Homebrew Pangolian Species Details
Pangolians are a little shorter than humans, but weigh a little more due to their natural scaly armour. They make their homes underground, but thousands of years of foraging for food in difficult and rapidly changing environments has made them excellent swimmers. They are naturally solitary and secretive creatures by nature.
Pangolin scales tend to be coloured in various hues of dust brown; the skin on their faces and bellies is softer and slightly lighter. They typically eschew armour and weapons, preferring to rely on their natural attributes for defence. They will typically run or hide from a fight rather than attacking, but their pacifism should not be confused for cowardice - their long claws have left many a scar on an unwary assailant!
Pangolian Traits
Your pangolian character has an assortment of inborn abilities.Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 2
Age
Pangolians have roughly the same lifespan as humans, but mature more quickly. A Pangolian is considered an adult from the age of 12.
Alignment
Pangolians tend to neutrality - their solitary nature means they have little use for the rule of law. While they tend to prioritise their own survival interests, they will not harm others unless they deem it necessary.
Size
Pangolians stand between 5 and 5 and a half feet tall, though they tend to slouch due to the weight of their scales. They tend to weigh around 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Pangolians are excellent swimmers and diggers; your base swimming speed is 25 feet, and your base burrowing speed is 20 feet.
Keen Sense of Smell
You have an excellent sense of smell, giving you proficiency in the Survival skill, and advantage on Perception checks involving smell.
Scaly hide
Your scaly hide makes you tougher than most. At 1st level, your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class. When you aren't wearing armour, your AC equals 14 + your Dexterity modifier.
Sharp Claws
Your tough claws make you dangerous, even when unarmed. Your unarmed strikes deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + STR modifier. However, your claws are less dextrous than the hands of other races, and you have disadvantage on Sleight of Hand checks.
Pangolian defence
As an action, you can choose to curl up into a ball, utilising your natural scaly armour. You gain a +2 bonus to AC while you're in this state, as well as immunity to slashing damage and resistance to piercing damage, but your movement speed drops to 5 feet and you are unable to attack or cast spells. You can choose to Dodge as a bonus action as long as you are in this state. You can uncurl as a bonus action.
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