Homebrew Crustagon Species Details

This race is an aquatic lifeform, spending most of their time in the shallow seas of you DnD world. There are many subraces of the Crustagons, some are friendly and love selling trinkets found in shipwrecks, others live deep in the sea and are hardly ever seen. 

Most subraces of Crustagons cannot wear armor due to their molting carapace, but clothing is always able to be worn. Some Crustagons can also not wield weapons, but are well armed with large and deadly claws. Regular Crustagons have one hand and one claw, allowing them to hold any two handed weapon in one hand, this also allows them to grapple an individual with their single claw. Due to the one hand Crustagons cannot use weapons such as bows, and firearms. Slings are a valid option if they are placed on the clawed arm. 

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Crustagon Traits

This race is an aquatic lifeform, spending most of their time in the shallow seas of you DnD world. There are many subraces of the Crustagons, some are friendly and love selling trinkets found in shipwrecks, others live deep in the sea and are hardly ever seen.

Grappling Claw

When making an unarmed strike, if it hits, you can attempt to grapple a target, both individuals will roll contested athletics, or acrobatics, whichever is higher for the target of the attack.

Size

Your size is small or medium.  

Carapace Armor

Like their less-developed relatives, Crustagons have tough exoskeletons that protect them from predators and protect them during fights. Crustagons cannot wear any form of armor, but they can wear robes and other lose clothing. 

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and you can increase one score by 1.

Damage Resistance

The resistance to slashing damage is often visible if the individual has not molted in a while. 

Aquatic Adaptation

As an aquatic species, Crustagons must be fully submerged in water at least once per 12 hours.  This also grants them the Aquan language. This also means they breath water and air, they have a swim speed of 40 and a walking speed of 25. You can breathe air and water.

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 discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.