Homebrew Gastrosapien Species Details

Gastrosapiens are large snail-like creatures with the arms and intelligence of humanoids. They move painstakingly slowly, and their society revolves around taking as much time as you need to enjoy everything life has to offer. Their tough shells protect them from threats.

Gastrosapien Traits

Gastrosapiens have the following traits.

Ability Score Adjustment

Your Constitution score increases by 2, your Strength score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score decreases by 1.

Mucus Covered

Due to your skin being thin and mucus covered, you can easily filter out poisons. You have resistance to poison damage.

Shell Defense

You can hide in your shell to avoid danger. Using half your movement speed, you can draw your head and arms inside your shell. Doing so gives you a temporary +2 bonus to armor class, stacking with armor. You cannot move or take any actions, bonus actions, or reactions until you use half your movement speed again to come out of your shell.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish.

Speed

Gastrosapiens have a walking speed of 10 feet as they slide along the ground. They also have a climbing speed of 10 feet as they can use their mucus to climb surfaces.

Size

Gastrosapiens average around 5 feet in height. Your size is Medium.

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