Homebrew Bawma Species Details

Brief Description 

Bawma are an avian race like the Aarakocra and Kenku although their appearance is much closer to that of an Owl. The Bawma have one variant and that is the City Owl variant.

Appearance 

Bawma resemble anthropomorphic owls although with humanoid arms, legs and body. Although regular Bawma of the desert lands do not posses wings, the underside of their arms are still feathered. 

Bawma Culture 

Being one of the oldest races in the deserts, the Bawma are often seen and viewed as wise people and keepers of hidden knowledge. Many Bawma work as archeologists and explorers, digging up ancient civilizations and learning from them or maybe finding some riches from them. The Bawma also have a long history in traveling the deserts with merchant being another common line of work for the Bawma. Although not all Bawma are alike, some prefer the unity and comfort of a small community and will prefer to keep vast libraries and collections of knowledge with their community rather than go out and adventure themselves. 

 

Bawma Traits

Bawma

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom Score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1. 

Age

The Bawma reach adulthood around the age of 10 and live no longer than 70 years.

Alignment

As many Bawma are just simple seekers, protectors and curators of knowledge Bawma often fall fall under neutral and or good alignments.

Size

Bawma range in height from just over 5 feet to just below 6 feet. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Nocturnal Senses

Your nocturnal nature helps you keep your senses heightened when others normally wouldn't be on the lookout. When sleeping you keep your regular passive perception and are able to see and hear as normal. You still cannot make perception rolls well asleep and still suffer all other usual disadvantages. Well sleeping Bawma also tend to sit up in a perched position like a regular bird and often sleep with their eyes open.   

Bawma are also able to rotate their head 270 degrees.

Sand Walk

The Bawma have had generations upon generations in desert climates trekking from place to place. When traveling in non difficult terrain you have advantage on saving throws against gaining exhaustion levels. When traveling in difficult terrain you have a +2 modifier when making saving throws against gaining exhaustion levels.

Favor of the Sands

Your ancestry in the arid wastelands guide you and give you luck. You may choose to have advantage on dexterity savings throws against effects that target an area. 

Once this trait is used you cannot use it again until you take a short or long rest.

Talons

Your natural talons are deadly weapons. You are proficient with your unarmed strikes, which deal 1d4 slashing damage on hit. 

Languages

You can speak, read and write in Common and Auran and one other language of your choosing.

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