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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8346073" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p><strong>CUSTOM LINEAGE TEMPLATE</strong></p><p><strong>• Creature Type.</strong> [Choose an appropriate type, and any race and subrace.]</p><p><strong>• Size.</strong> Medium, Small, [or Large].</p><p><strong>• Speed 30.</strong></p><p><strong>• Ability Score Increase +2.</strong></p><p><strong>• Common Language.</strong></p><p><strong>• Other Language.</strong></p><p><strong>• Feat.</strong> [8 points to spend on features.]</p><p><strong>• Trait.</strong> [2 points to spend on features.]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>CUSTOM LINEAGE HOMEBREW</strong></p><p>The official design space for a Custom Lineage is simple and effective. Its current limit is the lack of feats and traits to choose from. Indeed, as-is, its result is almost identical with a Feat Human.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of this thread is for us to add homebrew options, that a lineage customizer can choose. Possibly, these lineage features here can inspire official options in the future.</p><p></p><p>The homebrew traits can be as big as a standard feat [8 points], or as small as an extra language [½ point], or anything in between. A +1 ability score increase or a "half feat" without the +1 ability score, are each worth about 4 points. Darkvision is worth about 2 points.</p><p></p><p>Rank each feature according to how many points it is worth.</p><p></p><p>A Custom Lineage has a Feat supplying 8 points, and a Trait supplying 2 points. Use these points to purchase the features that are in this thread.</p><p></p><p>To figure out how much a feature is worth, comparisons with official feats can help. Moreover this document that <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/gy18jh/phb_xge_feats_rebalanced_v11/" target="_blank">rebalances the feats in the Players Handbook and in Xanathars</a> can help give a more accurate assessment of how much a feature is really worth.</p><p></p><p><strong>CREATURE TYPE</strong></p><p>According to Tashas, "You are a humanoid. You determine your kin." The term "kin" is used elsewhere to mean race and subrace, thus you can choose any race and subrace for your Custom Lineage. Your race can be your custom version of an official race, or a new race that you create.</p><p></p><p>Here, the choice of Creature Type expands to also include the nonhumanoid types that are in the recent UAs, such as fey or dragon. For example, one can choose a race and subrace whose type is a "Construct", for example.</p><p></p><p>When you use this thread to build your Custom Lineage, your creature type, and any race and subrace, any kin that is appropriate to your character concept.</p><p></p><p>Rules From the UA, Folk of the Feywild:</p><p></p><p>"Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race option presented here tells you what your character’s creature type is.</p><p></p><p>Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order:</p><p>• Aberration</p><p>• Beast</p><p>• Celestial</p><p>• Construct</p><p>• Dragon</p><p>• Elemental</p><p>• Fey</p><p>• Fiend</p><p>• Giant</p><p>• Humanoid</p><p>• Monstrosity</p><p>• Ooze</p><p>• Plant</p><p>• Undead</p><p></p><p>These types dont have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a creature that has the Construct type."</p><p></p><p><strong>SIZE</strong></p><p>If for your Custom Lineage, you choose Large size, the tag comes without rules. Any rules relating to Large size, such as the distance of your reach, extra damage if wielding a Large weapon, or having a grappling advantage, must be purchased separately as part of your feat or trait.</p><p></p><p>Because extended reach can only make one opportunity attack per round as a reaction, the Large size turns out to be surprisingly balanced in 5e.</p><p></p><p>You choose which features relate to the theme of your Large size.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>CREATE NEW FEATURES!</strong></p><p>In your posts below, come up with new features that a Custom Lineage can purchase. These features can come from official races or monsters, or can be your own innovation. Assess about how many points the feature is worth.</p><p></p><p>In the future, I will compile your suggestions that gain consensus in the Original Post, for the convenience of other players who are building their own Custom Lineage.</p><p></p><p>Think about a Custom Lineage that you want. What are the features that you would want it to have? Add these features here for other players to find inspiration too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8346073, member: 58172"] [B]CUSTOM LINEAGE TEMPLATE • Creature Type.[/B] [Choose an appropriate type, and any race and subrace.] [B]• Size.[/B] Medium, Small, [or Large]. [B]• Speed 30. • Ability Score Increase +2. • Common Language. • Other Language. • Feat.[/B] [8 points to spend on features.] [B]• Trait.[/B] [2 points to spend on features.] [B]CUSTOM LINEAGE HOMEBREW[/B] The official design space for a Custom Lineage is simple and effective. Its current limit is the lack of feats and traits to choose from. Indeed, as-is, its result is almost identical with a Feat Human. The purpose of this thread is for us to add homebrew options, that a lineage customizer can choose. Possibly, these lineage features here can inspire official options in the future. The homebrew traits can be as big as a standard feat [8 points], or as small as an extra language [½ point], or anything in between. A +1 ability score increase or a "half feat" without the +1 ability score, are each worth about 4 points. Darkvision is worth about 2 points. Rank each feature according to how many points it is worth. A Custom Lineage has a Feat supplying 8 points, and a Trait supplying 2 points. Use these points to purchase the features that are in this thread. To figure out how much a feature is worth, comparisons with official feats can help. Moreover this document that [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/gy18jh/phb_xge_feats_rebalanced_v11/']rebalances the feats in the Players Handbook and in Xanathars[/URL] can help give a more accurate assessment of how much a feature is really worth. [B]CREATURE TYPE[/B] According to Tashas, "You are a humanoid. You determine your kin." The term "kin" is used elsewhere to mean race and subrace, thus you can choose any race and subrace for your Custom Lineage. Your race can be your custom version of an official race, or a new race that you create. Here, the choice of Creature Type expands to also include the nonhumanoid types that are in the recent UAs, such as fey or dragon. For example, one can choose a race and subrace whose type is a "Construct", for example. When you use this thread to build your Custom Lineage, your creature type, and any race and subrace, any kin that is appropriate to your character concept. Rules From the UA, Folk of the Feywild: "Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race option presented here tells you what your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: • Aberration • Beast • Celestial • Construct • Dragon • Elemental • Fey • Fiend • Giant • Humanoid • Monstrosity • Ooze • Plant • Undead These types dont have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a creature that has the Construct type." [B]SIZE[/B] If for your Custom Lineage, you choose Large size, the tag comes without rules. Any rules relating to Large size, such as the distance of your reach, extra damage if wielding a Large weapon, or having a grappling advantage, must be purchased separately as part of your feat or trait. Because extended reach can only make one opportunity attack per round as a reaction, the Large size turns out to be surprisingly balanced in 5e. You choose which features relate to the theme of your Large size. [B]CREATE NEW FEATURES![/B] In your posts below, come up with new features that a Custom Lineage can purchase. These features can come from official races or monsters, or can be your own innovation. Assess about how many points the feature is worth. In the future, I will compile your suggestions that gain consensus in the Original Post, for the convenience of other players who are building their own Custom Lineage. Think about a Custom Lineage that you want. What are the features that you would want it to have? Add these features here for other players to find inspiration too! [/QUOTE]
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