Homebrew Alpaca Species Details

Once upon a time, everyone treated you with a sense of respect, sometimes even reverence.  Sailors noticed you keeping pace with their ships and swore you were carrying the souls of lost and drowned sailors. You were a welcome guest and a cherished scout.  To harm you was to invite a curse upon the offending ship and unlucky crew.  

And then.  Many years back, one famous bard came to the dock and sang that song about you and your brethren, describing all the lurid detail about the curse of the crew who dared to kill an albatross.  

Now, half the time you're welcome and hailed as you used to be.  The other half, though? Lets just say you've heard the mumbles from disgruntled, drunk sailors, as you pass them by. And they hurt! 

To some, a hero, and to others a villain - its' just another day to you.  Let the dry-landers and flat-walkers whisper about you.  None of them can match you on your own home turf, the wide-open sea.  She calls, and you answer.  You know her inside and out, her moods, her patterns, the sharp smell on the air when there is a big storm coming.  Truly, you are the greatest of seabirds!  

Alpaca Traits

Your alpaca character has a variety of abilities that come with being a gregarious, happy alpaca!

Age

Typically, alpacas live to be between 15 and 20 years, though there are stories of mystical elders who have lived to be 30.  Alpacas are able to stand within an hour of being born, and reach maturity around 18 months.  

Size

Including their trademark long necks, alpaca grow to be 4 feet tall. Your size is Medium. 

Alpaca Fur

You are resistant to the effects of cold damage and have advantage on saving throws against cold.  Your fur also grants you an unarmored AC of 13 + DEX

Bite

You have a natural bite attack.  This deals 1d6 + STR modifier piercing.  This increases to 1d8 + STR at level 5, 1d10 + STR at level 10, and 1d12 + STR at level 15. 

CHARGE!

When you make a melee attack after moving at least 10 feet, you can add your level to the damage rolls.  If you have advantage on the attack roll and the lowest result would have hit your target, it is also knocked prone.