Homebrew Absorbian - Beta Species Details
Absorbians are a race of Intelligent Oozes that have evolved in a most unusual way. They begin thier life cycle as a bloblette, but soon have devoured thier first prey item, and develop a base form. This base form will grant the young Absorbian one or more movement speeds, and will determine the creature's first permanent form. Absorbians grow from this stage by devouring enemies they have slain in battle. Once an Absorbian has finished consuming the remains, they gain a small momento or characteristic of that creature. Sometimes it can be a physical characteristic, or a mental one; perhaps even a memory. If an Absorbian devours a particularly powerful enemy, then they may experience a more profound transformation.
As an Absorbian matures, it can change in size and will typically experience a growth spurt, sometimes several times in it's life. Once an Absorbian starts to reach old age, it will start to lose mass. This process is called "The Sleeping" and results in a loss of at least one size category, and for each size category lost a new Bloblette is created, and a new Absorbian is born.
Absorbians have no maternal instincts, and will always abandon a new Bloblette to fend for itself and find it's own way. As such, Absorbians do not have a culture or a family model, but instead creates a family connection with creatures who show it kindness and goodwill when it is young.
Absorbians learn the languages of some of the creatures that they consume, and will always learn any one language the base form had.
Absorbian - Beta Traits
"Absorbians have no racial identity of their own, rather they create an identity based on the enemies they defeat in battle and the companions they travel with."Base form
While an Absorbian will always be an ooze, as a Bloblette, Absorbians are mindless hunger machines, they develop sentience once they have killed and consumed their first small or medium creature. Their form adapts to whatever the creature they consumed was, and their protoplasm perfectly mimics the base form. They gain a base speed based on the forms original movement speed, though later evolutions may provide further movement speeds or types. An Absorbian PC starts play with a base form. The PC is allowed to be as creative in the way there PC looks as they wish, (within DM allowance) but must choose a Base form to start play with, and only gains the listed abilities.
Ooze Heritage
You can choose to gain immunity to one of the following conditions. A portion of your original Blobette form remains with you, as such you can choose to remain immune to one of the following: Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Prone
Evolution
Absorbians unlock an Evolution at 5th level and again at 10th, 15th, and 20th levels. When an Absorbian reaches an evolution point, the player can choose from one of the following abilities to evolve with. Unless otherwise noted, the gained evolution must have been an ability that was possessed by a creature the Absorbian caused damage to while it was alive, and must have also consumed a portion of the creature after it's defeat.
You an choose from the following Evolutions.
Ability Score Increase: You can increase any 1 ability score by +1, up to a maximum of 18.
Amphibious: You can breath both air and water. You develop Gill Slits on your neck area.
Bite Attack: You gain a bite attack. You can use your bonus action to make a melee bite attack. On s successful hit, you deal 1d6 + modifiers damage.
Breath Weapon: You gain a breath weapon of the type of the creature you consumed, 3d8 damage, 40 ft. line. DC 14 Dex save for half damage. This ability can be used once per short rest.
Burrower: You gain a burrow speed of 15 ft. and Tremorsense 15 ft. You also grow thick nails on your front appendages.
Faster: You gain a movement speed increase of 10 ft. You must have consumed a creature with a movement speed of at least 10 ft. faster than your fastest current speed.
Flyer: You gain a fly speed of 20 ft. You also grow wings similar to whichever Medium or Larger flying creature you consumed.
Growth - Large: You gain the Large size category. Follow the rules for changing to a larger size in the DMG.
Growth - Huge: You gain the Huge size category. Follow the rules for changing to a larger size in the DMG. You must be level 15 to take this evolution.
Land Runner: Add 15 ft. to your walking speed. Your form may need to grow longer limbs
Resistance: You gain resistance to Bludgeoning Damage.
Squeeze: You can adjust your form and squeeze through spaces up to 2 size categories smaller than you.
Stinger: You grow a long stinger attached to a whip-like appendage. You can use your bonus action to make a melee stinger attack. Upon a successful hit, the target takes 1d2 Piercing damage and must make a DC 16 Fortitude save or suffer disadvantage till the end of their turn. At the beginning of the creatures next turn, and each turn thereafter, the creature must make a DC 16 Fortitude save or suffer Disadvantage that round. 3 Saves ends the effect.
Swimmer: You gain a swim speed of 20 ft. Your body grows webbing between your digits.
Tail: You grow a long prehensile tail. You can use it to move and manipulate objects, You cannot wield weapons with it.
Tongues: You gain the ability to speak a prey items language.
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