Homebrew Protogen Species Details

In the dark eons of the war to end all wars, there were a group of twisted mad scientists. They came up with an idea for new troops/explorers for the next frontier of this war, outer space. The first of these troops were known as ‘Protogen’. Everything was going well, until a classified incident occurred that transported multiple Protogens and scientists to what is locally assumed to be another dimension. The unfortunate victims of this incident were now trapped in a new world, trying their best to adapt to new concepts like magic and sorcery. They surprisingly prospered in this strange land, but it wasn’t long until crusades broke out across the continent against the Protogen. They were left crippled and faced extinction as their population was now miniscule. Thanks to the newly formed security measures put in place however, the Protogen were able to recover as the scientists worked alongside them on a new project: Primagen. As the Primagen project became a success, many were manufactured and had a plethora of improvements over their Protogen counterparts. Ultimately, the crusaders had caught wind of this new species and would not stand for this. They would begin eventually hunting down Primagen and Protogen relentlessly once again, but the two species were now used to the crusader’s tactics and decided to escape the planet with their resourcefulness. Primagens were thought to have split off from Protogens during the exodus, as none have been found in over 400 years. But Protogens have been sighted on few occasions around the universe.” – Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. PHD et al. University of Anomalous Happenings, 2XXX

Protogen Traits

Ability Score Increase, Size, Speed, Darkvision, Integrated Protection, Plug 'n Play, Keen Ears, Biomechanical Body

Ability Score Increase

Your strength or dexterity score increases by 2, and your intelligence score increases by 1.

Size

Your size is medium.

Speed

Your walking speed is 35 feet.

Darkvision

You can see up to 60 feet in dim light or darkness, magical or non-magical, as if it is bright light. You cannot discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

Integrated Protection

Your body has built-in defensive layers, which can be enhanced with armor. You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor, you must incorporate it into your body over the course of 1 hour, during which you must remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in this way. While you live, your armor can't be removed from your body against your will.

Plug 'n Play

All the body parts except the torso and head have a “plug 'n play“ feature where they can replace their tail and arms with many different types of limbs, including aquatic (Giving you a swimming speed of 30 ft), space (15ft of directional flight in 0 gravity), and more to work in many situations at your DM's digression.

Keen Ears

Protogens have keen ears granting you advantage on perception checks relying on hearing.

Biomechanical Body

Protogens are considered both Humanoid and Constructs for all intents and purposes. Protogens are mainly organic with some mechanical augmentations.