Homebrew Ettin Species Details

An ettin is a foul, two-headed giant with the crude characteristics of an ore. It never bathes if it can help it, and its thick skin is usually encrusted with a thick layer of dirt and grime beneath the stinking hides it wears. Its long stringy hair hangs in an unkempt mess about its faces, and its breath reeks from mouths filled with crooked teeth and tusks.

Dual Personality. The twin heads of an ettin are two individuals trapped in the same brutish body. Each head has its own mind, personality, and name, and possesses unique preferences and quirks. Bound from birth, both minds only rarely experience privacy or solitude. This familiarity breeds contempt, and an ettin bullies and argues with itself constantly, its two heads each taking constant offense at the other's slights.

When other creatures refer to an ettin, they combine its double names to form a single compound name that applies to the creature as a whole. If an ettin has one head named Hargle and another named Vargle, other creatures call the ettin Harglevargle.

Solitary Lives. As much as an ettin argues with itself, it is even less tolerant of other ettins, since a conversation between two ettins almost always amounts to a shouting match between a crowd of four belligerent heads. Most ettins are solitary creatures as a result, tolerating one another only to reproduce.

Ettin Traits

Having two heads is better than one and one body makes for a unique set of racial traits, requiring coordination and teamwork.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2,  your Constitution score increases by 2, your Intelligence score decreases by 2 and Charisma score decreases by 1. 

Age

The average Ettin lives about 75 years.

Allinement

Ettins tend to be Chaotic Evil but can be of any allinement.  

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

Giant Ansestory

Your creature type is Giant not Humanoid. 

You can speak, read and write Giant.

Giant Hands

You can wield and attack with a 2-handed weapon in one hand but you cannot wield and attack with 2-handed weapon in each hand. Your hands are too big to use weapons with the light property or untilise the finess property to replace abilitty modifier with Dexterity modifier. 

Imposing Pressence

You have Advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks. 

You have disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. 

Movement

Your base walking speed in 40ft.

Size

Your Size is Large

Thick Skin

Your base armor class is 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

Two Heads Are Better Than One

The ettin has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Saving Throws against being Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, and knocked Unconscious.