Homebrew Donkey Species Details
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Donkeys have short faces and bodies of small horses, with a similar range of coloration- from various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. While
smaller in stature, they have muscular bodies and are known for their strength.
AFFINITY FOR NATURE
Donkeys have an affinity for the natural world Among the races that share that affinity, donkeys favor the forests, mountains, swamps, and woods shared with the elves and ogres over the populated areas consisting of towns and cities full of bustling humans and alike. Donkeys celebrate life and growth, and the birth of a foal is always cause for festivities. At the same time, they revere the traditions of the past, and among both the ogres and the elves they are voices of memory and history, preserving old ways and keeping alive the legends of ancestral heroes. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, and delight in the feeling of running alongside herds and packs of other beasts.
CLANS AND COMMUNITY
Donkeys sense the interconnectedness of the natural world Thus, they celebrate family and community as microcosms of that greater connection. Among the elves, they have a strong
clan identity, while donkeys among ogres are fiercely loyal to their individual communities as well as the tribe as a whole.
BLINDLY LOYAL
Donkeys by nature are acceptance seeking. Often they will befriend a person, group, or clan and do everything they can to prove their loyalty to them. While this may be desirable to some groups, donkeys are often taken advantage of by races that don't value what they bring to the group.
DONKEY NAMES
Donkeys' given names are passed down through family lines. The name bestowed on a new foal is typically the name of the most recently deceased family member of the same gender,
keeping a live the memory - and, the centaurs believe, some shard of the spirit - of the departed Donkeys don't use family names, but they wear symbols that represent their family membership. These symbols might include graphical representations of plants or animals, printed mottoes, braids and beads worn in the hair and tail or even specific patterns of woven fabric.
Male Names: Peanut, Bananas, Parfait, Oreo, Spud, Macaroni
Female Names: Éclair, Coco, Debbie, Sugar, Cinnamon
Donkey Traits
Donkeys exhibit racial traits of other strong equine racesAbility Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age
Donkeys age at a rate of 7 years for every 1 human year.
Alignment
Donkey are inclined toward neutrality. Those who live among the elves are more often neutral good, while those who live with the ogres are typically chaotic neutral.
Charge
If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn or, if you have no weapon, you crash your body into the target (1d4), you can immediately fo!low that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your hooves.
Size
Donkey stand between 4 and 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Hooves
Hooves. Your hooves are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Equine Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push or drag. In addition, any climb that requires hands and feet is especially difficult for you because of your equine legs. When you make such a climb, each foot of movement costs you 4 extra feet, instead of the normal 1 extra foot.
Survivor
You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and either Elvish or Giant.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 40 feet. Your creature type is Beast.
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