I am making a dark gift/epic boon like concept for lower level characters based on a clan of snake tamers in my homebrew world. Long story short, they undergo a ceremony that bonds snakes to their arms, almost like the snakes replace the bones. The specifics are handwaved by magic because I do not want to find a way to explain how that happens. But the character can undergo the ceremony and gain the following benefits-
Serpentine Anatomy- The snakes you have bonded with have granted you the following benefits-
- You are resistant to Poison damage, and have advantage on saving throws against the poisoned condition
- You are immune to the surprised condition
- You can roll 1d4 and add it to any Slight of Hand check
- If you take an amount of cold damage higher than your level plus your Con Mod, you are unable to take a reaction until your next turn
- You can communicate telepathically with your snakes
Gift of the Forked Tongue- You can communicate with all snakes, and can understand them in turn. Additionally, as a BA, you can see through the eyes of a snake within 15 feet, including your snakes. While in this state, you are blind and deaf to your surroundings, and have disadvantage on all Wisdom checks
It is meant to be a collection of on theme traits. Would this be better as a race? and if so, is it balanced as a race?
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I am making a dark gift/epic boon like concept for lower level characters based on a clan of snake tamers in my homebrew world. Long story short, they undergo a ceremony that bonds snakes to their arms, almost like the snakes replace the bones. The specifics are handwaved by magic because I do not want to find a way to explain how that happens. But the character can undergo the ceremony and gain the following benefits-
Serpentine Anatomy- The snakes you have bonded with have granted you the following benefits-
- You are resistant to Poison damage, and have advantage on saving throws against the poisoned condition
- You are immune to the surprised condition
- You can roll 1d4 and add it to any Slight of Hand check
- If you take an amount of cold damage higher than your level plus your Con Mod, you are unable to take a reaction until your next turn
- You can communicate telepathically with your snakes
Gift of the Forked Tongue- You can communicate with all snakes, and can understand them in turn. Additionally, as a BA, you can see through the eyes of a snake within 15 feet, including your snakes. While in this state, you are blind and deaf to your surroundings, and have disadvantage on all Wisdom checks
It is meant to be a collection of on theme traits. Would this be better as a race? and if so, is it balanced as a race?