Homebrew Alternian Trolls Species Details
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Trolls have gray skin and dark yellow reflective sclera with black irises that fill in with their blood color as they age, the Irises can be either circular or slit. They also have pointed teeth, yellow nails, black lips, and black hair, as a troll ages their nails shift to their blood color. Their most noticeable features are the horns sprouting from their heads, which change in color from red-orange bottoms to yellow at the tips. These horns can vary between 1 inch and 2 feet.
An adult troll's height depends on their blood caste with low blood's height being between 5-6 feet, mid blood's height being between 6-10 feet, and a high blood's height being between 10-20 feet. Trolls hatch from eggs into young larval trolls, known as wigglers, which wriggle about to locate a cozy stalactite from which to spin their cocoons. They have six insect-like legs and a caterpillar-like body before they spin their cocoons.
Alternian Trolls Traits
The star of Alternia is several thousand times brighter than the sun, which means that the troll species is nocturnal and thus all trolls, with the exception of Jade bloods, have sunlight sensitivity.Sun Sensitivity
You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Bronze Blood
This blood caste are mainly based in rural areas and has a way with beasts, this blood caste is traditionally the most attractive group. They also have a specialized fighting unit called the Cavalreapers.
Bronze bloods have an average lifespan of 45 years
Ability Score Modifier
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Beast Handling
You have proficiency in Animal Handling.
Trolling Legacy
You may cast Animal Friendship and Speak with Animals without expending a spell slot. At 3rd level, you may cast Beast Bond once per long rest without expending a spell slot. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Burgundy Blood
The lowest of the nonmutant blood, they are routinely discriminated against.
Burgundy bloods have the shortest lifespans, having an average lifespan of 40 years.
Abillity Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Historical Accuracy
You have proficiency in the History skill.
Telekenetic
Telekinetic: You may cast the Trolelekinesis spell once per long rest using Charisma as your spellcasting ability for this spell. At the 6th level, you may cast the spell two times per long rest, three times per short or long rest at 11th level, and four times per short or long rest at the 16th level.
Cerulean Blood
The first rung of nobility, they are traditionally chaotic beings that have some of the most potential out of all the blood colors. They have an arachnid-like appearance, such as having four irises or having three eyes.
Cerulean bloods have an average lifespan of 4500 years
Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1
Deceptive
You have proficiency in Deception skill
Enchanting
You know the Vicious Mockery cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Command spell as a 2nd-level spell once per long rest. When you reach 5th-level, you can cast the Suggestion spell once per long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Fuchsia Blood
Fuchsia bloods are the highest caste, they are considered royalty and among some of the most powerful. However this comes at a terrible price, the ruler of the Alternian empire, the Condesce, jealously guards her power and kills any who would potentially dethrone her. Should you be born into this caste, you will be hunted without reprieve.
Fuchsia bloods have some of the longest lifespans of all mortal creatures, with an average lifespan of 12,000,000 years.
Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Amphibious
Fuchsia bloods can breathe both air and water. Your base swimming speed is 30 feet.
Leadership
You have proficiency in Deception and Intimidation
Aqua Weapons
You have proficiency with Tridents.
Gold Blood
This is the Psionic blood caste, unlike the other low bloods, this group is harvested to become the engines of the highbloods' ships. This blood caste is typically tech-savvy and usually have four horns.
Gold bloods have an average lifespan of 50 years.
Ability Score Increase
Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Tinkerer
You have proficiency in Tinker tools.
Laser Eyes
You may cast the Optic Blast spell once per long rest using Intelligence as your spellcasting ability for this spell. At 6th level, you may cast the spell two times per long rest as a 2nd level spell, three times at 11th level as a 3rd level spell, and four times at 16th level as a 4th level spell.
Indigo Blood
As one of the highest land-dwelling blood castes, trolls of this blood type pride themselves on how cultured they are, but they are significantly more violent than other blood castes, easily breaking things and other trolls.
