Homebrew Cryones Species Details

Rage: Cryones

**Ability Score Increase:** Your Intelligence score increases by 2.

**Size:** Frostshifters are typically of human size and build. Your size is Medium.

**Speed:** Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

**Cold Resistance:** You have resistance to cold damage, reflecting your icy nature.

**Thermal Transformation:** As a Frostshifter, you can change your form in response to temperature and emotional states.

- **Simon Form**: When in a warm environment or a calm emotional state, you take on the appearance and abilities of Simon Petrikov. In this form, you have no resistance to cold damage and no innate ice powers. You can cast *Ray of Frost* and *Chill Touch* as cantrips.

- **Ice Prince Form**: In moderate temperature conditions, you transform into the Ice Prince. In this form, you gain resistance to cold damage and moderate ice powers. You can cast *Armor of Agathys*, *Snilloc's Snowball Swarm*, and *Ice Knife* once each per day.

- **Ice King Form**: When exposed to extreme cold or under intense emotional stress, you become the Ice King. In this form, you have immunity to cold damage and powerful ice powers. You can cast *Cone of Cold*, *Ice Storm*, *Freezing Sphere*, and *Otiluke's Freezing Sphere* once each per day.

You can switch between these forms in reaction to temperature or emotions, but you can only change forms once per short rest.

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

lists of weak ice powers for the Ice Prince and strong ice powers for the Ice King, allowing them to choose from these abilities:

**Weak Ice Powers (Ice Prince, choose 3):**

1. **Frosty Shield:** You can create a shimmering, protective shield of ice that grants you a +2 bonus to AC for 1 minute.

2. **Icy Grasp:** You can summon spectral icy hands that reach out to restrain a creature within 30 feet for 1 minute.

3. **Chill Aura:** You emanate an aura of cold, making it difficult for enemies to approach. Creatures within 10 feet of you have their speed reduced by 10 feet.

4. **Snowblind:** You can create a blinding burst of snow and ice, forcing creatures within a 10-foot cone to make a Constitution saving throw or be blinded for one round.

5. **Frozen Step:** You can freeze the ground beneath your feet to walk on water or create slippery terrain to hinder pursuers.

**Strong Ice Powers (Ice King, choose 7):**

1. **Glacial Wrath:** You can call upon a torrent of frigid wind and snow, dealing 3d8 cold damage in a 20-foot cone

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2. **Flash Freeze:** You can instantly freeze a body of water or a large area, creating difficult terrain.

3. **Ice Minions:** You can summon ice elementals to aid you in battle for a limited time.

4. **Absolute Zero:** You can create a zone of extreme cold in a 20-foot radius, causing all creatures within to make a Constitution saving throw or be frozen solid for one round.

5. **Cryomancer's Resilience:** You can encase yourself in a thick layer of ice, granting temporary hit points equal to your level.

6. **Icy Teleportation:** You can teleport to any location you can see within 60 feet by transforming into ice and reforming at the target location.

7. **Blizzard's Call:** You can summon a localized blizzard, reducing visibility and causing cold damage over time to creatures within a 30-foot radius.

8. **Hailstorm Barrage:** You can create a hailstorm above your enemies, dealing 4d6 bludgeoning and 4d6 cold damage in a 20-foot radius.

9. **Petrifying Frost:** You can encase a creature in ice, turning them into a statue. The target must make a Constitution saving throw to resist.

10. **Glacial Fortress:** You can create a large, protective ice dome that shields you and your allies from harm.

11. **Icicle Spear:** You can launch a barrage of razor-sharp icicles at your enemies, dealing piercing damage in a line.

12. **Avalanche Strike:** You can summon an avalanche of snow and ice, burying your enemies and dealing massive damage.

13. **Ice Elemental Form:** You can transform into a mighty ice elemental, gaining its resistances and abilities for a limited time.

14. **Eternal Winter:** You can create a persistent field of extreme cold within a 100-foot radius, making it difficult for creatures to approach.

Cryones Traits

The traits of a Cryone

Ability Score Increase

**Ability Score Increase:** Your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Size

**Size:** Frostshifters are typically of human size and build. Your size is Medium.

Speed

**Speed:** Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Cold Resistance

**Cold Resistance:** You have resistance to cold damage, reflecting your icy nature.

Thermal Transformation