Amish

Biology and Appearance

The Amish are an industrious humanoid species that are closely related to Humans.

Culture

The Amish, formally the Galactic Amish Colony, were originally a human church colony who isolated themselves to a separate star system. As they maintain a degree of separation from surrounding populations, and hold their faith in common, the Amish have been described by certain scholars as a new offshoot of humans, after developing features to adapt to their new home planet over multiple generations. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, Christian pacifism, and slowness to adopt many conveniences of modern galactic technology, with a view neither to interrupt family time, nor replace face-to-face conversations whenever possible, and a view to maintain self-sufficiency. The Amish value rural life, manual labor, humility and Gelassenheit (submission to God’s will).

Species Traits

• Ability Score Increase
  • Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Strength or Wisdom score increases by 1.
• Size
  • Medium
• Base Speed
  • 30 ft.
• Animal Handler
  • You have proficiency in the Animal Handling skill.
• Woodland Workers
  • You have proficiency in the Survival skill. Additionally, you don’t treat wooded terrain as difficult terrain. Lastly, you have advantage on Dexterity saving throws made to avoid tripping.
• Tech-Impaired
  • While the amish can figure out basic technology, they experience difficulty using more complex equipment like wristpads. You can not use tech powers or take levels in techcasting classes.
• Amish Tools
  • You have proficiency with the bowcaster and vibroaxe.
• Call for Peace
  • As an action on your turn, you can emphatically demand that your foes embrace peace, thereby distracting them. Until the end of your next turn, enemies within 10 feet of you that can see you gain disadvantage on attack rolls against your allies. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
• Languages
  • You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and Pennsylvania Dutch.