Homebrew Blight Species Details

Appearing as a mass of brambles and thorny weeds, Blights might be taken at a distance for shuffling, hunched humanoids. Up close, these creatures reveal themselves as sentient plants with thorny trembling and ready to be launched. 

Blight Traits

You possess some traits that you share with other members of your species

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and either your Dexterity or Strength score increases by 1.

Age

Blights take 4 years to grow to adult age, but can survive for several centuries.

Alignment

Blights are influenced vastly by the chaotic energy from which they're born, they tend towards chaotic alignments.

Size

Your size can range vastly depending on your age, being anywhere from 5 feet to 7 feet in height. Your size is Medium.

Born of Plants

Your creature type is plant, rather than humanoid.

Launching Thorns

The movement of air around the thorns on your body can cause them to spring out at the nearest creature. If you are hit by a weapon attack, you can make a reaction and deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier to the nearest creature.

You can use this feature an amount of times equal to your Constitution modifier, and regain all uses on a long rest.

False Appearance

Your thorny appearance allows you to camouflage early perfectly. While you remain motionless, you are indistinguishable from brambles.

Scent Sensory

You interpret the world around you through the scents that are absorbed by your root-like sensory organs. You have blindsight within 60 feet of you, but you are blinded beyond this radius.

Languages

You are able to speak Common languages but are unable to read or write.

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