Spriggan

Spriggan he forests and groves of the world have always had guardians, from druids to Treants. But one kind of guardian goes unnoticed, ones that prefer to stay out of the limelight and preserve the peace in their natural domains. The spriggans. A close relative of the Treants, spriggans are humanoid plants that greatly resemble small trees. A naturally resilient race, they are usually quite peaceful, spending the majority of their long lives serenely coinciding with nature. Spriggan Traits Ability Score Increase Your Constitution increases by 2. Two other ability scores increase by 1, or one increases by 2. Your Constitution can go beyond 20, to a max of 22. Gift of the Forest Spriggans are born hardy and tough, fully maturing within a few months and outliving many other races, including dragons and elves. Without outside forces, spriggans usually live for roughly 3000 to 5000 years, with some claiming to be closer to 8000. Such a large timescale can make verification difficult for such claims. At level 1, your size is Small. When you reach level 5, your size becomes Medium. When you reach level 15, your size becomes Large. One With the Grove Your creature type is Humanoid and Plant. Root Step Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your movement is unimpeded by nonmagical difficult terrain if it is caused by any kind of plant, and you will not take damage if they have thorns, spines or a similar hazard. You also have advantage on ability checks and saving throws to escape being grappled or restrained by magical and nonmagical plants, such as those conjured by the Entangle spell. Unbending Spriggans are some of the toughest of all known races, their bark so thick it can repel swords like the finest dwarven steel. When you aren’t wearing armor, your base 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. Unmoving Spriggans are known to live in large groups, dwelling within forests in the hundreds. Other races often have difficulty telling them apart, from each other and the regular trees around them. As an action, you can root yourself in place, provided the environment and ground would allow you to. While you remain motionless in this state, you are indistinguishable from a normal tree. Your movement speed becomes 0, you gain advantage on Strength checks and saving throws, and you have disadvantage on Dexterity checks and saving throws. Leaving this state requires an action. Might of Gaia You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. Leef Speech You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner with Plants and vegetation. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them. Languages You can speak, read and write Common and Druidic. Now on DNDBeyond! Check it out here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/1306148-spriggan Wanna help? Join the Patreon! It keeps the magic flowing: https://www.patreon.com/nagasarcana Follow us on Twitter! Memes and news galore: https://twitter.com/NagasArcana Follow us on Instagram! Even more memes and news: https://www.instagram.com/nagasarcana/ 1 This is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.