Polypus Sapiens (5e Race)
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This page is incomplete and/or lacking flavor. Reason: Incomplete H&W table. Missing various traits (size, speed, etc.). "DC modifier +5" doesn't make sense. Is it an attack roll with +5, or is an DC check? It's unclear if the translucent subrace's slashing damage conversion only applies to unarmed attacks?
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This page is of questionable balance. Reason: This race gives unconditional resistance to standard damage types (piercing, slashing, bludgeoning). Pure damage (if this is an alterative rule if needs to be linked). Natural dart weapon scales hard. Flat bonus to all checks. See 5e Race Design Guide.
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Polypus Sapiens[edit]
Physical Description[edit]
Polypus Sapiens is a medium sized, eight-limbed invertebrate, native to the seas of Ericulo. It is visually very similar to human interpretations of an anthropomorphised octopus, although they differentiate themselves from the O. Vulgaris species by referring to themselves as Octopode (Singular) or Octopi (Plural). They vary in color, but are usually somewhere between blue, red, yellow or green. They are sentient. They are genderless and reproduce asexually (they clone themselves).
On Breathing:
The problem with this race is that you might like to create one for a different campaign, set on land, so I thought I would make some recommendations on that. So here are a few “ground” (hehehe) rules.
- Gains extra exhaustion
- lower move speed
- advantage on grappling
- dies fast in deserts
- needs extra water
History[edit]
Originally migrating into the Vitra trench thousands of years ago, they hunted the native squid and pyjama sharks for food, and gathered plant life from the corals and reefs, before settling down and creating an advanced underwater city called Vitra City, which became a bustling economic metropolis. There is a common saying in the area “you can buy it for half the price and twice the quality at Vitra”. There is no lower or middle class in Vitra, as almost 90% of its population owns a buisness.
Society[edit]
They value hard work and honesty above all else, and for them it has worked. The only laws they have are to rein in the behaviour of visitors, especially elves, who they find very patronising.
Polypus Sapiens Names[edit]
Octopi are often named after their professions, hobbies, achievements or aspirations, and take great importance in their impact on others.
Polypus Sapiens Traits[edit]
Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each increase by 1.
Age.
Alignment. Polypus Sapiens are normally Neutral Good.
Size. Type. Beast
Speed. Your base walking speed is <speed> feet.
Aquatic. You can breathe underwater.
Enchanted Dart. As an action, you fire an enchanted which (which grows naturally next to your beak as a form of defense). The dart deals damage based on your subrace (except for translucent octopodes) as shown in the table below. After each short rest, you gain 1d4 + your current level charges. You may hold a maximum number of charges based on your subrace as show in the table below.
Resilience. Your subrace also grants you damage resistance to one damage type as shown in the table below.
Versatile. You get a +1 bonus to all checks.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
| Subrace | DC | Damage Amount | Dart Damage Type | Maximum Uses | Damage Resistance |
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| Red Octopus | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | fire | 4 times your level | fire |
| Gold Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | radiant | 4 times your level. | radiant |
| Green Octopodecan | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | poison | 4 times your level. | poison |
| Blue Octopode | Infinity | (1 + your level)d6/2 | pure (ignores resistance and armour) | 4 times your level. | lightning |
| Purple Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | lightning | 5 times your level. | lightning |
| White Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | cold | 5 times your level. | cold |
| Grey Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | necrotic | 5 times your level. | necrotic |
| Black Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | acid | 5 times your level. | acid |
| Orange Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | psychic | 5 times your level. | psychic |
| Brown Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | force | 5 times your level. | force |
| Pink Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | thunder | 5 times your level. | thunder |
| Yellow Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | bludgeoning | 5 times your level. | bludgeoning |
| Silver Octopode | DC modifier of +5 | (1 + your level)d6 | piercing | 5 times your level. | piercing |
Translucent Octopode[edit]
Sneaky. You gain a +5 bonus on Stealth checks.
Resilience. You have resistance to slashing damage.
Prickly. All attacks do slashing damage instead of their normal damage type.
Random Height and Weight[edit]
| Base Height |
Height Modifier* |
Base Weight |
Weight Modifier** |
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| ′ '' | + | lb. | × () lb. |
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*Height = base height + height modifier | |||
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