Arctic Elf (5e Subrace)

Arctic Elf

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma or Intelligence score increases by 2.
Cold Immunity. Arctic elves are immune to cold damage.
Fire Vulnerability. Arctic elves are vulnerable to fire damage.
Poison Quills. An arctic elf has two sets of quills on its head. On one side, the quills have a paralyzing effect (10 minute duration) and on the other, a damaging effect (3d6). The target must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your ability score modifier (Charisma for males, Intelligence for females). Each quill deals 1d4 piercing damage, has the finesse quality and has a throwing range of 20/60.
Innate Abilities. Arctic elves can use the following abilities up to three times per long rest: ray of frost, freezing grasp and ice spray.

Freezing Grasp

Evocation cantrip

Casting time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Ice springs from your hand to freeze a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 cold damage and it can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn.

The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8) and 17th level (4d8).

Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard

Ice Spray

Conjuration cantrip

Casting time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

You extend your hand toward a creature you can see within range and project a cloud of ice from your palm. The creature takes 1d10 cold damage.

This spell’s damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10) and 17th level (4d10).

Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

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