Homebrew Dlaxoid Species Details

Similar to plasmoids, dlaxoids are amorphous beings with no typical shape. Dlaxoids use their unique malleable bodies to hide or disguise themselves, and are often shy and secretive. They consume food by dissolving it on their surface and absorbing the nutrients. They naturally have bubbles and air pockets in their bodies that supply them enough air for their lifetime, And to hold items they can create a protective film over the ends of their limbs. Dlaxoids tend to be dull shades of green, purple, or blue, however it isn't unheard of for them to take on other colors. Dlaxoids occasionally have additional black patterns, like stripes. They also possess the ability to glow, which makes their colors more vibrant and bright.

Dlaxoids bodies are made of an acidic ooze, so they don't have any organs. However, Dlaxoids often adorn themselves by taking bones or occasionally full skeletons and putting them in their bodies, assuming they take on a humanoid shape. Dlaxoids, much like plasmoids, have nerve endings that allow them to sense things like textures and vibrations. Dlaxoids can encase themselves in a thin yet strong film that lets them keep their shape, so they can still wear clothes and armor when assuming a humanoid shape. They speak the same way a plasmoid speaks, by forcing air out of tubular cavities that constrict to produce sound.

When dlaxoids sleep, they condense their bodies into a tough, hard substance. They can also decide if they want to glow while they sleep.

Creating Your Character

When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.

The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.

Languages

You can speak common and undercommon.

Creature Type

You are an ooze.

 

Life Span

Dlaxoids can live up to 200 years before they dry up.

Height and Weight

Dlaxoids are between 4-8 feet tall and are typically lightweight, no matter how they may appear.

Dlaxoid Traits

As a dlaxoid player character, you have the following traits.

Creature Type

You are an Ooze.

Size

You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Amorphous

You can squeeze through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide, provided you are wearing and carrying nothing. You have advantage on ability checks you make to initiate or escape a grapple.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 ft. of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light, only discerning colors in that darkness as shades of gray or green.

Hold Breath

You can hold your breath for 10 hours.

Acidic immunity

You have immunity to acid damage, and you have resistance to poison damage. You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.

Shape Self

As an action, you can reshape your body to become humanoid or animalistic. When taking a humanoid shape, you can wear gear or armor in your size. If you take an animalistic shape, you can only wear small sized gear or armor.

As a bonus action you can extrude up to 3 pseudopods that are up to 4 inches wide, and 6 ft. long or reabsorb it into your body. You can use your pseudopods to manipulate objects, open/close a door or container, or pick up/set down tiny objects. The pseudopods don’t have sensory organs, activate magic items, or lift more than 10 lbs. However, the pseudopods can attack for 1d6 acid damage.