Homebrew Cact-Guy Species Details

The Cact-Guy are decedents of the sentient fey flora, having adapted to the harsh and unforgiving deserts.

Cact-Guy Appearance

With a deep green skin and red spikes covering their body, they could be easily mistaken as a simple cactus, however closer inspection can help to distinguish the difference. Their face is identifiable on a singular part of their body, with large red eyes and a singular flexible mouth cavity. 

Their height ranges from one to another, but the males are typically between 3-5 feet tall, with the females being taller, between 4-6 feet tall.

Cact-Guy Culture

Their type of living depends on their integration with a surrounding culture.

If left alone, they tend to live in very rudimentary tents and clothe themselves in simple cloths, living a very tribalistic life. Talented trackers and hunters tend to come from these cultures like barbarians and rangers, as well as natural magics like sorcery and druids; but desperation or influence can bring out banditry, and raiding.

If they are very intertwined with a civilized culture, they will live on the outskirts of established settlements, constructing houses of stone and wood to mimic the culture they reside with. They typically clothe themselves in a finer manner, but keeping it simple with plain cloths that are lightly colored. Higher influence also drives better education, which allows many influences to take place, this culture can grow a more refined degree of adventurers, like fighters and wizards; but this influence also teaches them the potential gain of crime, which can create rogues.

Cact-Guy Traits

As a Cact-Guy, these are your unique racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Cact-Guy reach adulthood in 10 years and can live up to a century under ideal conditions, however most only survive for up to 60 years.

Size

Cact-Guy vary widely in height and build, from barely 3 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is either Small between 3-4 feet, or Medium between 5-6.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Prickly Exterior

Your exterior is completely covered in pointy red spikes, equally as defensive as they are offensive. Whenever you are hit by an unarmed attack, or a creature starts it's turn while grappling you, they take [roll]1d4[/roll] piercing damage.

Also, you can use these spikes as natural weapons that deal [roll]1d4[/roll] +str piercing damage.

You, and all other Cact-Guy are immune to damage caused by this effect.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Undercommon and one extra language of your choice.

Bearing Fruit

Your body produces a single fruit every long rest. When consumed, the creature that eats it heals ([roll]1d4[/roll] +con) hitpoints and gains ([roll]1d4[/roll] +con) temporary hitpoints.

Cacti Physiology

Your natural physiology grants you a unique way of living. A single day's worth of water rations can sustain you for a week. As for food, you must be in sunlight for 2 hours a day, or under bright light, which can be mundane or magical for a total of 4 hours per day to supply you with the equivalent of a day of food rations.

You still require the same amount of sleep as normal humanoids, and are not exempt to the detriments of lack of sleep.