Mantis Kin (5e Race)
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This page is incomplete and/or lacking flavor. Reason: Missing a physical description. Light Fluff. Incomplete H&W table.
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This page is of questionable balance. Reason: Each subrace seems a bit overpowered. Silent Assassin is a must for rogues (ignoring Ferocious Precision). It's much less restrictive than Sneak Attack, and has a larger bonus. Orchid Mantis gets 3 total proficiencies (excluding class and backgroud.) Winged Mantis has less restrictive flying than fairies.
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Mantis Kin[edit]
Physical Description[edit]
History[edit]
Mantis Kin come from the Feywild, being magical adapted versions of their smaller insect counterparts. As they generally keep to themselves in such small groups, there is no larger politics or history among their divided and scattered people.
Society[edit]
Mantis Kin live in small tight knit communities, usually no more than 100 people. They are a people of primitive traditions, the weakest among them rarely being supported, often cast out for the cause of strengthening the clan. Although they usually live in groups, mantis thrive on their own. Some mantis may abandon their clans for lives as hermits, trekking through the wilderness and living off the land by themselves.
Mantis Kin Traits[edit]
Ability Score Increase.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age. Mantis kin mature very quickly, reaching adulthood by 12 years old, but they rarely live for longer than 60 years.
Alignment. Mantis kin tend towards neutral alignments, being reclusive and generally concerned just with themselves.
Size. Mantis kin are tall and graceful, standing between 6 and 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Type. You are a Fey, as well as a Humanoid.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Natural Hunter. You gain proficiency in Survival skill.
Tough Exterior. Mantis have a tough exoskeleton which grants you a base defense. When you aren’t wearing armor, your base AC is 12 + your Dexterity 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.
Ferocious Precision. You can lash forward with expert precision when you make a melee attack. The reach of the attack increases by five feet, and deals an additional 1d4 damage of the weapons type. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. When you finish a long rest, you regain all expended uses.
Raptorial Claws. You have claws that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.
Subrace. When you select this race, choose one of the three mantis kin subraces: Ghost Mantis, Orchid Mantis, or Winged Mantis.
Ghost Mantis[edit]
Ghost mantis dwell in the darkest parts of the world, such as the underdark, or ancient gloomy forests. They have a tough grey-brown exterior, very similar in appearance to dead leaves or bark. They use their natural camouflage and stealth to take out prey swiftly and gracefully.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Darkvision. 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.
Stalkers of Gloom. You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill. When you attempt to hide from a creature, you have advantage on the roll if you are in darkness.
Silent Assassin. Once per turn, when you successfully hit a creature you are hidden from with an attack roll, you deal an extra 2d6 damage of the weapons type.
Orchid Mantis[edit]
Orchid mantis are far more independent than other mantis variants, often leaving their clans to wander the feywild as lone hunters, or explore parts of non mantis societies. They are driven by intelligent curiosity, and a strong sense of self preservation. Orchid mantis have floral bodies, which mimic petals, they are most commonly pink, blue, or orange, a gradient of white into pastel.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Natural Charmer. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion and Deception skills.
Mesmerising Appearance. You can use your appearance to bewitch your prey, you know the charm person spell. While a creature is charmed in this way, the next hit you make against it has advantage. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell, and you can cast it a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a long rest.
Winged Mantis[edit]
All mantis kin have small wings, but only winged mantis have wings big and strong enough to enable flight. Winged mantis often live in treetop villages, and enjoy the benefits of flying to access places they can reach to stay away from lesser earthbound creatures. They are however far more primitive than other mantis, their clans living far from other civilizations and keeping to themselves. These mantis are warriors, living in tight knit clans, and always being on the defensive, hunting larger animals as a routine.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Light Wings. If you are not wearing heavy armor, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed.
Random Height and Weight[edit]
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