Homebrew Half Oni Species Details
In their natural form, half Oni look like demonic Ogres though are slightly smaller in stature. They have skin that varies between hues of red, blue and white, and dark colored eyes with shining white pupils. They have long wild hair that is usually black or grey; however, pure white hair is not an uncommon sight, especially among the Pale Oni.
They have a pair of short ivory horns protruding out of their forehead that grow longer as they age though not as much as full blood oni and their teeth and claws are jet black. The length of their horns is something Oni take pride in, to the point that even the most disheveled Oni are known to polish their horns on a daily basis.
While Oni commonly take the form of other humanoid species to blend in, some Oni who live in harmony with other races, tend to take on hybrid forms, still appearing to be part of their host race, except with their horns protruding from their forehead, proudly visible to all.
Half Oni Traits
Your half-oni character has certain traits deriving from your oni ancestry.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Shapechanger. As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight, but not so much that your size changes. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can’t duplicate the appearance of a creature you’ve never seen, and you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs that you have. Your clothing and equipment aren’t changed by this trait.
Claws. In your true form, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Yokai Resistance. Thanks to the energy of the yokai, you have resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against becoming poisoned
Giant-blooded. Your creature type is giant instead of humanoid. As such, you are immune to spells like crown of madness or dominate person because they specifically target humanoids.
Age
Half Oni reach maturity about the same time as humans do, but their aging slows down drastically after that. Most live to about 700 years old.
Size
Half-oni are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans but smaller then oni, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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 color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Savage Attacks
When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
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