Ancestry: Genasi

Base features

Creature Type. Elemental

Size. Medium (about 6-8 feet tall)

Speed. 30 feet

Lifespan. 120 years on average

Genasi Ancestry Traits

• Low-light Vision. You can see in dim light is if it was bright light.

• Turn of Fate. Once between long rests, when an ally you can see fails a saving throw, you can make them succeed instead.

• Whisper of Wishes. You know the minor conjuration spell and can cast it without expending a spell slot.

Genasi Heritage Features

Choose one heritage feature:

• Air Genasi Heritage. As an air genasi, you gain the following benefits:

  • Air Attunement. You have resistance to thunder damage and as a bonus action you gain a fly speed equal to your walking speed until the end of your turn.

  • Elemental Adaption - Air. You know the absorb elements spell and you can cast it a once between short or long rests without expending a spell slot. When you cast this spell, it deals thunder damage when you make an attack damage instead of the absorbed damage type.

• Earth Genasi Heritage. As an earth genasi, you gain the following benefits:

  • Earth Attunement. You have resistance to acid damage. You can also give yourself resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage until the beginning of your next turn as a bonus action. You can use this feature a number of times between long rests equal to your proficiency bonus.

  • Elemental Adaption - Earth. You know the absorb elements spell and you can cast it a once between short or long rests without expending a spell slot. When you cast this spell, it deals acid damage when you make an attack damage instead of the absorbed damage type.

• Fire Genasi Heritage. As a fire genasi, you gain the following benefits:

  • Fire Attunement. You have resistance to fire damage and you know the produce flame cantrip. At 5th level, you also learn the burning hands spell and you can cast it once between long rests with this feature. When you cast burning hands with this feature, treat the spell as cast with a spell slot level equal to your proficiency bonus.

  • Elemental Adaption - Fire. You know the absorb elements spell and you can cast it a once between short or long rests without expending a spell slot. When you cast this spell, it deals fire damage when you make an attack damage instead of the absorbed damage type.

• Water Genasi Heritage. As a water genasi, you gain the following benefits:

  • Water Attunement. You have a swim speed equal to your walking speed. You can also breathe air and water, and you have resistance to cold damage. At 5th level, you also learn the create and destroy water and the water walk spells and can cast them once each between long rests without expending a spell slot.

  • Elemental Adaption - Water. You know the absorb elements spell and you can cast it a once between short or long rests without expending a spell slot. When you cast this spell, it deals cold when you make an attack damage instead of the absorbed damage type .