Homebrew Dicynodonts Species Details

Dicynodonts 

You are the short and squat survivors of the world. Even where others would find themselves at death door, you just get back up and head right back into the fray. 

Appearence

Standing at around 3ft tall, Dicynodonts are not the most immediately powerful group. But their size belies the true potential. While the other peoples of the world rely on the sword and the spear to defend themselves, they simply use their tusks and beak to bite their foes. 

Survivors

While the elves and dwarfs may claim to be the oldest peoples of the world, the Dicynodonts know that their empires were in their prime long before elves and dwarfs even new how to speak. Although that prime is long gone, the Dicynodonts still remain. And when disaster strikes, Dicynodonts are some of the first to recover, they even start expanding out into newly empty land to form their kingdoms of old. This often leads to people viewing them as a sign that the worst part of a disaster is over.

Home Sweet Home 

Dicynodonts live in large interconnected burrows away from other settlements. Here, they raise their clutches of eggs and raise them into adulthood. Above the surface, they grow crops (especially tubers) for food. They are lead my a group of elders who run different parts of the burrow.

Dicynodonts Traits

The hardy Dicynodonts have the following traits

Survivors

You are resilient, and always get back on your feet. You have proficiency in death saving throws.

Tusks

Your tusks are natural weapons, which you can use as unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Bulky

While you are small, you’re not weak. You are unaffected by the heavy weapon property. When you attack with a heavy weapon, you don’t get disadvantage on the attack roll.

Age

Dicynodonts age quickly becoming adults at 4 years of age. They generally live about 55 years, but individuals of up to 75 years have been reported.

Darkvision

Your life in the ground has adapted you to the dark. You have darkvision up to 30ft. While using this trait you cannot see colors, only shades of grey.

Ability Score Increase

You are a sturdy individual. You gain +2 to your constitution score and +1 to your strength score