Homebrew Snowman Species Details
Snowmen were simple snow sculptures made by children until they became magically animated by Santa Claus. Most Snowmen are made of three balls of snow of varying sizes, with the smallest ball as their head. They have sticks for arms, and sometimes a carrot nose.
Hardy Snow
The magic that animates a Snowman also grants them a measure of protection against normal melting. Snowmen don't need freezing temperatures to exist, but they do feel most comfortable in the cold. Although they won't naturally melt, they are very susceptible to fire and avoid it at all costs.
Heart of Ice
When a Snowman is created, they gain a soul that is bound to a piece of their construction, like a hat or a button. As long as that object remains, a Snowman can be transferred to a new body by placing their heart of ice in a new snowy sculpture. The Snowmen retains all of their memories and abilities when this happens.
Snowman Traits
You gain the following traits as a snowfolk.Ability Score Increase
You gain a +2 and +1 bonus to two different ability scores of your choice, or +1 to three different ones.
Age
Snowmen are created magically, and don't have different stages of life. A newly created snowman is often very naive. A snowman's body lasts for up to 5 years before deteriorating, but they can be moved to a new body indefinitely.
Size
A Snowman's body shape changes depending on the type of snow sculpture they were made from. Snowmen typically stand between 4 and 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Snow Body
As a creature made of magical snow, you gain immunity to cold damage, but vulnerable to fire damage.
Heart of Ice
Your soul is bound to a specific piece of your construction, like a hat, pipe, or eye. Your soul is tied to this object. If you die, and your heart of ice can be recovered, you can be brought back to life. A new snow body must be built for you, your heart must be incorporated into this new body, and magical ingredients worth 500 gp must be used in the construction. After 24 hours, you come back to life with 1 hit point. This causes strain on your soul, and you take a -4 penalty to attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time you finish a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.
Major Features
Choose one of the following major features.
Ice Form
Because your body is made from snow, you have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.
Snow Magic
You know the friends cantrip. When you reach the 3rd level, you can cast the ice knife spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the snilloc's snowball swarm spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Minor Features
Choose two of the following minor features.
Leave Snow Trace
You leave no tracks in icy or snowy terrain. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in this terrain.
Snowballs
You can conjure snowballs from your body to throw. Your snowballs are considered a ranged weapon with a range of 30/90 feet, and you are considered proficient with them. You can use your Strength and Dexterity score for determining the attack roll, and your snowballs deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage plus your Strength and Dexterity modifier.
Because of your skill with throwing snowballs, you are considered proficient with any thrown weapons.
Cold Acclimation
You are adapted to the most extreme cold environments. You ignore any of the drawbacks caused by a cold environment.
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