Homebrew Giff Species Details
The origins of the Giff are wrapped in mystery and confusion. Some have guessed that they are a cosmic joke, an experiment gone wrong, or some divine miracle that no one can interpret. Regardless, they have made their presence known across the world for their professionalism and unmatched gift with firearms. To go toe-to-toe in a shoot out with a giff is considered suicide, but even without their chosen weapons they can make themselves quite useful due to their inherent size.
The giff are, at their smallest, six feet tall and can grow larger than even that. When forced into close combat, they fail to disappoint and a pack of charging giff can make event he most well-trained armies cower. Despite this, the giff have a strong code amongst themselves, even when they hire themselves out across the world they vehemently refuse to fight another member of their race. Unless pushed to an extreme, giff will take every alternative option, even refusing their pay, if it means avoiding conflict with their kin.
Giff Traits
Your giff lifestyle results in the following skills and traits shared by the rest of your kind.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score, Dexterity score, and Constitution score all increase by one.
Age
You mature at the same rate as humans, but can live a but longer, usually dying around 155 years old.
Size
You are rather large and usually are at 6 feet tall or larger, though variation can occur.
Headfirst Charge
Your great size and strength can be directed at a nearby opponent that you charge at with all your might. You can try to knock an enemy over; if you move at least 20ft in a straight line that ends within 5ft of a large or smaller creature, that creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw, or take 2d6+ your Constitution modifier bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Firearm Expertise
Your master of fire arms enable you to ignore the misfire or loading property of all non-crafted guns. You also gain proficiency with firearms and gunsmith’s tools. If you do not use firearms in your campaign, you may substitute this by choosing three proficiencies or two ability score points that can be distributed to any ability scores of your wish.
Explosive Skills
Your understanding of gunpowder allows you to create one fragmentation grenade once a day so long as you have gunpowder and some metal or leather. The process to make one take 30 minutes and costs 10 gold pieces.
Languages
You can read, speak, and write Common and Giff, the latter of which is language of grunts and harsh calls that is written in Dwarven script.
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Posted Aug 27, 2021As I am still learning all the ins and outs of D&D Beyond, any suggestions on how to make this more accessible on the character sheets would be appreciated.