Homebrew Custom Ancestry Species Details
While a species description often outlines common traits, alignments, or typical behaviors of its archetypal adventurers, these are purely suggestions. You are free to disregard them entirely as your character’s personality, motivations, and conduct are completely up to you.
Your species is considered to be a Custom Ancestry for any game feature that requires a certain species.
Custom Ancestry Traits
Instead of choosing one of the game’s species for your character at 1st level, you can use the following traits to represent your character’s ancestry, giving you full control over how your character’s origin shaped them:Creature Type
You are a humanoid. You determine your appearance and whether you resemble any of your kin.
Size
You are Small or Medium (your choice).
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Origin Feat
You gain one Origin Feat of your choice for which you qualify.
Primary Species Trait
You gain one of the following options of your choice:
Resourceful. You gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest.
Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 Hit Point instead. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
Damage Resistance. You gain resistance to one damage type from the following list: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic, Radiant, or Thunder.
Saving Throw Advantage. You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed, Frightened, or Grappled Condition (your choice when you select this option) on yourself.
Secondary Species Trait
You gain either darkvision with a range of 60 feet or proficiency in one skill of your choice.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages that you and your DM agree is appropriate for your character.
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