Homebrew Poaka Species Details
"Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig! He looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal."
-Winston Churchill
Poaka are a swine-like race of peoples native to the tropical islands of the southeast. Their stout, large physiologies and intimidating tusks are the standout markers of their race, but they're also incredibly intelligent and intellectual, especially in matters of wayfinding, hunting and gathering, and travel.
Your average Poaka stands tall, between 6 and 8 feet, and is decorated with commemorative tattoos all across their bodies. These tattoos are complex in design and often symbolize key moments in a Poaka's life. They have brown to black to gray fur all across their bodies, and have large, imposing tusks that they use to gore their enemies in hand-to-hand combat. Some Poaka, especially those closer to the southern regions, have less fur, appearing more like domestic pigs, in a variety of skin patterns.
Poaka Traits
Your Poaka character has some distinct traits that make it stand out from the crowd.Ability Score Increase
FOr the average Poaka, your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. However, you can choose to alter these ability score increases to your liking.
Age
Poaka have varying lifespans, but reach maturity at around 17 years of age, and typically live to be well over 100 years old.
Size
Poaka stand tall over other humanoid races, ranging from 6 to 8 feet tall. They're often heavyset, exceeding 300 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.
Powerful Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Tusks
Your tusks are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Bray of the Wayfinder
You can let out a war cry that frightens enemies or encourages allies.
Encouraging Bray: As a bonus action, choose a number of friendly creatures equal to your Proficiency Bonus within 30 feet of you. You and the chosen creatures gain advantage on their first attack roll.
Menacing Bray: As a bonus action, a number of creatures of your choice equal to your Proficiency Bonus within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until the start of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier.
Once you use either of these options, you can't use them again until you finish a short or long rest.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Minotaur.
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