Vinelings (5e Race)
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Vinelings[edit]
A plant-like people that don't take kindly to outsiders. With no solid form and being purely vines, they are not seen by a major species by a lot of people.
Physical Description[edit]
Vinelings are relatively large creatures without any real form. Simply constructed out of vines and the gifts of nature, they can be made of plant vines, or even roots of trees. The older a Vineling get, the bigger they become, and the more plants start growing from them.
History[edit]
Vinelings were born out of mother nature itself. They often live alone, but they can sometimes live in packs of 5-8 different Vinelings. Vinelings are not seen by many other species as intelligent, and they therefor often live away from other races. Their history is a complex, confusing mess for the most part, but that is something the Vinelings has learnt to overcome and not look back at the past, and instead adapt towards the future.
Society[edit]
Vineling's live either alone, or in packs of 5-8 different ones. There is no gender hierarchy, maybe because they don't have genders. They treat eachother equally, however Vinelings that are older and larger often gain more respect from other Vinelings. When a Vineling dies, they become one with nature, which VInelings respect dearly in their society, seing death as a great gift, not the end of something wonderful.
Vineling Names[edit]
Vineling's have no real naming schemes since they don't communicate verbally with eachother, and therefor have no need for names. However they can impliment into society, of which they will most likely pick names from that society to be refered as.
Vineling Traits[edit]
While Vinelings are not the smartest, they adapt rather easily, and learn quickly.
Ability Score Increase. Your dexterity score increases by 2.
Age. As many plants, Vinelings are born fully functional. As they age, they grow larger, and they can just keep aging as long as they are not dried out.
Alignment. Most Vinelings are natural team players that will listen to others. Their natural alignment being Lawful Neutral.
Size. Vinelings vary greatly in size depending on age. But from ages 0-20, you are tiny, 21-50, you are small, 51-100 you are medium, 101-250 you are large, 251-400 you are huge and anything beyond 400 would count as gargantuan.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a climbing speed of 30 ft and a burrowing speed of 15 ft.
Blindsight 120 feet. Vinelings has blindsight for 120 ft. You are blind beyond this point.
Tremorsense 240 ft. If you put a part or parts of you body into the ground, you can sense any movement within 240 feet.
Amorphous. You can move freely through narrow spaces up to 1 inch wide, provided you are not wearing or carrying anything. You also have advantage on ability checks when try to avoid a grapple.
Flammable. As a plant, your creature type counts as plant. You are vonurable to fire damage.
Plant body. Due to being a plant, you are not truly alive. You are immune to Poison and Disease.
Photosynthesis. When you roll hit dice and you are in bright sunlight you gain a bonus to the number of hit points recovered equal to your proficiency bonus times the number of hit dice rolled. In addition, if you spend an hour resting in bright sunlight you are considered to be fed for the next 24 hours.
Languages. You can read and write Common and one other language of your choice. You cannot verbally speak
Thorny Vineling[edit]
Ability score increase. Your constitution score increases by 1.
Thorn body. When something without metal armor makes a melee attack against you and they hit, they take 1d6 piercing damage. The damage increases by 1d6 at the 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6) and 17th level (4d6).
Root Vineling[edit]
Ability score increase. Your strength score increases by 1.
Root body. You got a tough body. You have resistance against non-magical slashing, bludgeoning and piercing damage. This become immunity at 15th level.
Jungle Vineling[edit]
Ability score increase. Your intelligence score increases by 1.
Jungle body. You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Swinging abilities. You can extend your limbs and swing from any kind of object with at least a ledge without the need to make an dexterity (acrobatics) check.
Spore Vineling[edit]
Ability score increase. Your charisma score increases by 1.
Spore explosion. Times a day equal to your proficiency bonus, you can let out a large explosion of spores in a 20 ft radius. Any creature within this radius has to make a dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they will take 3d6 poison damage or half as much on a successful save.
Death explosion. If you die, your body will bloat for 1 turn. On your next turn again, your body will explode. Sending poisonous spores in a 60 ft radius. Every creature within this radius has to make a dexterity saving throw or take 6d6 poison damage, or half as much on a successful save.
Suggested Characteristics[edit]
When creating a Vineling character, you can use the following table of traits to help flesh out your character. Use these tables in addition to or in place of your background's characteristics.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Careful |
| 2 | Curious |
| 3 | Doubtful |
| 4 | Wary |
| 5 | Naive |
| 6 | Wise |
| 7 | Intellectual |
| 8 | Afraid |
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