Homebrew Dreamborn Minotaur Species Details

Although many legendary minotaurs have gone down in history as being evil monsters that slaughter any who enter their labyrinths, they aren't always bad. A smaller, more intelligent band of minotaurs have gone to live a more peaceful life trying to settle with fey and mortals alike. However, they always seem to run into the reputation that their more brutal cousins have created. Some minotaurs have learned to use this to their advantage by becoming the muscle to mercenary parties or guards to VIP.

Minotaurs are very diverse in physical qualities. They usually bear very large bull horns or not at all. Sometimes their features are more human in nature, other times it's like a bull simply learned to walk upright. Their hair colors tend to stay in different shades of brown or grey. Minotaurs typically like to wear different forms of chains or jewelry around their necks or in their horns. It comes from a more primal desire to collect beautiful treasures.

This race of minotaur tends to be on a more advanced and kind level then the evil beasts they branched off from, so they commonly range from all alignments possible. Bloodlust, however, can be a curse that spikes among individuals of these communities, so evil aligned minotaurs have been found working for the deadliest of criminals around. The way they spend their lives is all determined by whether or not society has accepted them. If people are blind to the minotaur's true nature and discriminate against them, the minotaurs tend to show them what they have been suppressing. When that happens, avoid those horns at all costs.

Dreamborn Minotaur Traits

Even though they may not be as scary as the minotaurs of history, they still have kept some of their more desirable qualities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 1. Your choice of your Strength, Constitution or Charisma score increases by 1.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Horns

You are never unarmed. Your horns are a melee weapon that deals 1d8 + your Strength modifier as piercing damage, and you are proficient with your horns.

Monstrous Reputation

Due to their massive build and blood covered ancestry, minotaurs have proficiency on Intimidation.

Gore

When you take the Dash action on your turn, you can use your bonus action to make one melee attack with your horns. If the target is a creature of the same size or smaller, it must succeed on a Strength saving throw where the DC is 8 + your proficiency + your Strength modifier or be 5 feet away and knocked prone.

Languages

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

Speed

Your walking speed is 40ft.

Size

Minotaurs are between 8 and 10 feet tall and weigh between 400 and 600 pounds with 1 to 2 foot horns if any. Your size is Large.