Homebrew Dunkleostean (Dunkleosteus-humanoid) Species Details

The Dunkleosteans are a species unknown by many, but are feared by those who are familiar with their kind. Tales of invulnerable titans with inescapable and life-ending bites tend to be those of myth, but the dunkleosteans are privileged with an entirely deserved infamous reputation. Their people are dangerous and usually leave no soul they come across uninjured. Due to this hunter instinct, any possibility of a friendly interaction is likely only a reality after a high-stakes battle that doesn't leave you as fish food. There may be possibilities to encounter more docile dunkleosteans due to their , but finding an aggressive one is already hard enough.

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Large (about 8-10 feet tall), up to 1.2 tons
Speed: 25 feet (walking) / 30 feet (Swimming)

Ability Score Increase:

 Being born with natural armor, you won't find a dunkleostean that can't take a hit. +2 Constitution

Prehistoric Armor:

 Your bone structure was intended to keep your kind from being so easily killed in much more dangerous times. Now your threats have mostly vanished, yet you keep your hard-earned defenses. However, it's not possible to stack these effects with external armor, but shields are still usable. Armor Class is now 9+(Str+Con modifiers)

Soul-divorcing Bite:

Does as the name implies. As an unarmed attack, you can now do 1d12+(Str Modifier) slashing damage

Vacuum Suction:

The Dunkleostean's ace: The ability to turn little creatures into fast-food. With a bonus action, any creature of a smaller size within a 10ft cone must succeed on an athletics or acrobatics check of 10+(your Dex modifier) or be pulled 5ft closer and grant the user advantage on attack rolls against affected creatures until the start of their next turn. If no attack is done after the use of this skill, The dunkleostean will continue to use it's suction until their next turn or until they are attacked. Creatures affected have their movement halved as long as they remain in it's range. Suction acts like a concentration spell, and ends after the user attacks, is attacked, or their turn begins. Small or light objects in the range of the suction are consumed.

Nocturnal Senses:

Blindsight of 60ft underwater, 30ft otherwise

Dunkleostean (Dunkleosteus-humanoid) Traits

Absolute beast of the seas. (Not expertly balanced, sorry I'm dumb)

Ability Score Increase

 

Ability Score Increase:

 Being born with natural armor, you won't find a dunkleostean that can't take a hit. +2 Constitution

 

Prehistoric Armor

Prehistoric Armor:

 Your bone structure was intended to keep your kind from being so easily killed in much more dangerous times. Now your threats have mostly vanished, yet you keep your hard-earned defenses. However, it's not possible to stack these effects with external armor, but shields are still usable. Armor Class is now 9+(Str+Con modifiers)

 

Soul-divorcing Bite

Soul-divorcing Bite:

Does as the name implies. As an unarmed attack, you can now do 1d12+(Str Modifier) slashing damage

Vacuum Suction

Vacuum Suction:

The Dunkleostean's ace: The ability to turn little creatures into fast-food. With a bonus action, any creature of a smaller size within a 10ft cone must succeed on an athletics or acrobatics check of 10+(your Dex modifier) or be pulled 5ft closer and grant the user advantage on attack rolls against affected creatures until the start of their next turn. If no attack is done after the use of this skill, The dunkleostean will continue to use it's suction until their next turn or until they are attacked. Creatures affected have their movement halved as long as they remain in it's range. Suction acts like a concentration spell, and ends after the user attacks, is attacked, or their turn begins. Small or light objects in the range of the suction are consumed.