Homebrew Fishman Species Details

Fish-Men are hominids that possess features of aquatic water-breathing creatures. Each fish-man has traits corresponding to a single type of fish or cephalopod, granting varied powers as squirting ink, possessing more than two arms or legs, growing unlimited sets of teeth, camouflage, and much more, depending on the individual fish-man's corresponding sea creature. All fish-men possess both lungs and gills, allowing them to live both on land and in the sea. Fish-men are said to be ten times stronger than humans from birth; furthermore, their strength is amplified underwater.

Fishman Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about Fishman, but your Fishman character has these traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your constitution and wisdom scores increase by 1. Your Strength score increases by 2

Fishman biology

As a FIshman your character can breathe underwater and has a swimming speed of 60 ft. In addition, while underwater your character has advantage on all strength-based rolls.

Age

Fishman reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Size

Fishmen vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice.