Homebrew Ancestral Human Species Details
In the dawn of time, mankind grew up in the wild. Although many stopped their hunter-gatherer lifestyle in exchange for a more stable and sedentary life, many have remained amongst the forests of the world.
These humans, called Ancestral Humans, are more powerful and wise than their sedentary peers. They have not moved alongside the rest of the world. No, they live as their ancestors did - maintaining traditions, traditions that have allowed them to understand nature, and to survive within it, despite all the dangers that lurk.
Ancestral Human Traits
While they may be considered "Sticks in the mud", Ancestral Humans are as follows...Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your choice of either Strength or Dexterity increases by 2.
Age
Ancestral Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Alignment
Ancestral Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them, although they all have a tendency to protect nature.
Size
Ancestral Humans are usually between 4 and 5 feet tall, and weigh between 100 and 180 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Most Ancestral Humans typically cannot read or write Common, with Sylvan being their main form of communication between themselves and nature.
Spirit Animal Form
You can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice, and cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.
Choose one Beast of CR 1/4 or lower to transform into, which is considered your Spirit Animal. That beast cannot have a flying speed or swimming speed. You can stay transformed for a number of hours equal to half your level. Apart from these exceptions, the transformation follows all the rules laid out by the Druid's Wildshape feature.
Nature's Speaker
You have the ability to understand beasts and plants in a limited manner.
You can understand the general meaning of their demeanor (for example, angry, afraid, happy, etc.), though you have no special ability to communicate in return. You have advantage on all Wisdom checks you make to understand them.
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