Need advice on making size large* races for player use.
*they are technically size medium.
As the title says, I am trying to create a race that acts as if you are large sized. Though I am starting with an idea for a half-giant, the goal is that this feature can balance effectively within itself. I will immediately acknowledge this feels too much for beginner and even experienced DM's and is borderline discriminatory against in person DMs but I am planning this for online play on roll20.
My question is can anyone notice anything that will be broken or make it considerably difficult to use this in an actual campaign. What changes do you think I should make if any or what would you try instead. This is for a primarily 5e campaign but I would also be interested in how this would affect a 5.5e game as well.
I added powerful build as it has the other features that make one feel as if they are size large and the actual acting as a large size creature will be one a player can opt-in to whilst playing as a half-giant.
Love to see what I missed or answer any questions.
- Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
- (Optional) Cramped Living. Some half-giants generally don’t easily fit in spaces meant for medium sized creatures and when possible, prefer to take up a larger space.
- If you are present within a space that can fit a size large creature at the start of your turn, you can take reactions, actions, and bonus actions as if you were occupying any individual space until you move or are moved into a different space that no longer can fit a size large creature.
- For effects such as auras that give a radius, to emerge from, the effect emerges from the place you are actually on and/or end in your turn in.
- One must also specify the 2x2 square they take up, this square moves with them and also triggers attacks of opportunity as if the player was present in such a square.
- You may make any pushing or grappling checks as if you were a large sized creature.
- Your walking speed becomes 40 feet but any terrain that cannot fit a large sized creature requires double the movement to move through.
- Gear made for such a creature may require being resized. You can with no considerable difficulty wear gear meant for large sized creatures. Armour requires an additional 5gp x (10 - base armour AC) in materials and work to fit your bulk.
- Attacks made with weapons made for creatures size large still are made at disadvantage but receive a bonus equal to half your proficiency bonus rounded down. This bonus can only be used while you are occupying the 2x2 square.
- Receive a -1 to Dexterity checks and saves made whilst not occupying the 2x2 square.
- If you are present within a space that can fit a size large creature at the start of your turn, you can take reactions, actions, and bonus actions as if you were occupying any individual space until you move or are moved into a different space that no longer can fit a size large creature.