Homebrew Gastrosapien (Glueskin) Species Details

Gastrosapiens are large hulking bipedal snail people native to bogs and other humid areas. While known mostly for their durable shells, they also possess a soft body which is covered with a thick sap like mucus. While colors of their shells can range from swamp to swamp, the most common color of their flesh is a sickly semitransparent green with brown splotches.

Gastrosapiens are said to have originated from the snails that lived in what are now their swampy homes. These snails allegedly gained a higher intellect after a roaming band of mages abandoned a stock of potions near the water's edge. Soon after, these enlightened snails' bodies grew with their minds, and became the beings that are seen today. They are commonly and erroneously thought to have come from the Feywilds.

Gastrosapiens are large bipedal snail creatures native to swamps and wetlands.
Ability Score Increase: As a gastrosapien your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Age: The average lifespan of gastrosapiens is slightly longer than that of humans, with the oldest known specimen having lived to the age of 335. Gastrosapiens mature slowly and are not fully considered adults until they reach the age of 35.
Alignment: Most follow a neutral path and will act within reason of their current situation.
Size: A gastrosapien's height may range from around 5'4 to as tall as 6'2. Your size is Medium.
Speed: Your base walking and climbing speed is 25 feet.
Invertebrate: Your soft, boneless body is able to absorb blows better than other bodies. You have advantage on saving throws against taking non-magical bludgeoning damage.
Slime Coated: Checks to grapple you roll with disadvantage. You cannot use this trait while using shell defense or when you have not fulfilled your daily water requirement.
Shell Defense: As an action or a reaction, you can withdraw into your shell. Until you emerge, you gain a +3 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution Saving throws. While in your shell, you are prone, your speed is 0 and can't increase, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, you can't take reactions, and the only action you can take is a bonus action to emerge from your shell.
Salt Vulnerability: Salt is detrimental to gastrosapiens. You cannot consume any foods that have salt, nor can you come in contact with saltwater.
Monstrous Nature. You are a blobby snail that only vaguely has some limb arrangement. Your creature type is monstrosity instead of humanoid. As such, you are immune to spells like crown of madness or dominate person because they specifically target humanoids.
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Gastrosapien. Gastrosapien is a sibilant language that uses the Elvish script. It makes use of slurping noises in addition to other syllables.
Subraces: Choose from the corrosive, toxic, glueskin, spectral, or nomadic subraces.

 

Glueskin Gastrosapien
There are gastrosapiens who have developed the ability to produce copious amounts of their adhesive slime. This strange form of self-defense makes it difficult for enemies to approach glueskin gastrosapiens without getting stuck in puddles of slime.

Adhesive Grip: Your slime coated skin makes it easier for you to take hold of your opponents and overpower them. You have advantage in Strength (Athletics) checks to grapple.
Slime Puddle: As an action, you can produce a mass of slime which fills the area surrounding you. Surfaces within 15 feet of you become coated in this slime and are considered difficult terrain. A creature that starts its turn standing on the slime or that walks onto it during its turn must make a Strength saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature is Restrained by the sticky goo for up to one minute. A creature restrained by the slime can use its action to make a Strength check against the same DC on its turn. If it succeeds, it is no longer restrained. You can use this ability once, regaining use after you finish a long rest.

 

Gastrosapien (Glueskin) Traits

Gastrosapiens are large hulking bipedal snail people native to bogs and other humid areas.

Ability Score Increase

As a Gastrosapien your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1