Homebrew Xixchil Species Details
Survival of the Fittest. The Xixchil grew up on a living world with a large number of predators. As a result,they have come to believe strongly in the survival of the fittest. This idea has pervaded their societies and cultures for countless generations. The majority of Xixchil believe that it is important for all lifeforms to attempt to improve themselves and become stronger.
Your Body is Like a Home. A large part of this view that all creatures should be advancing is the belief that the body is a home. Like a home, creatures should devote time to improving it, building it, making it beautiful and interesting, making it an expression of the one that lives within it. As such, telling Xixchil apart is surprisingly simple. Xixchil are constantlyadding to their exoskeleton, integrating armor andweaponry, inlaying precious gems, lining with goldand other valuables. Every xixchil’s exoskeleton is aunique expression of the Xixchil themselves.
Born Surgeons. This passion for development and physical advancement has lead to the Xixchil having an almost religious passion for surgery. While they do advance their own bodies and adorn it, they encourage others to do so as well. Their skill as surgeons allow them to aid other species in doing so. Many adventurers have gone to see a Xixchil surgeon just to have body parts replaced entirely with something new.
Expert Artisans. Although Xixchil have a passion for surgery work, many love to craft other items as well.These other items could be trinkets to adorn their chitin or magical items like weaponry and armor to sell. Whatever passion strikes the particular Xixchil, they tend to become rather skilled at their craft
Xixchil Traits
When you create a character using a lineage option here, follow these additional rules during character creation.Ability Score Increases
When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1. You follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
Your class’s “Quick Build” section offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
If you are replacing your race with a lineage, replace any Ability Score Increase you previously had with these.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common, Xixchil and one other language of your choice.
Creature Type
Your creature type is Humanoid (Mantoid)
Biology Experts
You have proficiency in the Medicine skill.
Natural Armor
Your AC is 12 + Dexterity modifier.You cannot wear armor and cannot benefit from wearing a shield.
Natural Weapon
Your forelimbs are natural,surgically-sharp blades. These count as melee weapons that you are proficient with and have the finesse and light property. Your scythes deal 1d4 + your Strength modifier in slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Integrated Treasures
Integrated Treasures. Xixchil relish enhancing their chitin with the riches they accumulate. Over a long rest, you may destroy a suit of armor, a weapon , or a shield to integrate it into your chitin.When you integrate armor or a shield this way, your natural armor adopts the statistics of that armor. If the armor had a strength requirement or imposed disadvantage on stealth checks, the armor loses those properties. This armor cannot be removed from you unwillingly. If you remove this armor, it is destroyed and cannot be integrated again.A weapon integrated this way must be a melee weapon that doesn’t have the heavy, two-handed, or special properties. When you integrate a weapon this way, your natural weapon adopts the statistics of that weapon. You cannot be disarmed while wielding this weapon. If you remove this weapon, it is destroyed and cannot be integrated again.You can integrate only one suit of armor and two weapons at a time. If you integrate a shield, you can only integrate one weapon
Surgical Enhancements
As a Xixchil, you’re able to make surgical alterations to your body. You choose one enhancement to make now and a second enhancement at 5th level.
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