Homebrew Dragrung Species Details
THIS IS NONCORE D&D MATERIAL
These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing.
Dragrung are froglike humanoids born from dragon eggs that are nurtured in sub-optimal conditions. Dragon eggs usually require consistent care and proximity to a dragon to incubate properly, and will typically turn to stone if neglected. A dragon egg that is nursed and incubated by humanoid standards will very rarely hatch into other species, one of which is the Dragrung.
Draconic Amphibians. Despite appearing froglike in form, Dragrung usually bear the coloring and draconic traits of their dragon mothers such as scaly/feathery skin, sharp fangs, pointed claws, small horns, and crests along their heads and backs. Having hatched an early phase of incubation they still retain the ability to breathe both air and water, an ability most dragons lose later on in their development. Their draconic features also grant them prodigious athletic abilities for swimming, climbing, and jumping.
Treasure Seekers. The draconic origins of Dragrung make them a solitary and materialistic species. They generally thrive best in the native habitat of their dragon mothers but have an innate hunger for treasure, riches, and glory that typically drives them to adventure.
Dragrung Traits
Your grung character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of grung nature.Age
While not as long-lived as their dragon parents, Dragrung mature to adulthood in 2 years and have been known to live up to 200 years.
Alignment
Most grungs are lawful, having been raised in a strict caste system. They tend toward evil as well, coming from a culture where social advancement occurs rarely, and most often because another member of your army has died and there is no one else of that caste to fill the vacancy.
Size
Grungs stand between 2 ½ and 4 feet tall and average about 50 pounds. Your size is Small.
Draconic Awareness
You have the beginnings of the legendary perception of dragons, granting you proficiency in the Perception skill.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet, a swim speed of 25 feet, and a climbing speed of 25 feet.
Amphibious
You can breathe air and water.
Squishy Brained
Not having had the time to develop the usual mental acuity Dragons typically display, Dragrung have a weakness to Psychic damage.
Elemental Immunity
You’re immune to damage of the elemental type of your Draconic Lineage. Choose your Draconic Lineage below.
Mother's Milk
Any creature that grapples you or otherwise comes into direct contact with your skin must succeed on a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency + your constitution modifier or take 1d4 damage of your elemental affinity.
You can also apply this poison to any piercing weapon as part of an attack with that weapon, though when you hit the wetness reacts differently. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency + your constitution modifier or take 2d4 damage of your elemental type.
Standing Leap
Your long jump is up to 25 feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
Wet Boiz
If you fail to immerse yourself in water for at least 1 hour during a day, you suffer one level of exhaustion at the end of that day. You can only recover from this exhaustion through magic or by immersing yourself in water for at least 1 hour.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Grung.
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