Homebrew Elemental Forged Species Details
“Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.”
“What makes you think he has a soul?” Gerrion said.
“What makes you think you do?”—Keith Baker, The Shattered Land
The Chains that Make Us
Due to their nature of being bound to a material body, Elemental Forged are often at odds with themselves. Many Elemental Forged were forced into what they consider their bodily prison and seek to break free, perhaps enact revenge on their "creators". Others may have willingly undergone the transformation to fulfill a pact, to protect someone or to be able to partake in material civilization. In either case, it is rare to see an Elemental Forged not being "owned" by somebody else, be it their creator or the one they sold the Forged to.
Elemental Forged are often named after customs of their creators, getting dwarven, gnomish, elven, human or other names. Elemental Forged who choose their own name often name
themselves according to their elemental nature.
Gender. Although elementals are genderless, they may identify themselves as a gender just like other races. Elemental names are often gender-neutral, names based on the customs of their creator may be gendered.
Air Elemental Names: Exalos, Skye, Cerulea, Aros, Clode, Aeris, Circos, Hurican, Tropos, Halos, Aere
Earth Elemental Names: Valanche, Afa, Tera, Terros, Pebble, Grant, Quary, Bulder, Lutu, Granit, Dwayne Johnson
Fire Elemental Names: Ashe, Scaldris, Magmis, Scorchis, Extos, Soots, Pyre, Incedis, Scaldor, Cole
Water Elemental Names: Liquis, Purity, Glacia, Retaw, Liquire, Brine, Vapos, Puddles, Liquaxis, Aquifis
Elemental Forged Traits
Your warforged 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
Your Constitution, Wisdom, and one other score increase by 1.
Age
Elementals do not physically age, but their physical bodies can deteriorate over time. Before an Elemental is bound, they may have little to no conscience. For that reason, many Elemental forged act of a mental age similar to their time spent as a Forged.
Alignment
Elementals who willingly became forged steer towards lawful alignments, doing their best to fulfill their role. Elementals unwillingly bound to their new body steer towards chaotic alignments, seeking only their own goals. Elemental Forged who have spent a long time in their physical body steer towards neutral alignments, content or having come to terms with their place in this world.
Size
Most Elemental Forged are bound to full suits of armor, making them bulky and heavy. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Constructed Body
You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:
- You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
- You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
- You are immune to diseases
Fused into One
Given their origin, Elemental Forged count as a humanoid, an elemental and a construct.
Unchained Dreams
While you sleep, your consciousness leaves your body, transporting you to your associated elemental home plane, in your elemental form. This is the actual, real elemental plane, but you are intangible on that plane, not able to interact physically with anything. You are still aware of the surroundings at your body's location.
Integrated Protection
Your body has built-in defensive layers, which can be enhanced with armor:
- You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
- You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor other than a shield, you must incorporate it into your body over the course of 1 hour, during which you remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in this way.
- While you live, the armor incorporated into your body can’t be removed against your will.
Specialized Design
You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Aquan, and one other language of your choice.
Water Elemental
You have advantage on checks to escape a grapple and a swimming speed of 60ft.
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