Homebrew Arboral Species Details
Arborals are known for their strength, resilience, and perseverance. Generally standing 8 to 9 feet tall, arborals can perform great feats of strength, making them great laborers and soldiers. While they vary wildly in appearance, their physical traits resemble the vast types of trees of Yvarra, with their bodies covered in thick layers of bark and hair that resembles leaves, vines, and other flora. Moreso than most races, Arborals closely tied to magic often have their appearance altered from it. Arborals who practice death magic, called dalasiinver or "barren," might look like deadwood, gray and lifeless. While those who wield elemental power might appeared charred if they wield fire, frosted if they control ice, or more vibrant if they wield primal magic. Since all an arboral needs to survive is water and rest in a natural environment, arborals tend to abstain from hunting, fishing, and farming. Many recognize that these are necessary for others to live however, knowing that this is how many survive
Arboral Traits
Your arboral character has a unique set of traits and abilities, most of which are associated with nature.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1
Bark Hide
Your body is covered in a thick layer of bark, which helps to determine your Armor Class. While not wearing armor, your AC equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier.
Branching Limbs
Arborals have longer, strong limbs that allow them to reach where others could not. When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal
Distinct Appearance
Distinct Appearance. Given that arborals look like humanoid trees, they can blend in with forests and woods. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made in wooded or forested areas
Naturalist
You have proficiency in the Nature skill. Plant Life. You do not need to eat, but you still need to breathe and drink. You can ingest food if you wish
Plant Speech
You have the innate ability to communicate in simple and complex manners with plants. They can understand the meaning of your words, and you can understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them.
Rooted
Because of their massive size and weight, arborals tend to be harder to knock down. You have advantage on saving throws made against being knocked prone.
Strong Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Arborish. Arborish is a language composed of long words with drawn out syllables, thus the average conversation in Common can take twice or three times as long in Arborish. Few outside of arborals themselves attempt to learn the language, as interactions with Arborals tend to be quite rare, and conversations in Arborish tend to frustrate many who lack the patience to finish the conversation.
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