Pregnancy Rules
W
hen you copulate with someone of your same
species (exceptions listed below), roll a d%. If
the result is 3 or lower (15 or lower if the
female is a human or half-elf), the female in
the couple conceives. Also, for divination
purposes, at this time roll a d%. On a roll of 1–
49, the child is female. On a roll of 50–99, the
child is male. On a roll of 100, she conceives twins. Reroll
twice to determine the sex of each child.
Humans can mate with other humans, elves, half-elves,
tieflings, and aasimar. The child’s race (for stat and ability
purposes—cosmetically they may share the appearance of
both parents) is randomly determined (50% either race),
except in the case of elf and human, in which case the
resulting child is always a half-elf.
Pregnancy Effects
One month after conceiving, you will begin suffering the
effects of first-trimester pregnancy, as listed below. The first
trimester's duration is 2 months. Each following trimester’s
symptoms are cumulative, and occur 3 months after the
previous trimester begins.
First-Trimester Effects
You have disadvantage on Constitution saving throws
You have advantage on Perception checks related to smell
(this is not negated by exhaustion levels)
You can only travel for up to 4 hours a day; any faster is
treated as a forced march.
You require a 10-hour long rest to get rid of a level of
exhaustion instead of 8.
Second-Trimester Effects
Your movement speed is reduced by 10 feet.
You have disadvantage on Dexterity checks and saving
throws.
Third-Trimester Effects
If you roll less than a 10 on any Strength or Constitution
check, you suffer 1 level of exhaustion.
You automatically fail Strength, Dexterity, and
Constitution saving throws.
Baby’s Health
Starting at 2nd trimester, the baby becomes vulnerable to
outside effects and may be endangered by them. An unborn
baby has 3 death saving throws. After 3 failures due to the
effects below, you miscarry at the end of your next long rest,
unless a raise dead or similar spell is cast on the baby before
then. A failure can be removed if you spend an entire
trimester without suffering another death saving throw, or
with one magical healing spell, which must target the baby
and has no effect on the mother. The following effects can
cause you to miscarry:
If you are brought to 0 hit points, the baby fails a death
saving throw. If you fail a death saving throw while at 0 hit
points, the baby fails one as well.
If you take an amount of damage greater than half of your
hit point maximum, the baby fails a death saving throw.
If you take poison damage or falling damage, or if you are
subject to the poisoned condition or fall prone, make a
Constitution check. On a result of 9 or lower, the baby fails
a death saving throw.
Delivery
After 8 months of pregnancy, the DM rolls a d4 to determine
the number of weeks until delivery will take place. At a
random time that week, you go into labor. While in labor, your
movement speed is halved, your hit point maximum is halved,
and you have disadvantage on all attack rolls and saving
throws.
Each hour, you must make a Strength check. When the
total amount rolled equals or exceeds 30, you give birth.
At this point, in order to deliver the baby, another creature
(or you, with disadvantage) must make two Medicine checks
with a DC of 8 + 2 for each death saving throw failures the
child has.
On two successes, the baby is delivered safely without
complications.
On one success, the baby is delivered, but you are brought
to 0 hit points in the process.
On two failures, both the baby and you are brought to 0 hit
points.
After delivery, you gain two levels of exhaustion, and all the
effects of childbirth fade from you after 1d12 hours.
Credits
Homebrew by Abelhawk
Image source: Lee Bogle