Indigo bloods have an average lifespan of 22,000 years
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 3 to a maximum of 21, and your Constitution score increases by 2.
Ability Score Decrease
Your Wisdom score decreases by 2, minimum of 4
Weapon Break
You have disadvantage made with weapons that are ranged, or have the light or finesse property.
Strong Fists
Your unarmed strikes use a d4 for damage. If an ability already grants a change in the damage die, then increase the damage die by one type ie. d4 to a d6, d6 to a d8, etc to a maximum of a d12.
Jade Blood
Jade blooded trolls are tasked to tend to the Mother Grubs in the brooding caverns. The mother grub gives birth to all trolls from a mixture of the genetic material of all adult trolls. Trolls of this caste are usually very fashion-forward and tend to have a fantastic aesthetic focus.
Jade bloods have an average lifespan of 400 Years
Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Charisma score increases by 1
Speedy
Your base walking speed increases by ten feet for ten minutes twice per long rest
Sunlight Enhancement
Those born into this blood cast do not have sunlight sensitivity, instead, you have an advantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Lime Blood
This blood hue has a unique position in society, being able to calm the significantly more aggressive attitudes of the highbloods. It is because of these abilities that they were hunted to near extinction.
Lime bloods have an average lifespan of 80 years
Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Persuasive
You gain proficiency in the persuasion skill.
Charming
You know the Friends cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Charm Person spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the Calm Emotions once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Mutant Blood
Mutated from the Lime blood class, Mutants often hide their blood color as much as possible, the color they present outwardly is more often grey than their Candy Red color. The mutation in their genetics in turn plummets them to a lower social standing than the Burgundy bloods. They share the ability to calm the aggressive attitudes of the highbloods with their Lime blooded predecessors. They also tend to take on a leaderly role as an educator or preacher.
Mutant bloods have an unknown average lifespan.
Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom and Charisma scores increase by 2.
Preacher
You have proficiency in Performance and Persuasion.
Hidden Color
Due to years of hiding behind a grey representation, you have proficiency in Deception, Stealth, and Survival
Olive Blood
The first of the mid bloods, this blood caste specializes in hunting and romance, they are a mostly agreeable caste and have uncanny luck.
Olive bloods have an average lifespan of 160 years
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Survivalist
You have proficiency in the Survival skill
Lucky
When you roll a 1 on a d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die, you must use the new roll. You can do so Twice every long rest
Purple Blood
The highest-ranked of the land dwellers, those of this hue are highly violent and unpredictable. Under the rule of The Condesce, Purple bloods are usually tasked with being Subjuggulators, a violent clown-themed death squad that keeps the lower blood castes in check. They traditionally wear white face paint.
Purple bloods have an average lifespan of 140,000 years.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Dark Carnival Worshipper
You have proficiency in the Religion and Intimidation skills.
Eternal Fury
You gain proficiency in the Strength checks and Strength saving throws. If you are already proficient, you add double your proficiency bonus instead.
Insanity
You have Disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws.
Undying
When your hit points drop to zero, you automatically succeed on one death saving throw once per long rest. When you are stabilized, your hit points become 1 and you regain consciousness.
Teal Blood
The first of the highblood caste tiers, trolls of this blood hue are generally involved with jurisprudence, the Alternian Justice system. An example job is a legislacerator, the Alternia equivalent of a lawyer and bounty hunter rolled into one. This is not by choice however, those who refuse the positions are culled.
Teal bloods have an average lifespan of 1200
Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Intelligence score increases by 1
Keen Analysis
You have proficiency in the Insight, Investigation, and Perception skills.
Violet Blood
The first of the sea dwellers, those born into this are considered just below royalty. Those of this blood caste have a distaste towards land dwellers. They have small fins on their face or neck.
Violet bloods have an average lifespan of 1,200,000
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Amphibious
Violet bloods can breathe both air and water. Your base swimming speed is 30 feet
Perceptive
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
Marksman
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with ranged weapons.
Ranged Weapon Skill
You are proficient in all simple and martial ranged weapons.
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