Homebrew Alchemy Goblin Species Details
Not a goblin you say, you sure look like one, a Gelfling you say, never heard of such a creature, your definitely a goblin in my books, wing or no wings
Whether they were born a Goblin or the experiments they were subjected to changed them is unknown but Alchemy Goblin are treated as goblin in almost every situation. Alchemy Goblin call themselves Gelflings and believe whole heartedly that they are in fact a rare type of elf or halfling subrace. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory over those that taunt them, alchemy goblins occupy the lowest castes in society, often fighting with sewer rats just to gain their next rancid meal.
Alchemy goblins are solitary creatures and do not form societies and communities of their own. this does not mean that the are anti social in any way and often try to make a home in any society they encounter. The place is often at the lowers rung, barely eking out an existence on the scraps of society. Alchemy goblins that find companions that accept them without question are fiercely loyal to the companions and are willing to fight and protect those they consider friends.
Alchemy Goblin Traits
Your goblin character has the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2. And may choose to increase either you Constitution or Wisdom by 1
Age
Goblins reach adulthood at age 8 and live up to 60 years.
Alignment
Goblins are typically neutral evil, as they care only for their own needs. A few goblins might tend toward good or neutrality, but only rarely.
Size
Goblins are between 3 and 4 feet tall and weigh between 40 and 80 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
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.
Fury of the Small
When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and the creature’s size is larger than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Nimble Escape
You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns.
Skittish
Due to a life of experimentation and torture performed on them, the alchemy goblins mind is shellshock and the suffer from mild ptsd, although this does not affect them in their normal lives for the most part, when faces with truly frightening situations and are required to make a saving throw vs a fear affect the ptsd rears its head and the alchemy goblin must roll the save with disadvantage.
Winged Goblin
At character level 10, due to an experiment done at some point in their lives, the Alchemy Goblin will grow wings that allow them to fly for short periods during the day. Due to the effort required to use the wings, alchemy goblin can only use them sparingly or become exhausted by the strain.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common.
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