Homebrew Gingerbread Person Species Details
Due to the unstable nature of their being Gingerbread people rarely live longer than a handful of years assuming they aren't snapped up before then, but that doesn't stop them from living their lives to the fullest. Always willing to meet new people and learn different crafts. They are a blank slate and can be anything they want to be which makes them well suited to the adventuring lifestyle.
Most Gingerbreadians are given food-related names, like Gumdrop, Sugarsprinkles, or Shortstack.
Gingerbread Person Traits
Gingerbread PersonBorn Baker
You gain proficiency with Cook's Utensils and your choice of either Insight, Perception or Survival.
Vulnerabilities
You are vulnerable to acid and thunder damage.
False Appearance
While the Gingerbread Man remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a large cookie.
Can’t catch me
You have advantage on rolls to avoid being grappled or restrained, and you can take the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on each of your turns.
Gumdrop
Gingerbread people typically have a number of healing gumdrops on their bodies. At the end of each long rest, roll 1d4+1. You have that many gumdrops for the day. Any gumdrops from the previous day expire.
As an action, a creature can eat a gumdrop and regain 2d4 + 2 hit points. Any creature trying to forcibly grab a gumdrop must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity check.
Gingerbread Nature
The nature of your creation grants you the following benefits:
- If the Mending spell is cast on you, you can expend a Hit Die, roll it, and regain a number of hit points equal to the roll plus your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).
- You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
- You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep.
- You are immune to disease.
Dough's Rest
When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn't render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity increases by 2, and your Charisma or Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age
Gingerbread people rarely live past age 30, though their maximum lifespan seems to be around 80 human years.
Size
Gingerbread people typically range in size from Small to Medium.
Speed
Your walking speed is 40 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish.
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