Homebrew Merfolk Species Details
The upper body of a merfolk resembles a human and their lower body the tail of a fish. Their powerful tail makes them swift and graceful underwater, but is extremely cumbersome on land.
Merfolk Traits
Having the Merfolk Race will give a character the following traits:Amphibious
You can breathe air and water.
Powerful Tail
Your long and powerful tail fin grants you a base swimming speed of 50ft but is a severe disability when outside the water. On land you have a base walking speed of 5ft and are considered prone, unless you are using some form of mobility aid to work around your unsuited anatomy.
Denizens of the Deep
You gain resistance to cold damage and ignore the general drawbacks to being deep underwater, including water pressure and darkness.
Darkvision
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.
Call to the Wave
You know the shape water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the create or destroy water spell as a 2nd-level spell once per long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
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