Homebrew Variant Pug Species Details
Most pugs are born as simple dogs, companions to the humanoids of the world. But, occasionally one will achieve the intelligence required to ascend to sentience. These pugs make excellent adventurers, as their cuteness dissuades their enemies and helps them gain friends. They can surprisingly speak due to the complex respiratory structure of their species, though this comes with a downside of making breathing difficult, causing sniffles and snores. Nimble but frail, having a pug in your party is never a bad thing.
Variant Pug Traits
Pug's unique respiratory system gives them many unique attributes. Ranging from incredible cuteness to loud sleeping, there are up and downsides to it.Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity, Intelligence, and Charisma scores increase by 1, but your Constitution score decreases by 2 and your Strength score decreases by 1.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
More Than a Normal Pug
You can hold only one weapon or shield at a time in your mouth, as you are quadrupedal. At level 3 you develop the ability to walk on your hind legs and hold light weapons or a shield in each paw. At level 5 your body acclimates to bipedal living and you can hold any non-heavy weapon or shield.
Alignment
Most Pugs are neutral good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and sweet, hate to see others in pain, and try to be good. They are typically obedient to those they see as stronger, but will occasionally vie for supremacy when they see the opportunity. The occasional pug will lean to the chaotic side, openly defying commands.
Age
While normal pugs live only into their second decade, this special variety ages in human years instead of dog years, reaching maturity at around 20 and living up to around 80 years.
Size
Pugs weigh around 20-50 pounds full-grown, depending on their body type. On all fours they typically max out at a couple of feet tall, on their hind legs they can reach around 3 feet tall.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Pug Latin, and can bark like a normal Pug.
Specialization
Pugs gave up their physical prowess in exchange for remarkable abilities either socially or intellectually.
Hyper-intelligence Specialization
Some pugs evolved to reach the pinnacle of intelligence, they are unmatched thinkers. Your Intelligence score increases by 1 and your Intelligence score maximum increases by 2.
At level 3, your heightened intelligence allows you to establish telepathic communication with up to 5 willing creatures as long as they can understand at least one language.
At level 7, you use your magic so efficiently that once per long rest you can regain one third level spell slot.
Social Specialization
Your Charisma score increases by 1 and your Charisma score maximum increases by 2.
At level 3, once per short rest you can cast Charm Person as a first level spell without the target realizing that they were charmed.
At level 7, once per long rest you can cast Suggestion as a second level spell without expending a spell slot.
Speak!
Pugs can only talk if they take a moment to prepare themselves. You can spend a bonus action to prepare to speak either a small phrase or a spell verbal component.
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