D&D 5E Playable Plant People

[GreenTengu]

How about a photosynthetic sea slug race?

It's a great example in nature of a mobile creature that consumes other things, but is able to "super charge" itself by using sugars converted by the radiance of the sun.

Yes, this is the perfect example of how it should realistically work. You have to eat something, but you can draw at least some of your energy from the sun.

 

[Minigiant]

How about a photosynthetic sea slug race?

It's a great example in nature of a mobile creature that consumes other things, but is able to "super charge" itself by using sugars converted by the radiance of the sun.

That works.
A green or yellow skinned slugman who gets a limited action surge each day.
Maybe have bonus speed when in the sunlight.

 

[Talmek]

*Out of the Abyss Spoilers Below*

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In my group's OotA game Stool (myconid) became a playable NPC while the group was trying to take him home and the group LOVED it. However, it wasn't so much the idea of plant-related abilities that attracted the PCs to the idea as it was his attitude and the myconids' storyline intrigue that really endeared the mushroom-folk to the group.

As a GM I think this could take away or put a new spin on food/drink consumption, advantage to certain statistics when in bright light, disadvantage when in darkness, vulnerability to fire and electrical damage, and so on. This would be a fun idea for players and (provided that I saw the stat changes so that I could try to forecast the impact to the overall game to ensure it wouldn't be disrupting) I would most likely approve and incorporate.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A plantlike or myconid PC can definitely open roleplay options.

A few years ago, I was having a blast with my Geomancer, but the campaign ended before I could use an idea I lifted from Swamp Thing (circa mid-1990s): I wanted him to take the Brew Potion feat, with said resulting "potions" actually being fruits from his own body.

Plucking a golden fruit and saying, "eat this and be healed" would definitely mess with some heads...with a character that already messed with heads.

 

[Flamestrike]

Voldoni. Plant creatures from the unapproachable east sourcebook in FR.

Extrapolating from their 3.5 stats:

Volodni:

• Ability Score Increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
• Size: Medium
• Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
• Plant: You have the plant type
• Resistance to cold, piercing and poison damage
• Vulnerable to fire
• Plant like: You have advantage on Steath checks in wooded terrain
• Darkvision 60'
• Sustenance: Volodnis require only 2 hours of sleep per day to gain the benefits of 8 hours of sleep (however a long rest still requires 8 hours of peaceful quiet rest). Volodnis only require one-quarter the food and water a human requires, as they absorb nutrients from their environment.
• Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Hmmm...how does 5Ed handle Regeneration? Critical hits?