Homebrew Bioforged Species Details

The Bioforged are biomechanical beings that are a fusion of the mechanical and organic. Unlike their Warforged brethren the Bioforged integrate living organic components and synthetic enhancements making them more adaptable than their mechanical counterparts. Because of this, they are just as resilient as the Warforged, but far more innovative, but they also struggle with maintaining a state of symbiosis between their organic and mechanical halves.

Bioforged Traits

As a Bioforged, you gain the following abilities

Ability Score Improvement

Your Constitution score increases by 2. You can increase any other ability score by 1.

Age

Bioforged are not born, but created. They are made to be of adventuring age upon creation. They are designed to live for up to 400 years but require periodic maintenance to avoid degradation.

Alignment

Immediately upon creation they are considered to be of Neutral alignment, but they may adopt different alignments depending on the influence of their creators, their programming and/or past life experiences.

Size

Bioforged are similar in build to the Warforged, but are in some cases smaller than their mechanical brethren. You can choose to be Medium (5-7 ft) or Small (2-4 ft).

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet, and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed

Languages

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

Synthetic Constitution

Your mix of flesh and metal grant you the following benefits:

  • You are resistant to poison damage.
  • You have advantage on saving throws against the poisoned condition.
  • You don’t need to eat, drink or sleep but you can still consume food or beverages without issue.
  • You only require 4 hours of sleep, but you also remain fully conscious and aware of your surroundings.

Biomechanical Prowess

Thanks to your thinner frame you gain the following benefits:

  • You can stand in the same space as another creature, if the creature is willing.
  • You can add a d4 to Strength, Dexterity and Constitution checks.

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