# MFD9K - Elemental Elves # and Mineral Dwarves

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#### Original Idea and Writing by Dennis James #### Converted Crunchy Bits by Daniel Nnorth

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\page ## Elemental Elves Elemental Elves are a race of humanoid creatures, a cross-breed of elves and elementals. ### Description These elves often appear tribal in nature. Wear leather and use simple tools. Needing nothing more than their magic beyond that. Their physical features often reflect the color of the element which they are born to. As they grow in their elemental powers, tattoos of deeds and accomplishments appear across their body. Women braid and bead their hair; likewise the males pierce their bodies. Furthermore, only other elves of the same element will know what it says. Outside of that they are common looking with pointed ears and that look that always makes you wary of them. ### Habitat and Soceity Being a new branch of the elf tree, these younger elves have been trying to fit into the world for an age. It wasn’t until all the other elves left for the Undying Lands, that they began to fit in. Still holding to the old ways, they tend to not deal with the rest of the world. Very few populations have come to build permanent homes in their elements. The men still hunt and do the physical labor while the women do the crafting and child rearing. Though, they respect their mates if they wanted to switch roles, they believe you have to stay strong both in body and in mind. Males pierce and women bead and braid their family names and titles, to add to the details of the tattoos that grow across their bodies. Each element type pays no real homage to any of the Deities except Alexizandra the Mother, The Breath of Life in which they all come from…even you and me according to them. Elemental Elves tend to live together in family clans. Each clan living near others to still be social and preform community jobs. Each skilled deeply in what their family has been doing for generations. The heads of each of the clans come together to serve as leaders for the tribe. This leadership helps to decide what is best for each clan and collaborates to choose a war leader, should the need for one ever arise. Elemental Elves tend not to war with each other, as they usually keep to themselves in their lands.

### Elemental Elf Traits Elemental Elves share certain racial traits in common with elves and some that are unique to Elemental Elves. ***Ability Score Increase.*** Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Intelligence score increases by 1. ***Age.*** ***Alignment.*** ***Size.*** Elemental Elves are about the same size as elves, ranging from X to X feet tall. Your size is Medium. ***Speed.*** Your base walking speed is 30 feet. ***Darkvision.*** You can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. ***Keen Senses.*** You have proficiency in the Perception skill. ***Elemental Manipulation.*** You can change the properties of elemental energy-based spells you cast. When you cast a spell that deals either acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder damage, you can change the damage type to one associated with your subrace. ***Fey Ancestry.*** You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep. ***Languages.*** You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Primordial. ***Subrace.*** There are four kinds of elemental elves. Choose one of these subraces. ### Subraces #### Air Tribe ***Elemental Legacy.*** You know the *thunderclap* cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the *thunderwave* spell once per day. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the *shatter* spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. ***Fly.*** You have a flying speed of 20 feet if you aren't wearing medium or heavy armor and aren't exceeding your carrying capacity. ***Thunder Resistance.*** You have resistance to thunder damage. #### Earth Tribe ***Acid Resistance.*** You have resistance to acid damage. ***Earth Walk.*** You can move across difficult terrain made of earth or stone without expending extra movement. ***Elemental Legacy.*** You know the *acid splash* cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the *chromatic orb* spell once per day. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the *melf's acid arrow* spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. \page #### Fire Tribe ***Fire Resistance.*** You have resistance to fire damage. ***Elemental Legacy.*** You know the *fire bolt* cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the *hellish rebuke* spell once per day. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the *flaming sphere* spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. ***Superior Darkvision.*** Your darkvision has a radius of 120 feet. Your ties to the Elemental Plane of Fire make your darkvision unusual: everything you see in darkness is in a shade of red. #### Water Tribe ***Amphibious.*** You can breathe air and water, and you have a swim speed of 30 feet. ***Cold Resistance.*** You have resistance to cold damage. ***Elemental Legacy.*** You know the *frostbite* cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the *armor of agathys* spell once per day. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the *snilloc’s snowball swarm* spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. ## Racial Feats ### Elemental Gift *Requirements: Elemental Elf, 6th level* One of your ancestors was a powerful elemental. You gain the following benefits: - Increase your Dexterity or Intelligence score by 1, up to a maximum of 20. - *Air Tribe:* You can cast the *wind wall* spell once per day. - *Earth Tribe:* You can cast the *meld into stone* spell once per day. - *Fire Tribe:* You can cast the *fireball* spell once per day. - *Water Tribe:* You can cast the *sleet storm* spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. ### Elemental Overload *Requirements: Elemental Elf* You can use your action to unleash the elemental energy within yourself, causing your eyes to glow and your body to pulse with elemental energy. Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a bonus action. While under the effects of Elemental Overload you gain the following benefits: - You shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. - Whenever you are subjected to damage of the damage type associated with your subrace, you take no damage and instead regain a number of Hit Points equal to half the damage dealt (rounded down). - At the end of each of your turns, each creature within 10 feet of you must make a DC (10 + your Intelligence modifier) Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes damage of the damage type associated with your subrace, equal to half your level (rounded down) + your Intelligence modifier or half as much on a successful one (minimum 1). - Once on each of your turns, you can deal extra damage, of the damage type associated with your subrace, to one target when you deal damage with an attack or a spell. The extra damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest. ### Elemental Spike *Requirements: Elemental Elf* You can use your action to unleash the elemental energy within yourself, causing your target to become vulnerable to elemental damage. As an action, you psychically strike one creature that you can see within 120 feet of you. The target must succeed on a DC (10 + your Intelligence modifier) Intelligence saving throw or gain vulnerability to the damage type associated with your subrace until the end of your next turn. You can use this trait twice. You regain all expended uses after you finish a long rest.

