Homebrew Gnoll Species Details
The ever-hungry Gnolls are humanoid hyenas, possessing claws and sharp teeth to rip apart their prey. They usually live in the desert, hunting and raiding in packs. Originally they were created by the Demon Lord Yeenoghu, lord of endless hunger and savagery. Because of their abyssal ancestry, they sometimes are able to communicate in Abyssal and can also learn common. Most of the time they do not apply magic in the traditional sense, they would rather invoke the demonic magic of their creator with rituals and sacrifices. Usually, Gnolls are very simple creatures, but at some rare occasions one can emerge more intelligent than others of their kind.
Gnoll Traits
+2 Strength, +1 Dexterity, Claws, Demonic Bite, Darkvision, RampageAbility Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Dexterity Modifier increases by 1.
Age
Gnolls are considered adults at 14, and can possibly live until about 70-90.
Alignment
Your demonic ancestry makes you inherently Chaotic Evil.
Size
Gnoll can grow as tall as humans.
Speed
Your Speed is 30ft.
Claws
You have claws, which increases the damage of your unarmed strikes to 1d4 +Str./Dex.
Demonic Bite
As an action, you can bite a creature. The bite does 1d6 + Str./Dex. piercing damage. Once per long rest, you can infect a creature you habe bitten with an abyssal infection. The creature must then succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw, or suffers from one demonic madness found on the madness table on the Demon Lord Yeenoghu‘s stat block. The madness will fade away after a long rest.
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.
Rampage
When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on your turn, you can take a bonus action to move up to half your speed and make a bite attack. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Language
You speak common and Abyssal.
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