Duck Kin (5e Race)
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DUCK KIN[edit]
A race of anthropomorphic duck people who are sailors at heart and normally carry anchors as weapons.They typically sport pompadours and wear tight fitting sailors clothes.
Physical Description[edit]
A buff race of anthropomorphic duck people who are sailors at heart and normally carry anchors as weapons. Their big muscles make it to where they are excellent swimmers and exceptional at flying. Their society was created with straw and natural talent.
History[edit]
The Duck Kin are natural born sailors,pirates and seamen. From a very early age they are taught how to sail and sent out to sea.The duck kin are out in the water on their vessels more than they are on land their homes being mostly made out of straw and nest-like houses. When fighting or going to war they wield anchors and spears as their natural weapons they are trained to use when growing up.
Society[edit]
The Duck Kin society is tight knit. they are all very close to one another even though they can act incredibly pompous and full of themselves commonly they care a lot for one another and are protect of their loved ones. they never travel or move unless in a group despite their large and intimidating upper body stature.
Most Duck Kin don't have any traditional naming scheme however some stick to their ancestors wishes in adding quack to the first or last part of their names.
Male: Quackben,Quackadam,Quackken.
Female: Quackerica,Quackemily,Quacksara
Duck Kin Traits[edit]
Anthropomorphic duck people who are buff sea faring sailors.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Age. The age of maturity for most Duck Kin is 20. Duck Kin can live to be about as long as 70 or 80.
Alignment. Duck Kin lean towards the chaotic neutral alignment but are usually never lawful in any way due to their typical pirate or sailing lifestyles.
Size. Your size is "medium" at 5'5ft to 6ft while being much lighter at about 18.1437kg (or 40lb) on average.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a base swimming and flying speed of 50ft
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.
Superior Lungs. As a Duck Kin with your powerful lungs you can breathe underwater for up to two hours. You also have advantage on checks for drowning and breathing in gasses.these things don't affect you as much.
Sailors Strength.. Most Duck kin always carry an anchor around when they get older and they never leave home without one. while hardly ever putting it down giving them a lot of strength. You have an advantage on lifting things.
Light As A Feather.. Because you are a bird you weigh almost nothing but have a lot of muscle. Your anchor feels like it weighs nothing when swimming or flying and doesn't weigh you down. Anything heavier might be a problem though. You are proficient when wielding an anchor as a weapon as well as any martial weapon.You gain advantage on checks when flying.
Broadside.. You may choose to attack up to 5 targets with one attack or more than one if you have more than one attack. If you choose to use broadside your damage is halved on each enemy hit.
Natural Gift.. You are proficient in martial weapons but even more proficient when wielding harpoons and Anchors. When using one of these as weapons you gain +3 proficiency.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
Random Height and Weight[edit]
| Base Height |
Height Modifier* |
Base Weight |
Weight Modifier** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5′ 5'' | +2d4 | 40 lb. | × (2d4) lb. |
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*Height = base height + height modifier | |||
Suggested Characteristics[edit]
When creating a Duck Kin character, you can use the following table of traits, ideals, bonds and flaws to help flesh out your character. Use these tables in addition to or in place of your background's characteristics.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | You are a very competitive individual,thinking that you can do anything. |
| 2 | You tend to be quite of a pompous show off. |
| 3 | You enjoy to brag about your accomplishments and care very little of others opinions of you. |
| 4 | You would do anything for those you love, however you aren't fond of strangers. |
| 5 | You're very goal oriented and will do anything to achieve your tasks at hand. |
| 6 | You are a loner cause your personality and way of thinking is vastly different than any of your kind. |
| 7 | You are extremely family oriented and make decisions based on what would be best for your kids or partner rather than yourself. |
| 8 | You only think of the adventure ahead of you and rarely think of other things with your free spirited nature. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Family and friends are everything to you. You only wish to become strong enough to never let them down. |
| 2 | You care of nothing but gold,money and riches you believe they are everything and you can be very stingy. |
| 3 | showing off is what you are best at and the main focus. You want to look good all the time. nothing more and nothing less. |
| 4 | You want to be out on the sea or traveling with a good crew and meeting new people to connect with. |
| 5 | Power is everything to you. flexing your huge muscles and being on the top all the time is your main concern. |
| 6 | You believe that nothing is more important than helping others. You would even give your life to save someone else. |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | You have formed strong bonds with your ship and your crew and few others. |
| 2 | Despite your race loving the sea and adventure you have formed too strong of a bond with your family you don't want to leave them behind. |
| 3 | You only care about your friends. You aren't very close to your family for personal reasons. |
| 4 | Your only bonds are too your ship and your crew. Nothing means more to you than them. |
| 5 | You care only of the sea and adventure. its the only thing that crosses your mind. |
| 6 | You haven't formed any bonds with most others and prefer to be a loner. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | You only care about gold,treasure and adventure you care very little about others. |
| 2 | You have never left your home. Because of this you might have become very shy or cowardly. |
| 3 | You are extremely pompous and full of yourself. You believe to be the best at everything you do. |
| 4 | You grew up weaker and less impressive than others of your kind so you may have developed an inferiority complex. |
| 5 | You love to flex and show off your body. You do it so much it gets very annoying to most people around you. |
| 6 | You care little about others unless they are close to you. This makes it hard for you to work well with others. |
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