Homebrew Cyborg Species Details

“Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.”

“What makes you think he has a soul?” Gerrion said.

“What makes you think you do?”

—Keith Baker, The Shattered Land

The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. While the first warforged were mindless automatons, House Cannith devoted vast resources to improving these steel soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough produced sapient soldiers, giving rise to what some have only grudgingly accepted as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold-hearted killer, or a visionary in search of meaning.

Part metal part flesh

Cyborgs  are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Unlike the warforged they were meant to emulate, they are a mix between living flesh and mechanical contraptions. Due to the flesh parts they are typically weaker as they still have keep their living parts alive. Not only that but the process of making one involves the memory wipe of the victim chosen to undergo the process, leaving them a blank canvas. the top layer of their body often looking like the race they once were.

The cyborg were built to try to emulate the warforged and so are meant to be used for fighting but can also be used for espionage. For most of their existence, cyborgs had a clearly defined function, designated to them by their maker and were as such made to train in that area. They were originally built by the dwarves and the technology is extremly dangerous and volatile. In attempts to recreate the worforged, the cyborg was made. Parts of the being were swapped out for mechanical counter parts. They are a secret known to the few dwavern leadership.

The typical cyborgs shows little emotion unless trying to deceive those around them. Many cyborgs embrace a concrete purpose — such as protecting allies, completing a contract, or exploring a land — and embrace this task as they once did war. However, there are cyborgs who go rogue, the mind wipe process not completely working and leaving fragments of their past hidden deep within their mind.. Most cyborg have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and deeper meaning.

The typical cyborg have the sex from their previous life.

The more a warforged develops its individuality, the more likely it is to modify its body, seeking out an artificer to customize the look of its face, limbs, and plating.

Quirks

cyborgs often display an odd personality trait or two, given how new they are to the world. The cyborgs Quirks table contains example quirks.

Warforged Quirks

Warforged Names

Most cyborgs were assigned numerical designations for use in military service but can have their own personal name when used in certain aspects. Many of them adopted nicknames, often given to them by their comrades. As independent individuals, some have chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor.

Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Cart, Church, Crunch, Crystal, Dagger, Dent, Five, Glaive, Hammer, Iron, Lucky, Mace, Oak, Onyx, Pants, Pierce, Red, Rod, Rusty, Scout, Seven, Shield, Slash, Smith, Spike, Temple, Vault, Wall

Cyborg Traits

Your warforged character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the purpose for which your character was built.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 1, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

A typical cyborg is between 20 and 30. The maximum cyborg lifespan is dependant on original race however the living flesh decays at a much faster rate at 3x the speed.

Alignment

Most cyborg take comfort in order and discipline, tending toward law and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings with which they served.

Size

size will depend on the race the cyborg was before transformation.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Constructed Resilience

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat or drink as regularly but will still have to breathe
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to sleep as long and other magic effects relating to sleep is based off original race

Integrated Protection

Your body has built-in defensive layers, which can be enhanced with armor:

• You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
• You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. and will have to wear it like normal.

Specialized Design

You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Integrated design

the main racial trait from the race you were before becoming a cyborg is carried over, the trait is up to DMs discretion.