When wielding a melee weapon, your reach with that weapon increases by 5 feet.
Blood Frenzy
The sight or scent of blood fuels your thirst for battle. Once on your turn, you can gain advantage on an attack against a creature that does not have all of its hit points. You can do so a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all uses of this feature after a long rest.
Ravenous Bite
Your jaws are made for tearing flesh from bone. You can make a bite attack as an unarmed strike. When you do, you are proficient with it, and it deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage.
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