Homebrew Arcane Titans Species Details

Physical Description: Warforged are living constructs, an extraordinary blend of magic and craftsmanship. Standing between 6 and 7 feet tall and weighing around 300 pounds, their bodies are made of a combination of materials, including metal, stone, and wood. Their appearance is both formidable and functional, with armored plating serving as skin, intricately carved runes embedded in their frames, and glowing eyes that radiate with an inner light. Despite their mechanical nature, Warforged possess a distinct personality and a sense of self-awareness that sets them apart from mere automatons.

Origins and History: Warforged were created during a time of great conflict, originally conceived as tireless soldiers designed for battle. The secrets of their creation were closely guarded by powerful wizards and artificers who sought to build the perfect warriors. As the conflicts ended, Warforged found themselves with no purpose, facing an existential crisis. Now, they strive to find their place in a world that views them with curiosity and suspicion.

Culture and Society: With no traditional culture or homeland, Warforged are wanderers, often integrating into the societies they encounter. They are pragmatic and focused, driven by a need to discover their purpose and meaning beyond warfare. Warforged communities, when they do form, are marked by a shared pursuit of knowledge and self-improvement. They value logic, efficiency, and the mastery of crafts, often becoming skilled artisans, scholars, or mercenaries.

Personality: Warforged are known for their stoicism and practicality, though their personalities can vary widely. Some might be curious and eager to learn about organic life, while others might be reserved and introspective, pondering the mysteries of their creation and existence. They are loyal companions and fearsome foes, with a relentless drive that can make them formidable allies.

Adventuring Warforged: Many Warforged take up the life of an adventurer to explore the world and uncover their purpose. Their robust construction makes them resilient and enduring, while their lack of need for sleep, food, or drink gives them unique advantages in the field. Warforged adventurers often seek to understand their place in the world, searching for ancient secrets, lost technologies, or simply striving to make a difference.

Racial Traits:

• Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
• Age: Warforged are built fully mature and do not age. They do not suffer from the frailty of old age.
• Alignment: Warforged tend toward lawful alignments, valuing order and purpose. However, those who seek freedom and individuality might lean toward neutral or chaotic alignments.
• Size: Warforged are Medium creatures, though some are designed for specific roles and might be slightly larger or smaller.
• Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
• Constructed Resilience: You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• Sentry’s Rest: When you take a long rest, you must spend at least 6 hours in an inactive, motionless state, instead of sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.
• 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 doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it.
  • You can integrate armor into your body, which takes 1 hour, and you must be proficient with the armor to do so. You cannot be disarmed of integrated armor.
• Specialized Design: You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice, reflecting the training you were designed to undertake.
• Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice, typically related to your creator or the region where you were built.

Arcane Titans Traits

Racial Traits:

natural armor

your armor class has an extra +10

Specialized Design

Specialized Design: You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice, reflecting the training you were designed to undertake.

language

you can speak Common and three others of your choice

heavy flight

you gain 40ft fly speed when wearing heavy armor

Ability Score Increase

Ability Score Increase: Your Strength score increases by 5, and the dexterity score of your choice increases by 4 and one other by 2.

Constructed Resilience:

Constructed Resilience: You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.