Homebrew Geifling Species Details

Description

Geiflings are a rare and diverse race that originate from ancient pacts between Devils and Goblins. Like Tieflings, they endure pervasive prejudice in their travels. Among the various strains of Tieflings, they find their only haven of acceptance, prompting many Geiflings to embark on adventurous quests in an endeavor to prove their moral character and find acceptance. Though they have infernal and goblinoid heritage, like Teiflings and Goblins, Geiflings are not inherently more likely to be less or more evil.

Creating Your Character

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common, Infernal,  and Goblin.

Creature Type

You are Humanoid, yet are treated as Goblinoid for any ability, effect, or pre-requisite that affects Goblinoids or requires you to be a Goblinoid.

Life Span

Geiflings mature at the same rate as Goblins (8 years old), but can live anywhere between 50-70 years.

Darkvision
You can see in darkness (shades of gray) up to 60 ft.

Infernal Legacy

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Hellish Resistance
You have resistance to fire damage.

Height and Weight 

Gieflings are 3-4 feet tall.

Geifling Traits

As a Geifling, you have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a goblinoid for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a goblinoid.

Size

You are Small.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Infernal Legacy

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Fury of the Small

When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and the creature’s size is larger than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra damage equals your proficiency bonus.

You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all expended uses when you finish a long rest, and you can use it no more than once per turn.

Nimble Escape

You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns.