Giff
Giff
Ability Score Increase. Increase Strength by 2, and Constitution by 1
Age. Giff reach maturity quickly, around age 13. They typically have lifespans of 60 to 70 years
Alignment. Nearly every Giff lives and breathes by the Tenets of the Blackaxe. They are nearly all Lawful.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. Giff are typically between 7 and 8 feet tall, and can weigh as much as 800 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.
Blessing of Jakkar. According to the Cult of the Blackaxe, the divine power of Jakkar courses through the blood of all Giff and can be channeled through weaponry. When you hit a target with a simple or martial weapon, you can cause the target to take extra force damage equal to your proficiency bonus. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, but you can use it no more than once per turn. You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.
Firearms Mastery. You have a mystical connection to firearms that traces back to the legend of the Blackaxe. You have proficiency with all firearms, and attacking while within 5 feet of a hostile creature with a firearm doesn’t impose disadvantage on your attack roll. Once per turn you may reload a number of pieces of ammunition equal to one-half of your proficiency bonus, rounded down, into a firearm you are wielding as a bonus action.
Hippo Build. You have advantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws. In addition, you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Thick Hide. You have thick, leathery skin. When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Constitution modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.
Headfirst Charge. Immediately after you move at least 20 feet straight towards a target on your turn, you can make a special unarmed attack with your hippo-like head as a bonus action. The target must be within 5 feet of you and no more than one size larger than you. It must succeed on a Strength saving throw against a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier or take bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier and be knocked prone.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Dwarvish and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate.
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