Homebrew Cursed Firbolg Species Details

Your people share the majority of its personality and habits with regular Firbolgs (see their race page for more details). Due to your curse, the following habits are added:

Insatiable Hunger

Due to the nature of their blood, Cursed Firbolgs suffer from a growing and constant hunger for raw flesh. Due to their still good-hearted natures, this hunger is usually satiated by non-humanoid creatures. Sometimes the curse draws these Firbolgs to desire and crave the flesh of other humanoids.

If this pull becomes overwhelming, then the tribe finds a means of catching an individual deserving of death, and the ritual used to prepare the meat is never torturous. The goodly Firbolg nature can even be seen when these cravings overtake the Cursed Firbolg clans.

If this insatiable hunger is directed towards enemies in combat, an on-looker might just observe an enraged Firbolg - which is a truly unique sight.

Determined Adventurers

While most Firbolg clans rarely send away their members, your clan more readily sends adventurers into the world - usually seeking some lost piece of lore, being hired for our unique skills, or attempting to discover a cure. Beyond those, the regular reasons for a Firbolg leaving their home could apply here as well.

Cursed Firbolgs have a tempered, controlled, and directed ferocity that their kin do not share. More than that, they have a slight connection to occult knowledge and power due to the nature of their curse. As such, it is not uncommon to see a Cursed Firbolg Barbarian or Wizard.

Firbolg Adventurers

d8	Reason for Adventuring
1	Outcast for murder
2	Outcast for severely damaging home territory
3	Clan slain by invading humanoids
4	Clan slain by a dragon or demon
5	Separated from the tribe and lost
6	Homeland destroyed by natural disaster
7	Personal quest ordained by omens
8	Dispatched on a quest by tribe leaders

 

Cursed Firbolg Traits

Your Cursed Firbolg character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

As humanoids related to the Dark Fey, Cursed Firbolg have long lifespans. A Firbolg reaches adulthood around 30, and the oldest of them can live for 500 years.

Alignment

As people who follow the rhythm of nature and see themselves as its caretakers, Firbolg are typically neutral good. However, it is not uncommon to see a Cursed Firbolg being more chaotic or feral.

Even amongst the Cursed Firbolgs, Evil Firbolgs are rare and are usually the sworn enemies of the rest of their kind.

Size

Cursed Firbolg are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 320 and 500 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Cursed Form

As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This transformation lasts for 10 minutes, until you die, or until you revert to your normal appearance as a bonus action. When you shift, you gain temporary hit points equal to your level + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 temporary hit point). While shifted, your unarmed attacks and natural weapons can deal an extra 1d4 damage to a target on a hit.

Once you shift, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Natural Tracker

You have proficiency in the Survival skill.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Speak with Animals

You can comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts. This gives you no special advantage or ability to pacify them, persuade them, or otherwise convince them to assist you. Although, actually being able to understand them might lend you towards better understanding how to do those things.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Giant.