Homebrew Artiorian Species Details

They are long of limb and covered in soft hair, with round ears and pointed teeth. Despite their formidable build, ursatribus are gentle creatures that like to farm the land and climb trees to collect honey. The Artiorian have a great relationship with many fey races.

Creating Your Character

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires.

Creature Type

Artiorian is a Beast/Humanoid.

Life Span

Young Artiorian grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 120.

Height and Weight

Artiorian are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 10 feet tall and averaging almost 1200 pounds. Your size is Large.

Artiorian Traits

As a Artiorian, you have the following racial traits.

Bear Species

You have a bear species. Choose one type of bear from the Bear Species table. Your bear attack and damage resistance are determined by the bear type, as shown in the table.

Bear Species

Bear	Damage Type	bear attack
Black	Necrotic	5 by 30 ft. line (Int. save)
Grizzly	Thunder	20 ft. Cone (Con. save)
Panda	Radiant	5 by 30 ft. line (Wis. save)
Pizzly	Force	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Polar	Cold	10 ft. cone (Str. save)
Sun	Fire	5 by 30 ft. line (Cha. save)

Bear Attack

You can use your action to perform an attack. Your bear species determines the size, shape, and damage type of the attack. When you use your bear attack, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your bear species. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use your bear attack, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your Bear Species.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet and climbing speed is 20 feet.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Long-Limbed

When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 ft. greater than normal.