> ### Notes > > - [Acid Arrow](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/acid-arrow) > - [Frostbite](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/frostbite) > - [Ice Knife](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/ice-knife) > - [Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/snillocs-snowball-swarm) \page ## Dwarves ### Gemhew Clan (Mineral Dwarves) ***Ability Score Increase.*** Your Strength score increases by 1, and your Charisma decreases by 1. ***Detect Minerals.*** If you spend at least 1 minute observing or interacting with your surroundings outside combat, you know if there are any mineral deposites within 30 feet of you, as well as where they are located. This feature can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. ***Mineral Toughness.*** Damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus. ### Red Clan (Romulus Dwarves) ***Ability Score Increase.*** Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma decreases by 1. ***Adept Gunsmith.*** The misfire score of firearms you craft is reduced by 1. ***Art of War.*** You have advantage on any skill check that involves recalling knowledge about firearms, siege equipment, and war strategie. ***Siege Training.*** You have proficiency with firearms, siege equipment, and Tinker’s Tools. ### Frigid Clan (Ice Barbarians) ***Ability Score Increase.*** Your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your Charisma decreases by 1. ***Magic Resistance.*** You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. ***Mountain Born.*** You’re acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. You’re also naturally adapted to cold climates. ***Summoner’s Legacy.*** You know the *mage hand* cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the *find familiar* spell once per day. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the *find steed* spell once per day. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

#### Conjure Animal *1st-level conjuration* ___ - **Casting Time:** 1 action - **Range:** 30 feet - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Concentration, up to 10 minutes. You summon a fey spirit that takes the form of a beast and appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. Choose one beast of challenge rating 1/2 or lower. The beast is also considered fey, and it disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The summoned creature is friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to it, it defends itself from hostile creatures, but otherwise takes no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. ***At Higher Levels.*** When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, the challenge raiting of the beast you can summon increases. challenge raiting 1 with a 2nd-level slot. challenge raiting 2 with a 3rd-level slot. challenge raiting 3 with a 4th-level slot. challenge raiting 4 with a 5th-level slot. challenge raiting 5 with a 6th-level slot. challenge raiting 6 with a 7th-level slot. challenge raiting 7 with a 8th-level slot. challenge raiting 8 with a 9th-level slot. \page ## License

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