Homebrew Gemkind Species Details

Gems are an intelligent extraterrestrial species of "magical", roughly humanoid beings.

Living Gems and Light

They are comprised of a hard light hologram body that houses a gemstone that is the true body.

Damage to the hologram body is superficial and will only serve to cause the gem to poof. (The process of the body disappearing due to damage or stress causing a catatonic state in "poof" of smoke.) After some time the the body reforms around the gem, sometimes with an altered appearance to better serve it purpose and avoid the same damage or stress.

Poofing does not damage the gem, only incapacitating it and may serve as a decoy function. However damage to the gemstone itself can cause it to shatter and is fatal.

 

Gem Names

Nearly all gems go by the name of their Gems, with few taking on nicknames.

Gemkind Traits

Your gem character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the purpose for which your character was built.

Ability Score Increase

Gems have a +1 Con, +2 to one other ability, and +1 to one other stat (based on your gem's purpose).

Size

Your size can be either Medium or Small, with Height being able to be chosen, and weight not exceeding 4lbs.

Weight in pounds = 1d4

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Proficiencies

Choose two Skills to be Proficient with.

Gem Resilience

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

  • You immunity against being poisoned, but can still be harmed by poison damage.
  • You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe but are able to do so if you choose.
  • You are immune to disease.
  • You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep, unless you allow it to.

Gem Minds Rest

When you take a long rest, you must spend at least four hours of light activities, rather than sleeping. In this state, you cannot do anything more than light activities such as reading or chatting, but you don't need to be unconscious, but can do so if you wanted to.

Inherent Knowledge

You gain either the effect of a feat or some other ability (chosen by your DM).

Poof and Shatter

You are a being made of Hardlight, with your Gem as your true body. As such, upon taking damage, your hardlight form is affected, but reaching 0 HP, your hardlight form disappears, leaving only your Gem.

You make your death saves as normal, and when you stabilize you roll a d100 to determine how long it takes to reform.
If you roll a natural 20 during death saves, you can instantly reform.

Failing your death saves results in your shattering.

You can choose to take longer to reform, changing some of the basics of your form in doing so.

Built for the Job

You gain one resistance based on you gem's purpose.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages of your choice.

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