Tree Dwarf (5e Subrace)

Tree Dwarf Subrace

In forested lowlands without mountains or hills, Dwarves moved up into the trees, and use their exquisite crafting skills on wood rather than metal and stone. Tree Dwarves build elaborate wooden palaces extending from one tree to another to another, sometimes extending for miles, high above the forest floor.

Defense

Tree Dwarves are protected from flying creatures by the canopy of the trees which they call 'the roof above', and they are protected from ground striding monsters by the great height of their constructions. Sometimes Tree Dwarves seed the forest floor near their wooden palaces with rot grubs and other burrowing monstrosities in order to keep them safe from climbing monsters.

Appearance

Tree Dwarves are a bit smaller than common Dwarves. Their skin color ranges from tan to brown to grey depending on the predominant color of the bark in their forests. Their hair and beard becomes long and matted and looks much like tree bark or tangled roots.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Douse Fire. You know the Control Flames cantrip, but cannot use it to expand flames when cast with this trait.
Extra Language. You can read and write in Dwarven Wood Carving. Tree Dwarves make intricately carved figurines, objects, tools, hilts, house frames etc with carving so intricate that it is considered an actual language. Dwarven wood carving is so expressive, that spells that would normally be in spell books can be carved into objects. The objects will glow faintly magical with the use of detection magic. Often an entire Tree Dwarf palace is carved and can be read as a book, with a Tree Dwarven community being an entire library.
Exquisite Balance. You make Dexterity(Acrobatics) rolls related to balancing with advantage.
Exquisite Fall. Tree Dwarves bounce when they hit the ground. When you fall from a high place onto a surface other than stone or metal, you take only one point of bludgeoning damage for every 1d6 of fall damage you would have taken. Unlike other Dwarves, Tree Dwarves do not mind being tossed.
Lost Touch. After years away from the stones of the mountains, Tree Dwarves have lost their affinity for stone. You do not get the Stonecunning Dwarven racial trait.

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