Duergar
Duergar
A race of dwarves once enslaved by Mindflayers and other Aberrations.
ability score increase:
When determining your character's ability scores, increase one score by 2, and a further score by 1. Alternatively increase three different scores by 1 each.
age:
Duergar live up to the age of 350 years old on average.
alignment:
Duergar have a tendency to be Lawful, while leaning to Evil.
Size:
Medium
speed:
30
Languages:
Commo or Undercommon, Dwarvish, and sometimes Deep Speech
race features:
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a dwarf for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a dwarf. Darkvision. You can see in dim light 120 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colours in that darkness as shades of gray. Duergar Magic. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the Enlarge/Reduce spell on yourself with this trait without requiring a magical component. Starting at 5th level, you can cast the Invisibility spell on yourself with this trait without requiring a magical component. Once you cast either of these spells with this trait, you can't cast this spell again until finishing a long rest. You can also cast these spells using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose one when you select this race). Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the poisoned condition on yourself. You also have resistance against poison damage. Psionic Fortitude. You have advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the charmed or stunned condition on yourself.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a dwarf for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a dwarf. Darkvision. You can see in dim light 120 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colours in that darkness as shades of gray. Duergar Magic. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the Enlarge/Reduce spell on yourself with this trait without requiring a magical component. Starting at 5th level, you can cast the Invisibility spell on yourself with this trait without requiring a magical component. Once you cast either of these spells with this trait, you can't cast this spell again until finishing a long rest. You can also cast these spells using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose one when you select this race). Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the poisoned condition on yourself. You also have resistance against poison damage. Psionic Fortitude. You have advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the charmed or stunned condition on yourself.
Duergar are dwarves whose ancestors were transformed by centuries living in the deepest place of the Underdark. That chthonic realm is saturated with strange magical energy and over generations, early duergar absorbed traces of it. They were further altered when Mindflayers and other Aberrations invaded and performed horrific experiments on them. Fuelled by Underdark magic, these experiments left early duergar with psionic powers, which have been passed down to their descendants. In time, they liberated themselves from their aberrant tyrants and forged a new life for themselves in the Underdark and beyond.
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