Robot (5e Race)

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Robot[edit]

Physical Description[edit]

A robot is an autonomous or semi-autonomous non- biological programmed physical machine, capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically or on command by an external control device. A robot may be constructed to evoke human form, but most robots are task-performing machines, designed with an emphasis on stark functionality, rather than expressive aesthetics. While robots can be built in all shapes and sizes, usually they're meant to be able to fit in and traverse structures and abodes of humanoids, so a humanoid design and movement patterns are favored.

History[edit]

Robots are otherworldly constructs who have traveled through the planes from another time and dimension. You have no ability to cross back to your world, yet you constantly seek to get home, wherever that is, which you don't know. Being an entity of logic, this presents you a huge logical dilemma and robots don't prefer to discuss this with anyone. Instead, you have become sentient and self-repairing to your now defunct programming. You have the ability to alter your program slightly every week, trying to find your way through life. You have developed nano-technology in your circuits that slowly repair broken components. You seek out processed metal and silicon at any opportunity to keep as spare building materials.

Robots have the ability to imitate not only weapons combat by reprogramming and upgrading their bodies, but they can "learn" spells as any character could by replicating the effects of any spell. Thus, caster classes are not impossible to be played by a robot.

Society[edit]

There is no robot society as you are an extra-planar being displaced from another time and dimension. You are alone, unless you find a person to cast a wish spell for another robot to join you.

Robot Names[edit]

Robots are named by their creators, usually as an abbreviation for an organisation they're a part of or an abbreviation of their functions. The given name can be both jarring to pronounce or be purposefully made to sound like a traditional human name. However, some huamns who bond with their robots can choose to rename them or create a nickname out of their "official" name.

Male: 343 Guity Spark, Atom, BB-8, Bender, C3PO, Cordu, Data, Fetch, HAL, Johnny Five, Jumn, Mach, Pops, R2-D2, Springtrap, Ultron, Vision, WX-78, Wall-E, Wheatley

Female: Alita, Ani, Eve, Galatea, Giffany, Giga, GLaDOS, Roll, Rosie, Six, T-X, Vicki, Wiane

Robot Traits[edit]

Infinitely varied mechanical constructs comprised of decades of advanced technology. The physical description of the robot you make, however, is entirely up to you and your DM.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age. Robots do not mature, but do wear and tear over time, showing their age through battle scars and patchwork plates of metal.
Alignment. Most robots are made to serve a specific purpose and typically have a similar alignment to their creator. This tends towards lawfulness.
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Constructed Fortitude. You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits: Your creature type is both humanoid and construct, and you have advantage on any rolls related to your construct creature type, such as the saving throw made to avoid the spell "Hold Monster." You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe. You are immune to disease. You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep.
Integrated Protection. You gain a +1 to AC while not wearing heavy armor.
Darkvision Your robotic eyes see more wavelengths of light than most. 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. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.. {{{description3}}}
Languages. You can read, speak, and write Common and a language of your choice.
Subrace. Battle Robot, Labor Robot, Medical Robot.

Battle Robot[edit]

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
War Proficiency. You are proficient with any four simple or martial weapons of your choice.
Fast. Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.
Swift Evasion.. You can use your bonus action to dash a number of times equal to half of your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses on a long rest.

Manufacturer Robot[edit]

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Linguist. You learn one language of your choice.
Factory Programming. You gain proficiency with one set of artisans tools.

Medical Robot[edit]

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Medical Sensor. You have knowledge of the location of creatures affected by poisons or diseases within 60 feet of you.
Medical Knowledge. You have a pool of healing power that replenishes when you take a long rest. With that pool, you can restore a total number of hit points equal to your level. As an action, you can touch a creature and expend up to 5 hit points from your pool of healing to restore a number of hit points to that creature, as long as you have an equal or greater number of hit points in your pool. This pool of healing can be used in conjunction with the ability "Lay on hands" if you possess it, as though the hit points this ability grants you were part of the pool of hit points that "Lay on hands" grants you, but you may still only expend up to 5 hit points from this pool at any one time. This feature has no effect on undead.
Medical Knowledge. You have proficiency in Medicine.

Random Height and Weight[edit]

Table: Robot Random Height and Weight
Base Height Height Modifier Base Weight Weight Modifier
4' 0 +3d8 150lb. x(2d10)



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