Homebrew Gastrosapien Species Details
Gastrosapiens are large hulking bipedal snail people native to bogs and other humid areas. While known mostly for their durable shells, they also possess a soft body which is covered with a thick sap like mucus. While colors of their shells can range from swamp to swamp, the most common color of their flesh is a sickly semitransparent green with brown splotches.
Gastrosapien Traits
Gastrosapiens are large bipedal snail creatures native to swamps and wetlands.Ability Score Increase
As a Gastrosapien, your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Slime Coated
Checks to grapple you roll with disadvantage. You cannot use this trait while using shell defense.
Shell Defense
As an action or a reaction, you can withdraw into your shell. Until you emerge, you gain a +3 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell, you are prone, your speed is 0 and can't increase, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, you can't take reactions, and the only action you can take is a bonus action to emerge from your shell.
Salt Vulnerability
Salt is detrimental to gastrosapiens. You cannot consume any foods that have salt, nor can you come in contact with salt.
Sticky Slime
Your slime holds you onto whatever surface you walk on, including ceilings. You don't need to do an ability check to climb. You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed, and you can ignore difficult terrain caused by environmental conditions unless it is magical in nature (such as webbing, rocks, stairs, etc.).
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one language of your choice.
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