Homebrew Ursine Species Details
It is possible the Ursine descended from bears, but the truth has long since been lost. They do show great respect for the ‘cousins’ and you will never hear of an Ursine taming or putting a bear in captivity. However they can commune with bears and may ask them for favours and kindnesses.
The Ursine are known to be a reclusive race and often hard to find. Some even believe they are just legends. This belief is aided in they do not have a political structure. Ursine travel as small and tight knit family groups called Sleuths. These groups will typically stay in one geographic area and be familiar with other sleuths living in the region.
Because Ursine don’t have any large social groups they aren’t generally lawful. The family comes first and each family will have their own rules. They believe that right and wrong is something the family decides and laws are left for races that don’t have as strong a family connection as they do.
Ursine Traits
BearsAbility Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2.
Age
Due to their bear heritage the Ursine have a much shorter lifespan than other races. They reach adulthood around 14 years and typically live up to 60 years.
Alignment
Due to their hatred of tyranny, Lawful Evil is almost unheard of, with Lawful Neutral and Lawful Good being semi-rare. All other alignments are typical within Ursine culture. Adventurous ursine can be any alignment, due to their long term exposure of the world around them.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Size
Ursine stand between 6 and 8 feet tall, weighing on average 300 to 500 lbs. Regardless of where you fall within this range, your size is Medium.
Bear Claws
You can use your paws as natural weapons. You are proficient with your unarmed strikes, which deal 1d4 slashing damage on a hit.
Powerful Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Natural Prowess
You have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on your powerful sense of smell. This perception bonus is not granted to any sense other than smell.
Darkvision
Your ancestors have long since become used to being active in the night, becoming accustomed to little source of light. You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see up to 60 feet in dim light as if it were bright light and darkness as if it were dim light. You cannot detect any colour in darkness, only a grayscale.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common. In addition, you can communicate with bears, as well as bear-based creatures.
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