Homebrew Clockwork Canary Species Details
You were created several years ago by a master machinist and imbued with magical properties. The first of your kind, your primary function was meant to assist this machinist with his crafts and inventions.
Living Steel and Circuitry
The Clockwork Canary is formed from a blend of hardened metals and alloys. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints, with internal welded and sealed chambers protecting the internal circuitry. Although they were manufactured, clockwork canaries are living creatures. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits that they do to humanoids
Clockwork Canary Traits
Your character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the purpose for which your character was built.Ability Score Increase
Choose two ability scores to increase.
Age
While you do not age, your machinery and parts do degrade over an extended period of time. The lifespan of your machinery is unknown as you are a recent creation by a master machinist.
Size
Your size is Tiny or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 15 feet.
Flight
You have a flying speed of 35 feet. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.
Steel Talons
You have talons that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d4 + your Strength modifier slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Stasis
When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.
Constructed Resilience
You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:
- You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
- You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
- You are immune to disease.
- You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Overclocked Circuitry
Your upgraded memory banks and internal circuitry grant you upgraded capabilities, you have proficiency in two skills of your choice.
Additionally, when you make an ability check using any skill in which you have proficiency, you can overclock your circuits granting yourself advantage on the check before rolling the d20. You may overclock yourself in this way a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses upon finishing a long rest.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.