Homebrew Cogborn Species Details

Cogborn are a unique race of sentient arcane constructs infused with both stone and metal, designed by skilled artificers to be living beings. These remarkable beings possess both a mechanical body and a soul, granting them a profound connection to the arcane energies that brought them to life.

Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Size: Cogborn are generally taller and heavier than humans, standing between 6 to 7 feet tall, and they have robust, metallic bodies. Your size is Medium.

Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Construct Nature: Being a combination of stone and metal, you are immune to poison damage and disease. You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe, but you can ingest food and drink if you wish. However, you require a long rest to recharge your arcane essence. You also don't need to sleep and can't be put to sleep by magical means. Instead, you enter a state of "inactive mode" or "rest mode" during a long rest.

Dense: Due to being quite heavy and dense you are incapable of swimming and require assistance to traverse deep water with things such as magic or magic items such as "Gloves Of Swimming and Climbing" that give bonuses to swimming skills.

Arcane Resilience: Your unique nature grants you resistance to one type of damage. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, radiant, or thunder. You have resistance to that damage type.

Soulful Insight: Cogborn have an innate connection to the arcane, allowing them to gain proficiency in one Arcana, History, or Investigation skill of their choice.

Arcane Heritage: Cogborn have an innate connection to magic and can innately cast the "Mage Hand" cantrip at will, using Intelligence as your spellcasting ability for it.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

 

Subrace: Cogborn come in various forms, reflecting the diversity in their creation. Choose one of the following subraces:

1. Stoneforged:

• Ability Score Increase: Your Strength score increases by 1.
• Natural Armor: Your stone exterior provides natural armor, granting you an unarmored AC of 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use a shield and wear armor without penalty.

2. Ironheart:

• Ability Score Increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
• Enhanced Resilience: You have proficiency in Wisdom saving throws.

3. Gemspark:

• Ability Score Increase: Your Charisma score increases by 1.
• Arcane Spark: You can use your innate connection to magic to cast the "Light" cantrip at will.

4. Alloyed Soul:

• Ability Score Increase: One ability score of your choice increases by 1.
• Versatile: You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.

Cogborn Traits

+2 Intelligence, +1 Constitution, Construct Nature, Arcane Resilience

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

 

Dense

Due to being quite heavy and dense you are incapable of swimming and require assistance to traverse deep water with things such as magic or magic items such as "Gloves Of Swimming and Climbing" that give bonuses to swimming skills.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Size

Cogborn are generally taller and heavier than humans, standing between 6 to 7 feet tall, and they have robust, metallic bodies. Your size is Medium.

Construct Nature

Being a combination of stone and metal, you are immune to poison damage and disease. You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe, but you can ingest food and drink if you wish. However, you require a long rest to recharge your arcane essence. You also don't need to sleep and can't be put to sleep by magical means. Instead, you enter a state of "inactive mode" or "rest mode" during a long rest.

Arcane Resilience

Your unique nature grants you resistance to one type of damage. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, radiant, or thunder. You have resistance to that damage type.

Soulful Insight

Cogborn have an innate connection to the arcane, allowing them to gain proficiency in one Arcana, History, or Investigation skill of their choice.

Arcane Heritage

Cogborn have an innate connection to magic and can innately cast the "Mage Hand" cantrip at will, using Intelligence as your spellcasting ability for it.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.