Post by Zargo Games on Oct 16, 2016 21:33:42 GMT
I've been working on rebalancing one of my homebrew races, called the bennu. Specifically I felt that one of the subraces was significantly underpowered compared to the rest of my races so I've done some rebalancing. I ended up adding a third subrace as well. I'd like to get some feedback before finalizing this change and going through the effort of writing up the fluff. For context, the bennu is a race of birdfolk.
Original
Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 2.
Age: Bennu hatch after a month in an egg and reach maturity at roughly the age of 14. The average lifespan is 80 years, though some have lived as long as 100.
Size: Bennu stand a little taller or shorter than humans, depending on their subrace. Your size is Medium.
Speed: Your base walk speed is 30 feet.
Eagle-Eyed: You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made with sight, and your passive Perception is increased by 2.
Protective Feathers: Your thick feathers serve as protection against the heat and the cold. You have advantage on saving throws made against the effects of heat and cold, and you are resistant to Fire and Cold damage.
Languages: You speak Common and Bennu.
Subrace: The two main kind of bennu are raven bennu and songbird bennu. Choose one of these subraces.
Raven Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Glide: As a reaction, you can extend your arms to slow your fall, reducing your fall speed to your move speed. While gliding, you can use your movement to move half your move speed in any direction except up.
Songbird Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Avian Performance: You are proficient in Performance, and you treat your voice like an instrument that you are proficient with.
Bonus Language: You learn a bonus language of your choice.
Rebalanced
(The baseline race and Raven Bennu remain the same)
Songbird Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Avian Performance: You are proficient in Performance, and you treat your voice like an instrument that you are proficient with.
Natural Camouflage: You use your plain feathers to blend in. When standing still you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Tropical Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Vocal Imitation: You can flawlessly imitate any voice you have heard. You have advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks made to impersonate someone as long as you are properly disguised or your mark cannot see you. You can also trick voice-activated devices and magic.
Bonus Language: You learn a bonus language of your choice.
If I end up feeling that the Tropical Bennu are underpowered I will include some sort of plumage ability that influences Intimidation or something like that. Thanks for your time!
edit: added a sentence to Vocal Imitation.
Original
Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 2.
Age: Bennu hatch after a month in an egg and reach maturity at roughly the age of 14. The average lifespan is 80 years, though some have lived as long as 100.
Size: Bennu stand a little taller or shorter than humans, depending on their subrace. Your size is Medium.
Speed: Your base walk speed is 30 feet.
Eagle-Eyed: You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made with sight, and your passive Perception is increased by 2.
Protective Feathers: Your thick feathers serve as protection against the heat and the cold. You have advantage on saving throws made against the effects of heat and cold, and you are resistant to Fire and Cold damage.
Languages: You speak Common and Bennu.
Subrace: The two main kind of bennu are raven bennu and songbird bennu. Choose one of these subraces.
Raven Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Glide: As a reaction, you can extend your arms to slow your fall, reducing your fall speed to your move speed. While gliding, you can use your movement to move half your move speed in any direction except up.
Songbird Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Avian Performance: You are proficient in Performance, and you treat your voice like an instrument that you are proficient with.
Bonus Language: You learn a bonus language of your choice.
Rebalanced
(The baseline race and Raven Bennu remain the same)
Songbird Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Avian Performance: You are proficient in Performance, and you treat your voice like an instrument that you are proficient with.
Natural Camouflage: You use your plain feathers to blend in. When standing still you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Tropical Bennu
Ability Score Increase: Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Vocal Imitation: You can flawlessly imitate any voice you have heard. You have advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks made to impersonate someone as long as you are properly disguised or your mark cannot see you. You can also trick voice-activated devices and magic.
Bonus Language: You learn a bonus language of your choice.
If I end up feeling that the Tropical Bennu are underpowered I will include some sort of plumage ability that influences Intimidation or something like that. Thanks for your time!
edit: added a sentence to Vocal Imitation.
