Giff

Giff have no specific homeland.
  • Ability Score Increase. Increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1.
  • Size. Small or Medium. You choose the size when you select this race.
  • Speed. 30 ft., swim equal to your walking speed
  • Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
  • Age. Giffs reach adulthood at age 15 and live up to 70 years.
  • Astral Spark. Your psychic connection to the Astral Plane enables you to mystically access a spark of divine power, which you can channel through your weapons. When you hit a target with a simple or martial weapon, you can cause the target to take extra force damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
  • You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, but you can use it no more than once per turn. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
  • Dragonmark. You have a Dragonmark of your choice.
  • Firearms Mastery. You have a mystical connection to firearms that traces back to the gods of the giff, who delighted in such weapons. You have proficiency with all firearms and ignore the loading property of any firearm. In addition, attacking at long range with a firearm doesn't impose disadvantage on your attack roll.
  • If the game that you are playing in does not have firearms, you can instead swap this to having martial proficiency and ignore the loading property of any ranged martial weapon. In addition, attacking at long range with a ranged martial weapon doesn't impose disadvantage on your attack roll.
  • Hippo Build. You have advantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws. In addition, you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
  • Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common.
Giff are tall, broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like features. Some have smooth skin, while others have short bristles on their faces and the tops of their heads. As beings of impressive size and unforgettable appearance, giff are noticed wherever they go. Their home world is now the stuff of legend, because no living giff has seen it or knows where it is.