Homebrew Yoda Species Details
Yoda
Yoda are extremely small creatures with green skin and large ears. They possess incredible mental abilities, and almost all are a special type of monks called Jedi. Unknown to many cultures, there are only three Yoda ever known to exist.
A Curious Race
With such a small population on the material plane, Yoda have no known culture, and some don't even acknowledge that Yoda are their own race, saying that they are pure anomalies.
The three Yoda known to exist were all very distinguished in their power and influence. The first, Yoda, for which the race is named, was one of the most powerful Jedi ever, with the title of Jedi master, and a leading member of the Jedi high council. Yaddle, the second of their race also served on the Jedi high council, in a lower position than Yoda. The third is a mysterious child that has never been named or become a Jedi, but has extremely powerful abilities.
Yoda are not known to reproduce, so it is suspected that there is a far, secluded corner of the material plane or even perhaps a separate plane full of Yoda, and very rarely, one will journey into a human civilization.
Yoda Names
Yoda generally don't have names as children, going by names such as "the child", or "baby Yoda", but as they reach adulthood they gain a name, usually reflective of their sex. As only three Yoda are known to exist, there are only two Yoda names (the third was a child who had not received his name yet).
Male Names: Yoda
Female Names: Yaddle
Yoda Traits
Yoda have the following traits in common:Strength of mind
Thanks to your strong mind, you have resistance to psychic damage.
Innate Spellcasting
You know the mage hand cantrip, although when you cast it, the hand is invisible. You can also cast the levitate and calm emotions spells at will. Once you cast any of these spells, you must make a constitution saving throw, or gain one level of exhaustion.The DC equals 15 + the spells level (cantrips are +0). Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. The DC for any saving throw against these spells is 13.
Ability Score Increase
Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age
Yoda live for an extremely long time, longer than almost all other races. they reach adulthood at about age 200, and live to be over 900 years old.
Alignment
Yoda are most often good or neutral, but they tend toward law.
Size
Yoda are about 3 feet tall and average about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 20 feet.
Yoda Endurance
You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, although Yoda generally speak with very bad grammar. You also have a limited range of telepathy, in which you can send images and emotions to a creature within 60 feet of you.
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Posted Oct 23, 2020I like where your head is at. If you don't mind me sharing my own theory on the species (regarding Star wars, not D&D) then I will
Yoda, Yaddle, Vandar Tokare, and The Child are all Jedi Purebloods. Just like the Sith lords are all descendant of a species that were called Sith, I believe that Jedi was originally a species, of which Yoda, Yaddle, Vandar Tokare, and The Child belonged. They were very adept in using the Force, and taught their ways to other species, and eventually created the Jedi Order. This is, of course, pure speculation, but no theory on this matter can really go past that.
Oh, and one more note, Tokare was able to articulate sentences in proper common, so Yoda's grammar was probably a personal matter
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Posted Oct 24, 2020I'm going with the canon version of Yoda's species, and Vandar Tokare isn't acknowledged as canon by most fans, but thanks for the comment.
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Posted Aug 12, 2024:)