Lynel (5e Race)

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Lynel

Design Note: This race pulls most of the info from Lynel and from Exotic Races (Hyrule Supplement)

“	"These fearsome monsters have lived in Hyrule since ancient times. They possess intense intelligence, resilience, and strength, making them among the most dangerous monsters in all the land. This is compounded by the fact that they have a natural resistance to all elements. You would be wise to challenge a Lynel only if you're very well prepared."	”
—Hyrule Compendium, Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

Physical Description

Lynel have the head of a lion, the horns of a goat, the torso and arms of a bestial human and the body of a four-legged stallion such as a horse or zebra. Their bodies are filled with muscle and mostly or entirely covered in fur. The race is renowned for its short temper and physical brutality. Despite their bestial appearance and nature, lynels are exceptionally cunning, and are known to be extraordinary craftsmen.

This file was retrieved directly from the Zelda wiki. https://zelda.gamepedia.com/File:BotW_Lynel_Model.png

History

Lynels rarely tolerate another creature being close to it. Indeed, anything that wanders too close is quickly subjected to the creature's wrath in a most violent fashion. The lynel race seems to be filled almost universally with brutally powerful warriors who wear almost no clothing, but carry at least two different weapons on them at all times. The sheer combat prowess of a lynel is only enhanced by their race's occasional magic abilities. The weapons lynels craft and wield for themselves are valuable treasures, not only because of their unusually skilled craftsmanship, but the rarity and difficulty in obtaining them.

Society

Lynels are drawn to open fields where their fleet feet can be put to good use, and the field a lynel chooses to occupy is usually vacated by anything that wishes to preserve its own life. A typical lynel requires an immense amount of nutrition to maintain its extremely athletic form, so it often travels from field to field—purging each one of prey, nuts, and fruits. Although most lynels are loners, occasionally a handful of eight or fewer will form a loose and often short-lived tribe to share resources, train together, or reproduce.

Lynel Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and your choice of Constitution, Intelligence, or Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age. Lynels reach maturity quickly, and are considered adults by 10 years at the latest, though they may continue physically growing for decades after this. Although it is very common for lynels to live short and violent lives, the oldest among them can live to an age of up to 300.
Alignment. Lynel are usually Chaotic Evil but some Lynels have broken their connection to evil and are known to be good or neutral,
Size. Lynels stand on average at 9 feet tall. Your size is Large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.
Gore Charge. On your turn if you move 20 feet in a strait line you make a ramming attack with your horns, the target make Dex saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier ) on failed save they take 1d8 + Strength modifier and knocked prone if the make the saving throw they take no damage and are not knocked prone, however if you still have movement you can keep charging in a strait line to hit more targets. Any target that you charge through make can make a opportunity attack whether there are knocked prone or not, you choose when to stop charging.
Beast Will. Do to your nature as a Lynel you can end being charmed and frightened as an action, you can do this equal to your Wisdom modifier (min 1). You gain back your uses on a short rest.
Fire Blast. You can use your action to exhale destructive Fire Blast, each creature in a 30 feet by 5 feet line must make a Dexterity throw The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one, The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use fire blast, you can't use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
Lynel Fury. You channel you anger as a lynel as a bonus action for 1 min you can do extra 1d4 damage on a hit, you uses Lynel Fury equal to your Wisdom modifier (min 1). You gain back your uses on a long rest.
Smithing and Menacing. You gain proficiency with smith's tools and intimidation.
Lynel Gear. As a Lynel your stubbornness does not allow you to take any weak weapons, armor, or shields from weaker races so as a part of Lynel tradition you make your own gear which you are proficient with, Lynel gear can be made from any metal and be magically plus or enhanced by any race that the Lynel see as strong or powerful. All Lynel gear uses Strength modifier including the bow. you choose 3 Lynel gear instead of starting weapons (see detail for Lynel gear below)
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Abyssal.

Design Note: The gear damage is following the rule of normal gear, as in you don't uses large weapon rule when making attacks. Any one can weld this gear as long the are proficient, they do same damage for medium races.(If Link can weld these items as the same as a Lynel then do the same damage)

Lynel Gear

Type	DC check to make	Sword	Shield	Spear	Crusher	Bow
Lynel	15	1d8 Slashing versatile (1d10)	2+ AC off-hand weapon attack 1d6 Slashing	1d6 Piercing Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)	2d6 Bludgeoning Heavy, two-handed	1d6 Piercing Ammunition (range 40/160), Heavy, two-handed, Split(1)
Mighty Lynel	21	1d8+1 Slashing versatile (1d10+1)	2+ AC off-hand weapon attack 1d6+1 Slashing	1d6+1 Piercing Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8+1)	2d6+1 Bludgeoning Heavy, two-handed	1d6 Piercing Ammunition (range 40/160), Heavy, two-handed, Split(2)
Savage Lynel	27	1d10 Slashing versatile (1d12)	2+ AC off-hand weapon attack 1d8 Slashing	1d8 Piercing Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d10)	2d8 Bludgeoning Heavy, two-handed	1d6 Piercing Ammunition (range 40/160), Heavy, two-handed, Split(3)

Weapon Property: Split. When making a range attack your ammunition will split and deal an extra damage dice for the number of split, this destroy the ammunition

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Racial Feat: Lynel Roar

The power of you roar become more beastial, you gain the following when you gain this feat

• Your Charisma score increases by 1.

• As an Action you let out a roar, any creature of your choice that can hear or see you make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) all who fail are now frightened for 1 minute, targets automatically succeed if they can't see and hear you. If the frightened target takes any damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

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Racial Feat: Improved Fire Blast

Prerequisite:17 Constitution

The strength of the Fire Blast become stronger, you gain the following when you gain this feat.

• Your Fire Blast increases by 3d6.

• At the start of you turn roll a d6 when you get a 5 or 6 you gain back your Fire Blast.

It is the DM's discretion whether you can train for this feat or take this at an ability score Improvement.

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Racial Feat: Resilient Lynel

It is common for lynels to push their already formidable bodies to the limits of mortal endurance and strength. You, in particular, have adapted to the harshest heat, the most brutal cold, and you are resolute in virtually any climate.

• You gain advantage on saving throws involving fire, cold, and lightning damage.

• You are immune to additional effects caused by fire, cold, and/or lighting damage.(ex: if you get hit by an alchemist's fire you take damage from the fire damage but you are not set on fire so you don't take damage at the start of the turn)

• As a reaction you can halve any fire, cold, and/or lightning damage.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
9′ 0''	+2d8	985 lb.	× (5d8) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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