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 Person

Born 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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