Homebrew Appoplexian Species Details

 

Appearance

Appoplexians are tiger-like humanoids with huge muscles. They have orange fur, white muzzles, hands, stomachs, chests, and feet. The fur can also vary from yellowish orange to dark orange and the white parts can occasionally be light yellow. They also have black stripes on their head, shoulders, back, and legs. Sometimes there are also stripes on the forearms, cheeks, or chin. There is a chance that the head supports a Mohawk, being either the colour of the muzzle or stripes. They also have four-fingered hands and three-toed feet. They have boned, quill-like black brows on the skull over each eye, which are entirely yellow or yellow with black feline pupils, and they have a large, single retractable claw coming out of both wrists that can be either black or dark metallic blue. Instead of keratin, the structure of the claw is mostly pure bone. The jaw is pronounced and have either two or six fangs sticking out. The teeth are yellowed, showing that Appoplexians have poor dental hygiene or have little concern about their teeth.

Since Appoplexians have a high sense of shame, they are mainly seen wearing sleeveless vests, short or torn cargo pants, either gauntlets or straps, and a metallic belt containing an orange squared symbol with black stripes on each side.

 

Behaviour

Appoplexians value emotional openness: if an Appoplexian has a feeling, they express it openly. Generally, the feeling is a blind rage. Appoplexians take great pride in their fighting skills. Appoplexians love to fight and have great appreciation for the best fighter. Instead of shaking hands when they meet, they engage in a wrestling match until one is established as dominant.

Appoplexians believe any problem can be solved by hitting it 

An Appoplexians addiction to violence leads them to be quite dim, forgetting things and being easily distracted.

Appoplexians are prone to referring to people by their full name or title, as well as beginning a conversation with "Let me tell ya somethin'!" They also refer to themselves in third person.

Appoplexians have animalistic tendencies, such as growling, roaring, and relentlessly seeking food when hungry.

Appoplexians are prone to mixing up metaphors

Appoplexians can always remember things relating to fights or battle techniques learned.

Female Appoplexians are traditionally better hunters than males

Aggression is a common trait in Appoplexians, regardless of their personality

Diet

Appoplexians are able to consume a lot of meat and are very fond of onions, but they don't seem to like pickles

Weaknesses

An Appoplexian's brain is hardwired for aggression and as such, they have low intelligence and a highly aggressive temperament. This causes Appoplexians to be easily distracted and difficult to stop once they start fighting.

Due to their innate aggression and simplistic method of 'solving every problem by hitting it,' Apploplexians are not suitable for situations that require finesse, restraint, or subtlety. At times they can more of a danger to themselves and comrades alike, and can make a bad situation even worse. 

An Appoplexian's lack of intelligence also may convince them to needlessly argue with inanimate objects

Appoplexians can be subdued by a pressure point found between their shoulder blades if hit correctly and hard enough it can cause them to go limp until their next round

An Appoplexian's hearing is very sensitive, meaning that very loud sounds can be dangerous for them

 

Powerful build: You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Natural weapons: your claws are a useful tool of war, and you can use them to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Furious pounce: as an action, select a creature you can see. You can leap up to half your movement speed towards that creature. If you end your turn within 5ft of the target, you can make an attack using your unarmed strike, and this attack is made with advantage. After using this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest. 

Blind anger: you have advantage on saving throws against being blinded

bonus proficiency: you have proficiency in your choice between athletics or intimidation

Languages: you can speak, read, and write common and speak Appoplexian

Appoplexian Traits

Ability score increase: your strength score increases by 2, and your dexterity score increases by 1.