Homebrew Cybertronian Species Details
Cybertronians are a species of robotic organisms originating from the distant planet Cybertron that had their essences transferred into robotic bodies known as Space Transformers. To most humans, they are aliens from another world, which is not exactly wrong. The word "Transformer" stems from the species' shared ability to transform, which is to change their bodies at will by rearranging their component parts from robot forms (usually humanoid as their primary) into alternate ones, which are vehicles, weapons, machinery and animals. Cybertronians once lived under an oppressive and corrupt government. That all changed when the Great War began, thus leading towards great disaster on Cybertron.
Cybertronian Traits
Cybertronians are a race of living machines which can disguise themselves as flesh-and-blood beasts. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2. Age. Cybertronians are physically mature from the moment they come online. They are considered adults after a few decades and can live for over 500 years. Alignment. Cybertronians are a diverse people with many different worldviews. Those who identify as Maximals often hew toward good while those who identify as Predacons are often inclined towards evil, but exceptions exist for both groups. Size. Cybertronians range from five feet tall to just under eight feet in their natural forms. Your size is Medium. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Cyborg Nature. Your creature type is both construct and beast. Lightning Vulnerability. You are vulnerable to lightning damage while in your natural form. More Than Meets the Eye. You gain proficiency with the Deception skill. Natural Armor. Your metal body has built-in armor plating. It prevents you froAutotransformer
Through repeated practice, you have learned how to transform with incredible speed. You gain the following benefits:
- Your Dexterity score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You can transform into your beast mode using a bonus action instead of an action. You can revert to your normal form using a bonus action as well.
- When you transform into your beast mode or revert to your normal form, you have advantage on the first attack roll you make before the end of the current turn.
Load-Bearer
You have trained yourself to tolerate great strain and heavy loads, allowing you to assume forms larger than yourself. You gain the following benefits:
- Your Strength or Constitution score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- When you change your beast mode, you can choose a Large, Medium or Small beast of CR 1 or less for your new form.
- In your natural form, you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Transmetal
You have been drastically altered through self-modification or exposure to strange energies, causing your natural form to take on organic qualities and your beast mode to appear overtly mechanical. You gain the following benefits:
- You are no longer vulnerable to lightning damage while in your natural form.
- When you transform into your beast mode, you can use any ranged weapons that you were carrying in your natural form. These weapons are considered part of your body and you do not need a hand free to use them. They otherwise follow the normal rules for ranged attacks.
- Can choose the appearance of looking organic or mechanical
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