Homebrew Cursed to be a Goose Species Details

Beak and Feather

There can be infinite ways you became a goose, it may have been that you were cursed by an ex or you just wanted to be chaotic as hell.

Those who were Cursed to be a Goose look like normal geese, your size is small.

Avian Mannerisms

The resemblance of Geese to birds isn’t limited to physical features. If someone has been a Goose for a long period of time they could display many of the same mannerisms as ordinary birds. These Geese are frequently tending their feathers, cleaning and scratching away any tiny passengers they might have picked up. Some Cursed Geese even hunt like normal geese would hunt for fish and the such.

Cursed Geese are fluent in Common but they keep to themselves most of the time due to the confusion of talking geese.

The bird part of Cursed Geese find it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. A Cursed Geese who spends years among normal geese can blend into their flocks. The goose has taken over, these people can never return to their Pre-Goose lives.

Confinement terrifies the Goose . To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few real geese can withstand so cursed geese can barely stand it as well. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop homes, they appear alert.

Homelands

Cursed Geese have no set home due to the diversity of Pre-Goose life. 

Great Purpose

Those Cursed to be a Goose are as chaotic as they come, get joy from change and chaos. Most of them mess with the unsuspecting bird watcher, because really, whose going to believe someone that said the goose talked?

Names of those Cursed to be a Goose

As with much of their speech, cursed goose names include normal names anyone in Faerun would have.

Cursed Geese BACKGROUNDS

Backgrounds that are most appropriate for Those Cursed to be a Goose include the Charlatan, Criminal/Spy, and maybe even the Urchin.

Many people find themselves cursed as a way for someone else to get revenge on them, for something the Pre-Goose Person could have done to wrong them.

Cursed to be a Goose Traits

As a seemingly normal goose, you have certain traits in common with people and with geese.

Fury of the Small

Fury of the Small. When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and the creature's size is larger than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Angry Honks

Angry Honks. A fun but situational effect, Angry Honk lets you give a menacing honks that frightens creatures of your choice within 10 feet of you if they fail a wisdom save. This effect lasts until the end of your next turn, and you can only do it once per short or long rest. This fear effect isn’t as strong as Conquering Presence that is tied to the Oath of Conquest, but it’s pretty handy given that it is a bonus action.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Geese reach maturity by age 3. Compared to humans, Geese don’t usually live longer than 30 years.

Alignment

Most aarakocra are good and rarely choose sides when it comes to law and chaos. Tribal leaders and warriors might be lawful, while explorers and adventurers might tend toward chaotic.

Size

Geese are about 3'4 feet tall. They have short, stockier bodies that weigh between 6.5 and  14.3 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 50 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Peck

Your beak are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Aarakocra, and Auran.