Homebrew Kuo-Toa Race Details

Mad Slaves. At the height of the illithid empire, the mind flayers captured kuo-toa by the thousands and forced them into bondage. The kuo-toa were simple creatures, never meant to endure the oppressive mental force the illithids unleashed against them. By the time the mind flayers abandoned them, the prolonged psychic subjugation endured by the kuo-toa had driven them mad.

Their minds shattered beyond repair, the kuo-toa adopted a religious fervor, inventing gods to protect them against threats. Most notable of these threats are the drow, which have slain the kuo-toa on sight since the days when the two races first met.

God Makers.Kuo-toa worship gods of their own insane creation, but if enough kuo-toa believe that a god is real, the energy of their collective subconscious can cause that god to manifest as a physical entity. The form a kuo-toa god takes depends on the inspiration for its divine image, and is usually random or nonsensical.

 

Kuo-Toa Traits

A Kuo-toa has a variety of traits that it shares with all other Kuo-toa.

Otherworldly Perception

The kuo-toa can sense the presence of any creature within 30 feet of it that is invisible or on the Ethereal Plane. It can pinpoint such a creature that is moving.

Age

Kuo-Toa live slightly shorter lives in comparison to humans, maturing at the age of 7 and reaching ages up to 50.

Alignment

Kuo-Toa are mostly neutral or evil, and although they have a rigid sense of their own law, they may seem chaotic to other humanoids.

Size

Kuo-Toa reach are around 4-5 feet tall. Your size is medium.

Langauge

Kuo-Toa adventurers can speak, read, and write Common and Undercommon.

Ability Score Increase.

Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Amphibious

The Kuo-Toa can breathe air and water.

Slippery

The kuo-toa has advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape a grapple.

Sunlight Sensitivity

While in sunlight, the kuo-toa has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.