Homebrew Geppetin Species Details

Diverse Oddities                                           

As a Race, The Geppetin are an oddity. Though they are rare, they are numerous enough and share enough similarities with each other that they may be counted as an actual race of people, and not just freak mishaps of magic. While it may be that there are many dedicated creators of geppetin, a significant number of them have come to life on their own. Physically, geppetin are quite small often slightly shorter than halflings. Their physical features vary from type to type, they are almost always humanoid in shape. For simplicity, geppetin are usually classified by the materials they are made out of: Bisque are porcelain, Marionettes are wood,  and Raggedy are made of Fabric and stuffing. Despite being made of somewhat flimsy materials, sentience seems to give them an odd hardiness. As well, due to their non living nature, they never hunger, rarely tire, and are adept at being innocuous. most find some form of work or profession in entertainment, but a few find fantastic success as spies and assassins.

Charming, Yet Uncanny                               

Though they bring delight to children, geppetin instill a cold fear into many adults: the type of fear that accompanies the uncanny realization that something inanimate is, in fact, alive. A persons first reactions to a geppetin can be most telling, and usually falls into two camps: those that find the geppetin delightful, perhaps recalling cherished childhood memories, and those that are taken by an unnerving phobia, feeling a sudden chill down their spine upon seeing a doll move of its own impetus

Geppetin Names                           

Like other constructs, geppetin rarely name themselves. Typically, a construct has no conception that living creatures obsessively name everything, and have a name bestowed upon them-- In this case, geppetin are normally named by children, or are given terms of endearment by adults

 

Geppetin Traits

As a Geppetin you have the following traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma score increases by 1

Age

as constructs geppetin do not age, and are mature as soon as they become sentient

alignment

Geppetin, as varied as they are, usually come in the gamut of alignments. Raggedies are generally good, Bisques are generally evil, and marionettes are generally neutral.

Size

Geppetin are small creatures, rarely breaking three feet in size

Darkvision

As a geppetin you have superior vision, you can see in dim light as though it were bright within 60 feet and darkness as though it were dim light for 60 feet

Costruct anatomy

Even though you were constructed, you are a living creature. You are immune to nonmagical diseases. You do not need to eat or breathe, but you can ingest food and drink if you wish. Instead of sleeping, you enter an inactive state for 4 hours each day. You do not dream in this state; you are fully aware of your surroundings and notice approaching enemies and other events as normal. You can still be placed into a torpor by sleepinducing magic. 

Innocuous

Geppetin are generally indistinguishable from non-living dolls of the same type. Because of that, they can be very stealthy when required. You have advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks you make to appear as a mundane toy.

Languages

Geppetin can read and write Common as well as one other language based on their creator’s race (your choice).