Homebrew Selkie Species Details

Selkies are built for cold, underwater climates, making them tough and resourceful.

Ability Score Increase

Selkies are quite charming and pretty tough, as well. Selkies gain +2 Charisma and +1 Constitution.

Seal Form

Selkies are most famous for their ability to transform into their seal form. As a bonus action, they can transform into a seal as many times a day as they like. While in this form, Selkies gain a swimming speed of 50 instead of 30, can hold their breath for up to 2 hours, and can dive as deep as 5,000 feet. However, their walking speed is halved rounded down, their items disappear in seal form and reappear when they turn back to human form, and they cannot hold most items well. Once a Selkie transforms, they must stay in this new form until at least the beginning of their next turn.

Frigid Waters

Selkie's are used to freezing cold water temperatures, and can survive in them for short periods of time. You are acclimated to cold climates, and have resistance to cold damage.

Aquatic hunter

Selkies tend to eat fish and other seafood more than anything else. For this reason, Selkie's gain +2 to any kind of attack roll if the target is in water.

Darkvision

As a Selkie, you have spent a lot of time deep underwater where sunlight doesn't reach. You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Age

Selkies mature at about the same rate as humans, but afterwards age much slower, and can live to be about 200 years old.

Alignment

Selkies can be any alignment, but lean a little more towards the Good alignments.

Languages

Selkies usually spend some time interacting with both humans and seals. They know Common and can speak to seals.

 

Selkie Traits

Selkies are beings who turn from a seal (Which ever type) to human.