Homebrew Greyhawk Warforged (2024) Species Details

No one really knows why (or WHEN) the warforged were built. Being a recent discovery after being unearthed in a number of tombs and long-disused citadels, no one has yet been successful at identifying their origin - were they created by a long-dead evil wizard to fight in a war? Crafted by dwarven alchemists and gnomish smiths? Transplants from the Plane of Mechanus?
Warforged are most-commonly made from wood and metal, but some have more-obvious gears and intricate mechanisms for joints, and some even appear as suits of armor. Regardless of their artificial construction, warforged have demonstrated that they feel pain and emotion and often display high levels of intelligence and broad historical knowledge. Potentially built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond warfare. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold-hearted killing machine, or a visionary in search of purpose and meaning.

Warforged Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 6–7 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet

Greyhawk Warforged (2024) Traits

As a warforged, you have these special traits.

Sentry'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.

 

Constructed Resilience

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Integrated Protection

Your body has built-in defensive layers, which can be enhanced with armor.

• You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
• You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor, you must incorporate it into your body over the course of 1 hour, during which you must remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in this way.
• While you live, your armor can't be removed from your body against your will.

Specialized Design

You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice.