Dungeons & Dragons 5e Race/Species : Giant-kin
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Giant-kin
Giants come in many forms, but can all trace their lineage back to the All-Father or Matron Mountain. There are the titans (Vonin) born of Annam and his first wife, the true giants (or Jotunbrud) born of Annam and Othea, and finally the giant-kin (Jotunkyn) born of adulterous affairs that corrupted and ultimately ended the divine union of these two prime gods. The creation of the Jotunkyn is viewed in retrospect as the beginning of the end of the golden age of giants, and they are forever marked as maug as a result. Persecuted, exploited, or ignored, the giant-kin were scattered across Ostoria and in a twist of fate were saved from the worst of the Cataclysm.
Now, the prospect of restoring the kingdom that once spurned them has prompted Jotunkyn of a heroic disposition from across the realms to journey to their ancestral home, climb the slopes of Othea-Tor, and prove everyone wrong.
Maugborn: Your kind was born of an adulterous affair. Forever marked as maug, you start with -3 piety.
Powerful Build: You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Now, the prospect of restoring the kingdom that once spurned them has prompted Jotunkyn of a heroic disposition from across the realms to journey to their ancestral home, climb the slopes of Othea-Tor, and prove everyone wrong.
Racial Features
Jotun's Might: You can wield two-handed melee weapons in one hand.Maugborn: Your kind was born of an adulterous affair. Forever marked as maug, you start with -3 piety.
Powerful Build: You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
ability score increase:
Your Constitution score increases by 2.
age:
Size:
Medium
speed:
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages:
Common, Giant
sub races:
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Voadkyn
There was some dispute as to whether the voadkyn race was created when Othea, wife of the giant deity Annam All-Father, had an affair with Ulutiu, or whether the race was the product of Annam. A giant stormazîn apparently once proved that Dunmore was Ulutiu's child and that Othea tricked Annam into believing that he was his own so that Dunmore could spy on Annam and his children, meaning that the voadkyn were giant-kin and not "true giants", but the voadkyn preferred to believe the opposite.
Like all the giant-kin races, they were never granted a portion land by Annam from which to found their own "dynasty" inside the kingdom of Ostoria. They were initially welcomed by their fellow giants and learned their ways, but once their true parentage had been discovered by Annam he cast them out. They became excluded from the societies of true giants, despite Othea's best efforts to protect them. They then decided that since Annam had not given the forests of Ostoria to any of his sons, they would take them as their own domain, after which they cut off most relations with both giants and giant-kin.
Voadkyn were known to be highly susceptible to all forms of lycanthropy and were one of only two giant races in which "true" lycanthropes were known to exist. These true lycanthopes were a form of werebat that the voadkyn referred to as shadkyn and a great enmity existed between them and their non-afflicted brethren.
Like all the giant-kin races, they were never granted a portion land by Annam from which to found their own "dynasty" inside the kingdom of Ostoria. They were initially welcomed by their fellow giants and learned their ways, but once their true parentage had been discovered by Annam he cast them out. They became excluded from the societies of true giants, despite Othea's best efforts to protect them. They then decided that since Annam had not given the forests of Ostoria to any of his sons, they would take them as their own domain, after which they cut off most relations with both giants and giant-kin.
Voadkyn were known to be highly susceptible to all forms of lycanthropy and were one of only two giant races in which "true" lycanthropes were known to exist. These true lycanthopes were a form of werebat that the voadkyn referred to as shadkyn and a great enmity existed between them and their non-afflicted brethren.
ability score increase:
Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
age:
Voadkyn live up to a century, and upon their death they transform into a Tree of the Giants.
Size:
Medium
speed:
Your base walking speed is 35 feet
Languages:
You can speak, read, and write Elvish
race features:
Bonus Proficiencies: You have proficiency in the Nature skill.
Moon Susceptibility: You have disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would alter your form, such as the polymorph spell or contracting lycanthropy.
Gift of the Woods: You know one cantrip from the Druid spell list. At 1st level you can cast Animal Friendship once per long rest. At 3rd level, you can cast Wither and Bloom once per short or long rest. At 5th level, you can cast Plant Growth once per long rest.
Bonus Proficiencies: You have proficiency in the Nature skill.
Moon Susceptibility: You have disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would alter your form, such as the polymorph spell or contracting lycanthropy.
Gift of the Woods: You know one cantrip from the Druid spell list. At 1st level you can cast Animal Friendship once per long rest. At 3rd level, you can cast Wither and Bloom once per short or long rest. At 5th level, you can cast Plant Growth once per long rest.
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Ogre
Famously strong, infamously dim-witted, ogres are the most numerous and well-known of the jotunkynn. Born of an affair between Othea and the devourer Vaprak. Even among the Jotunkynn their existence is loathed, as it came to light that Vaprak was in fact Annam's son by an earlier relationship. This terrible discovery led to a blood curse put upon the entire race by a wrathful Annam.
Ogres are known to typically associate with goblinoids, orcs, and their fellow giant-kin trolls. In the social structure of the giants, the Ordning, ogres are considered the lowest-ranked of all giant-kin. Because of this, they are typically found to be willing servants of giants. The giant races they are most often seen working alongside are hill giants and verbeeg, the former of which they often trade with for trinkets or food.
Many ogres work as mercenaries, hoping for easy plunder, and in that line of work they are often seen alongside verbeeg. Lone hags, as well as covens, are known to employ ogres as guards, while others polymorph ogres and send them out to work as spies
Ogres are known to typically associate with goblinoids, orcs, and their fellow giant-kin trolls. In the social structure of the giants, the Ordning, ogres are considered the lowest-ranked of all giant-kin. Because of this, they are typically found to be willing servants of giants. The giant races they are most often seen working alongside are hill giants and verbeeg, the former of which they often trade with for trinkets or food.
Many ogres work as mercenaries, hoping for easy plunder, and in that line of work they are often seen alongside verbeeg. Lone hags, as well as covens, are known to employ ogres as guards, while others polymorph ogres and send them out to work as spies
ability score increase:
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score decreases by 1.
age:
Ogres can live up to 120 years, but few reach that age.
Size:
Medium
speed:
30 feet
Languages:
You can speak, read, and write Orcish.
race features:
Bonus Proficiency: You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
Hardy: Your hit point maximum increases by 1 and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.
Long Arms: Your long arms extend your reach with melee weapons by 5 feet.
Bonus Proficiency: You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
Hardy: Your hit point maximum increases by 1 and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.
Long Arms: Your long arms extend your reach with melee weapons by 5 feet.
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Cyclops
ability score increase:
Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
age:
Cyclops age at about one third the rate of humans. They usually live 200-300 years.
Size:
Medium
speed:
30 feet
Languages:
Primordial
race features:
Eye for Omens: When you finish a long rest, roll one d20 and record the number rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll.
One-Eyed: Your single eye gives you poor depth perception. You have disadvantage on perception checks against creatures or objects more than 30 feet away.
Visions of the Past: You have proficiency in the History skill.
Eye for Omens: When you finish a long rest, roll one d20 and record the number rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll.
One-Eyed: Your single eye gives you poor depth perception. You have disadvantage on perception checks against creatures or objects more than 30 feet away.
Visions of the Past: You have proficiency in the History skill.
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