Homebrew Beastmen Species Details
We watched here Ivory colored hair turn tan and grow longer and bigger, her teeth into sharp canines, and here hands into paws with meat hook like claws. With a flash a light a lion emerged with a roar that can be heard for miles. It was sure an honor to see a beastmen perform such a act with grace.
— Garret Tealeaf & Rieta, arcs of Ithreal
Weather despised by society, treated like normal citizens, or hunted for sport Beastmen or mysteries of nature. between humanoid and animal form its sometimes hard to tell a Beastmen out from the crowd. Weather its a lion or a bunny a Beastmen can make a valiant ally or a troubling enemy.
The Beast Within
Early in childhood, a Beastmen learns and masters there connection with nature in the form of an animal weather big or small.
this table shows the type of animals that you can be
| Panther |
| Raccoon |
| Owl |
| Fox |
| Bunny |
| Egale |
| Bull/cow |
| Dog |
| Lion |
| Falcon |
| Tortoise |
| Snake |
| Bear |
| Elphant |
| Wolf |
| Cat |
| Chameleon |
| Frog |
| Penguin |
| Panda |
| Rhinoceros |
| Tiger |
| Monkey |
| Crab |
| Deer |
| Alligator/Crocodile |
| Weasel |
| Hyena |
| Serval |
| Hippopotamus |
| Ancient and mythical/homebrew beastmen |
|---|
| Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Gorgonopsid |
| Spinosaurus |
| Chupacabra |
| Gremlin (the final form not the fluf ball) |
| Small Griffin (can be any bird) |
Beastmen Traits
Your Beastmen character has the following traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Beastmen gets a +2 of your choice, +1 of your choice, and a -1 of your choice.
Age
Beastmen mature at 14 and typically live till 50.
Alignment
Beastmen tend toward neutrality, being more focused on survival than concepts of good and evil. A love of personal freedom can drive shifters toward chaotic alignments.
Size
Your size is Medium. To set your weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:
Height is typically 5 to 6 feet tall in human form
Weight in pounds = 90 + (2d4 × your size modifier.(in human form)
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
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 30 feet in darkness as if it were dim light.
Shifting
As a Beastmen you can change your form into 1 of three forms for 1 action. While in human form you can wield weapons, items, and wear armor and clothes like a human and use your characters states. while in full beast form you use the states and take full size and shape of the animal but you keep your hp. while in this form you also gain the animals benefits and actions of the animal (you take on the animals ac). while in half animal form you gain the actions of the animal while still wielding weapons and items but loose the ability to wear armor and you back to your characters default ac.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and 1 other of your choice.
Many Faces
The human form can look like how the Character wants but must keep the color of the animals fur as the hair color.
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