Homebrew Chicken Species Details

 

Creating Your Character

If you create an chicken character, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.

The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class 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.

Languages

Your character can read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign. You can only speak or write in your known languages as your DM fins appropriate, such as with the aid of a cantrip like Mage Hand or Message. 

Creature Type

You are a small beast. 

Life Span

Chickens tend to live to about 10 years. 

Height and Weight

Chickens can grow up to 28 inches tall and can weight up to 7 lbs on average. 

Chicken Traits

You have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a beast.

Size

You are Small

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 120 feet of yourself as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Flight

Thanks to your wings, you have a flying speed equal to half your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.