Homebrew Bear-Folk Species Details

Bear-Folk are, in terms of Medium sized creatures, very large bear like individuals. 

They are very powerfully built with thick muscle, fur, large head with powerful jaws and clawed hands.

Bear-Folk are very close to nature and are very proficient in animal handling and survival. They are also, due to their size, naturally intimidating and have been known to be natural leaders due to their size and charismatic attitudes. 

Bear-Folk do tend to take emotions to extremes and can be very quick to anger when insulted/offended and also celebrate with incredible energy. 

Bear-Folk prefer to solve issues they may have with others with wrestling or some other physical task as opposed to carry grudges or harboring negativity.

A Bear-Folk society/village is typically led by a Druid due to their ties to nature. As a result Druid's are highly respected by Bear-Folk and many seek to become this; but, they also acknowledge that for many Druid arts are not where their talents reside. 

As a result Bear-Folk tend to be Chaotic Good but, as always, there are exceptions. 

Bear-Folk Traits

Your Ursine heritage boasts formidable power within you.

Size, Age, Weight and Height

Size, Age, Height and Weight
Bear-Folk, while Medium as a general size, are very large in comparison to other humanoid races. They stand between 7 - 10 ft. tall depending on the variant. Bear-Folk mature around age 12 and live to be anywhere from 200 - 300 years old.  Weight also varies per variant species of Bear-Folk. They typically range from 300 - 600 lbs for males and females usually weigh 150 - 300 lbs. 

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Primal Uproar

Your natural ability allows you to store up energy for when  you need to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Clawed Limbs

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 Dexterity or Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Ursine Attunement

Your ties to nature grant you the ability to more easily bond with beast or bend them to your will. 

Also, due to size and stature, you are naturally intimidating. 

You have advantage on Intimidation rolls. You also have advantage on rolls with animal handling. 

Ability Score

Increase Strength and Constitution by 2 and Dexterity by 1. 

Alignment


Bearfolk can be boisterous and jovial, the bearfolk are people of extremes. They celebrate with great passion and are quick to explosive anger. Settling differences with wrestling matches that leave permanent scars is common, as is seeing two bloodied bearfolk sharing a cask of mead and a raucous song after such a scuffle. They tend to be chaotic good.

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. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Languages

You can read, speak and write Common and Druidic. 

Thick Fur

Thick fur that encompasses your body allows you to have a natural armor. This fur grants your AC total, when not wearing armor, to become 12 plus your Constitution modifier. 

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