Homebrew Bearfolk Species Details
These large humanoids have great strength and resilience to cold and sliding on ice,they are also very strong swimmers and have been known to dig holes for catching small prey like rabits and squirels.Bearfolk also tend to eat meat raw as a result of not needing fire to keep warm.
They tend to live up in mountains,forests or caves where you may find a village of close to 20 or 30 adults with 5 or 10 childeren and perhaps 1-3 elders which are highly respected and their advice is often taken.
Bearfolk are usually around 8-10 feet tall and weighing between 500 and 900 lbs
Bearfolk Traits
large hands:As a Bearfolk you have very big hands and can use a 2 handed melee weapon in 1 hand as long as you have no weapon in the other hand. Powerful Build:You count as one size larger when determining carrying capacity.Powerful build
Your carrying capacity is equal to the normal capacity times 2
Large Hands
Your large hands allow for more control with larger weapons and stronger grip,you can use a 2 handed melee weapon like a greatsword or a glaive in 1 hand rather than 2 as long as you have no weapon in your other hand.
Strong Body
Because of your large body and hands You gain proficiency in the athletics skill.
Bite
You can use one attack to make a bite and if you land the attack the target is grappled and takes 1d4+str piercing damage and everyone including your target has advantage on attack rolls made against you and you have advantage on your target until the grapple ends.
Warm Fur
Your thick fur keeps you warm in cold climates like the mountains from which you live and your body is used to the high air pressure of the mountains you live in.
Ability Score Increase
+2str,+2 con
Languages
As a bearfolk you know common and giant
Hibernation
Youre large body needs more rest to function than other races,instead of a long rest being 8 hours it must last 10 in the winter and fall.
in the summer and spring it only lasts 6
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