Homebrew Beastial Changeling Species Details
Shapeshifters are very rare and have no culture of their own. They will typically be raised amongst humans and human societies more often than not but can live amongst others. They will usually pose as a member of a different race and take the names common to that race or culture. Some may often develop multiple identities and switch between multiple lives easily.
Beastial Changeling Traits
A Changeling has the following racial traits:Size
Changelings range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Beast Speech
You can cast speak with animals at will.
Shapeshifting
You can cast The following spells at will: True Polymorph, Alter Self, and disguise self.
Ability Score Increase
Your CHA and your DEX increase by 3
Shapeshifter's Skills
You have proficiency in 3 skills of your choice.
Age
Although Changelings reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the Changeling understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. A Changeling typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.
Alignment
Changelings love freedom, variety, and self-expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler aspects of chaos. They value and protect others’ freedom as well as their own, and they are more often good than not.
Inner Beast
You can partially shapeshift to become half-beast, while shifted you gain the following features:
Whenever you shift, you gain 1d6 temporary hit points, and while shifted, you have a +1 bonus to your AC. You also gain resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Weapons.
While shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an unarmed strike as a bonus action. If you hit with your fangs, you can deal piercing damage equal to 4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike
While shifted, your walking speed increases by an additional 10 feet. Additionally, you can move up to 10 feet as a reaction when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.