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Crustid

Ancestries Designed by Jack-O-Spades

At a glance

Typical size
Medium, 6 - 6 3/4 ft.
Typical lifespan
~125 years
Features
Natural Armor / Rampart

Ancestry overview

Humanoids with hard carapace that grows from their skin. Feared as monsters, are anything but mindless.

Top feature

Natural Armor
Permanently gain a +1 to your Armor Score. When you roll a critical Success, you can clear one Armor Slot instead of clearing a Stress.

Bottom feature

Rampart
If you use an Armor Slot to reduce HP loss to 0, gain a Hope.

Physical characteristics

Sharp teeth, larger brows. Carapace grows all over their body, colors are typically warmer.

Examples / variants

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About this ancestry

Inspired by the Parshendi from the Stormlight Archive book series.

For this idea, I'd like to think of them a water-based Teiflings, leaning into the crab comparison. Commonly are descendants of those cursed by Ocean Witches or malevolent Gods.

Ancestry

Crustid

Humanoids with hard carapace that grows from their skin. Feared as monsters, are anything but mindless.

Natural Armor: Permanently gain a +1 to your Armor Score. When you roll a critical Success, you can clear one Armor Slot instead of clearing a Stress.

Rampart: If you use an Armor Slot to reduce HP loss to 0, gain a Hope.

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