Homebrew Frogen Species Details

The Frogen are an amphibious race characterized by their frog-like appearance and adaptability to both aquatic and terrestrial environments. Standing between 3 and 4 feet tall, they have smooth, moist skin in varying shades of green, brown, and occasionally blue, which provides excellent camouflage in their natural habitats. Their large, expressive eyes grant them keen night vision, and their webbed hands and feet make them exceptional swimmers.

Frogen communities are typically found in wetlands, swamps, and along the banks of rivers and lakes. They build intricate, semi-submerged villages made from natural materials, harmoniously blending with their surroundings. Known for their resourcefulness and keen survival instincts, the Frogen are adept hunters and gatherers, relying on their agility and sharp reflexes to capture prey and evade predators.

Culturally, the Frogen are deeply connected to the natural world and hold a profound respect for the balance of ecosystems. They possess a rich oral tradition, passing down stories, songs, and knowledge through generations. Their society is often led by wise elders and shamans who guide their people with a blend of ancient wisdom and natural magic.

Despite their small stature, the Frogen are fierce defenders of their homes and allies, using their agility and mastery of the environment to outmaneuver larger foes. Friendly and curious by nature, they are also known for their hospitality and willingness to trade with neighboring races, sharing their unique knowledge of herbs, alchemy, and natural remedies.

Creating Your Character

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race such as the fairy or the Frogen in this section, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score 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 can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player's Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.

Creature Type

Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race in this chapter tells you what your character’s creature type is.

Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.

Life Span

The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. Fairies and harengons, however, have a life span of about a century.

Height and Weight

Player characters, regardless of race, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player's Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Frogen Traits

As a harengon, you have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

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

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 ft and you have a swim speed equal to your walking speed.

Powerful Legs

Your jump distance is doubled and uses your dexterity instead of strength.

Wide Lens

Your large frog eyes give you Darkvision up to 60ft.

Slippery Skin

Due to your slippery skin. When a creature attempts to grapple you, they have disadvantage on the check.

Amphibious

You can breathe underwater for up to an hour before needing to come up for air.