Homebrew Legally Distinct Plasmoid Species Details

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Legally Distinct Plasmoid Traits

Plasmoid Traits

Jello-Like

You can move through spaces as small as 1 inch wide, as long as you are not wearing and carrying anything. You also have advantage on ability checks to make or escape a grapple.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of yourself as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Breath Holding Champion

You can hold your breath for 1 hour.

Oopy Goopy Resistance

Resistance to poison and acid damage, and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.

ASI

Increase one ability score by 2, and increase a different one by 1, or increase three different scores by 1.

Jelly Body Horror

As an action, you can reshape your body to give yourself a head, one or two arms, one or two legs, and makeshift hands and feet, or you can revert to a limbless blob. While you have a humanlike shape, you can wear clothing and armor made for a Humanoid of your size. As a bonus action, you can extrude a pseudopod that is up to 6 inches wide and 10 feet long or reabsorb it into your body. As part of the same bonus action, you can use this pseudopod to manipulate an object, open or close a door or container, or pick up or set down a Tiny object. The pseudopod contains no sensory organs and can’t attack, activate magic items, or lift more than 10 pounds.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write in Common and one other language you deem appropriate.