Minotaur - 2024

Written by DoStuffZ

Minotaur Traits (Base)

• Age: Minotaurs mature faster than humans, reaching adulthood at age 16, and live up to 80 years.
• Size: Minotaurs stand between 6 and 8 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
• Speed: Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
• Horns: Your horns are natural melee weapons, with which you can make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier.
• Labyrinthine Recall: You can always recall the path you have traveled, and you have advantage on checks made to navigate or avoid getting lost.
• Goring Rush: When you take the Dash action, you can make a melee attack with your horns as a bonus action.
• Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Minotaur.

Subraces:

Mountain Minotaur

• Tough as Stone: You gain resistance to cold damage and advantage on saving throws against being moved or knocked prone.
• Mountain Resilience: You have proficiency in Athletics, and you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
• Rocky Horns: Your horns are shorter but dense. You can use your horns to block incoming blows. When you take the Dodge action, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Forest Minotaur

• Natural Camouflage: You have proficiency in Stealth, and you can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.
• Forest Step: You can move through nonmagical difficult terrain without expending extra movement.
• Thorned Horns: Your horns are longer and thinner, resembling sharp branches. When you hit with your horns, you can add an additional 1d4 piercing damage to the attack once per turn.

Ocean Minotaur

• Seafarer: You have proficiency with water vehicles and navigator's tools. You have an innate sense of direction on the ocean, allowing you to navigate by reading the stars and ocean currents, even in maze-like conditions.
• Rigging Master: You gain proficiency in Acrobatics, and you can climb ropes, rigging, and similar objects with ease. You have advantage on any Acrobatics checks related to climbing or maintaining balance while on a ship or in high places.
• Storm Resistance: You gain resistance to lightning damage.
• Curved Tidal Horns: Your horns curve backward like ocean waves. When you score a critical hit with your horns, you can push the target up to 10 feet away from you.

Desert Minotaur

• Scorched Endurance: You gain resistance to fire damage and advantage on saving throws against exhaustion caused by extreme heat.
• Sand Strider: You have advantage on saving throws against being restrained or grappled. You can also ignore difficult terrain created by sand or similar materials.
• Jagged Horns: Your horns are sharp and jagged, capable of tearing into enemies. When you hit a creature with your horns, you can choose to make the target bleed. The target takes 1d4 slashing damage at the start of their next turn unless they spend an action to stop the bleeding.

The distinctive horn shapes of each Minotaur subrace add more flavor to their unique characteristics.
Subrace: Forest Minotaur:

• Horn Shape: The Forest Minotaur's horns stand straight up, with some curving slightly towards the center and then back to being straight. These horns reflect their affinity for the natural world and their adaptability in forest environments.

Subrace: Mountain Minotaur:

• Horn Shape: Mountain Minotaurs have forward-facing horns that align with their eye line of sight. These horns embody their resilient and steady nature, reflecting their ability to navigate rocky terrains and high altitudes.

Subrace: Desert Minotaur:

• Horn Shape: Desert Minotaurs possess massive horizontal horns that resemble the majestic longhorns. These imposing horns are well-suited for their desert environment, symbolizing their strength and resilience in the harsh heat.

Subrace: Ocean Minotaur:

• Horn Shape: The Ocean Minotaurs' horns curl around gracefully and are often adorned. These elegant, adorned horns represent their seafaring and navigational expertise, as well as their affinity for the mysteries of the open sea.