Gaian v2.1

[jackhaydock]

Extra subrace ideas:

• Metal (slashing)
• Clay (bludgeoning)
• Conductive (lightning)
• Silver/Iron (bonuses again undead/fey)
• Stone
• Meteorite
• Tombstone (necrotic), maybe gets memories of those buried near them (like reborn). Also could be cryptstone, underworld stone, shadow stone or the stone from an executioner's block
• Maybe a custom Make Your Own gaian, or at least guides for it

Feat Ideas:

• Shifting Mass (amorphous form)
• Destructive Expulsion (aoe damage of earthen flesh type)
• Resistance to poison and necrotic (the life types)

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Subraces

Gaian (Clay)

Earthen Flesh. Your flesh is made mostly or entirely of mud or clay. You have resistance to bludgeoning damage.

TBD.

Mud Wader. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in mud and dirt.

Gaian Manifestation. Your connection to your source can manifest in different ways in an individual gaian. Choose one of the following manifestation options for your gaian.

• Fingers of TBD. When you make an unarmed strike, you can transform your fingers or hands into clumps of hard clay. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
• Heart of Mud. You know the mold earth cantrip. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this race).
• TBD.

Gaian (Metal)

Earthen Flesh. Your flesh is made mostly or entirely of metal or metallic ores. You have resistance to slashing damage.

TBD.

TBD.

Gaian Manifestation. Your connection to your source can manifest in different ways in an individual gaian. Choose one of the following manifestation options for your gaian.

• Fingers of Steel. When you make an unarmed strike, you can transform your fingers or hands into shards or blades of metal. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
• Heart of Iron. You know the mending, blade ward cantrip. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this race).
• TBD.

Gaian (Conductive)

Earthen Flesh. Your flesh is made mostly or entirely of conductive metals, minerals and acids. You have resistance to lightning damage.

TBD.

TBD.

Gaian Manifestation. Your connection to your source can manifest in different ways in an individual gaian. Choose one of the following manifestation options for your gaian.

• Fingers of Lightning. When you make an unarmed strike, you can transform your fingers or hands into tbd. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier lightning damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
• Heart of Iron. You know the shocking grasp, lightning lure cantrip. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this race).
• TBD. Miniature chain lightning, deal prof dmg to a 2nd creature in 5ft

Gaian (Tombstone)

Earthen Flesh. Your flesh is made mostly or entirely of dirt and stone that has spent many years surrounded by death. This could be as part of a crypt, graveyard, or a site of sacrifices and executions. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

TBD.

TBD.

Gaian Manifestation. Your connection to your source can manifest in different ways in an individual gaian. Choose one of the following manifestation options for your gaian.

• Fingers of Lightning. When you make an unarmed strike, you can transform your fingers or hands into tbd. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier necrotic damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
• Heart of Iron. You know the toll the dead cantrip. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this race).
• TBD.

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Feats

TBD

Prerequisite: Gaian

Something about expulsion of destructive energy. i.e. aoe damage similar to dragon breath

Shifting Mass WIP

Prerequisite: Gaian

You relearn some of the malleability of your first few days of life, allowing you to subtly shift the mass in your body into different shapes. You gain the following benefits:

• IncreaseeitheryourStrength orDexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You count as one size smaller for the purposes of squeezing through gaps and the spaces of other creatures. In addition, you have advantage Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks to avoid or escape being grappled.
• While you are wearing and carrying nothing, you can use an action to take on an amorphous, fluid-like form for up to 10 minutes. This form ends early if you use an action or bonus action to end it, or if you are incapacitated. While in this form, you can squeeze through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide, you can enter and occupy the space of another creature, and you are immune to the grappled condition. You cannot talk, manipulate objects or cast spells with verbal, somatic or material components. If you take the Attack action whilst in this form, you can only use it to make unarmed strikes or take the Grapple or Shove action. You can enter this state twice, you regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.