Brenn Stoneshield
Brenn Stoneshield
Sheet
AC 10 · HP 47 · 35 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- Animal HandlingWIS
- AthleticsSTR
- IntimidationCHA
- PerceptionWIS
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
16 featuresAction
- Extra AttackLevel 5
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Reaction
- TraitGoliathStone’s Endurance, reduce damage by 1d12 + CON modifier as a reaction once per short or long rest.
Always on
- RageLevel 1
When Bonus action
Enter a furious battle trance to gain damage resistance and stronger melee blows.
- Reckless AttackLevel 2
When On your turn when making a melee weapon attack using Strength
Strike with reckless abandon to gain advantage on Strength-based melee attacks.
- Spirit SeekerLevel 3
When Ritual
Call on the mountain spirits for guidance, learning about beasts and the wilds.
- Unarmored DefenseLevel 1
While not wearing armor, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier.
- Danger SenseLevel 2
You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells, so long as you are not blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.
- Primal PathLevel 3
Choose a primal path, which grants features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.
- Totem SpiritLevel 3
Choose a totem spirit, typically bear, eagle, or wolf. While raging, you gain the benefits of that spirit. This character is attuned to Bear, granting resistance to all damage except psychic while raging.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score by 2, or two ability scores by 1, or take a feat if allowed. This character uses the improvement to increase Strength by 1 and Constitution by 1.
- Fast MovementLevel 5
Your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing heavy armor.
- Aspect of the BeastLevel 6
Your totem aspect grants a beastly resilience and presence. While traveling or foraging, you can move stealthily at a normal pace, and your carrying and lifting capacity become supernaturally impressive, reflecting the bear aspect's endurance.
- TraitGoliathPowerful Build, count as one size larger when determining carrying capacity, pushing, dragging, or lifting.
- TraitGoliathMountain Born, acclimated to high altitude and cold climates.
- TraitGoliathNatural Athlete, proficiency in Athletics.
- Rustic HospitalityFolk Hero
People common to your home settlement treat you as one of their own, and will shelter, feed, and hide you from trouble so long as it does not put them in immediate danger.
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- GreataxeA brutal two-handed greataxe chosen as the main weapon.
- 2×HandaxeTwo versatile handaxes for throwing or close combat.
- 4×JavelinA bundle of six balanced javelins, ideal for hunting or opening a fight at range.
Armor
- Leather ArmorLeather armor worn during travel when discretion matters more than instinct.
Tools
- ShovelA sturdy shovel kept from his days helping frontier families.
Gear
- Explorer's PackA pack with bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, rope, and other travel necessities.
- Common ClothesA set of simple traveler’s clothes from the mountain valleys.
- Iron PotA heavy cooking pot dented from years of campfire meals.
- Belt PouchA small pouch of coins saved from the first road he defended.
Appearance
A towering goliath with ash-gray skin, slate-blue war paint across the cheekbones, and a thick braid threaded with bits of carved antler and copper ringlets. Broad-shouldered and scarred from a dozen honest fights, he wears practical leathers, a heavy fur mantle, and a weathered charm of a mountain goat’s horn at his throat. His eyes are pale gold, watchful and warm until anger or grief ignites them.
Mannerisms
Speaks slowly, as if each word has weight. He cracks his knuckles before difficult choices, taps two fingers against his breastbone when making a promise, and unconsciously lowers his head when entering small rooms. When amused, he laughs from deep in the chest, startlingly gentle for someone so large.
Personality
Calm in conversation, terrifying in battle, Brenn is the sort of protector who remembers every face that trusted him. He is patient with children, wary of nobles, and strangely reverent toward old roads, boundary stones, and cracked village bells. He prefers deeds to speeches, but when he does speak, he is honest to the point of painful simplicity.
Ideals
Protection. Strength is only worth anything if it shields those who cannot shield themselves.
Bonds
He carries the split iron ring of the first homestead he saved, worn on a cord at his belt. The people of that valley fed him, buried his wounded, and taught him what it meant to be needed. He will cross any distance to answer a plea from the old road or the mountain villages that still remember his name.
Flaws
He mistakes silence for danger and can become suspicious of polished words or official titles. When anger rises, he sometimes charges first and asks questions later. He also hates feeling helpless, and will overextend himself to avoid admitting he needs aid.
Quirks
Background
Before he was a warrior, Brenn Stoneshield was the tallest shepherd in the high passes, a boy who could carry a collapsed fence on his back and still have room to laugh about it. His clan taught him that strength was not a weapon first, but a promise, to endure winter, to guard the weak, and to never let the mountain teach you cruelty. When raiders began picking off isolated homesteads, Brenn was the one who walked down from the peaks to stand between them and the fire. He did not win by grace, but by stubbornness, by turning every ambush into a brawl the raiders regretted.
“When raiders began picking off isolated homesteads, Brenn was the one who walked down from the peaks to stand between them and the fire.”
- Background
- Folk Hero
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Species
Goliath
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