Homebrew Chilopodians Species Details

With a stern look, his arms crossed on his back, the Chilopodian instructor surveys the dueling practice of the new recruits, when he sees how one over-eager student throws his opponent into the sand. In the blink of an eye, the towering statue of the instructor appears in front of the ruffian, scolding him harshly for not adhering to the rules of the duel.

Hundreds of Legs

Chilopodians are genuinely one of the most imposing insectoids when it comes to their appearance. Their muscular torso is about 4 ft. to 6ft. in height and it sits on a snake-like lower body, up to 8 ft. in length. A rounded head with elongated mandibles rests on their broad shoulders and a pair of long sensitive antennae below two beady black compound eyes.

Chilopodians can move their mighty bodies astonishingly quickly, even climbing sheer walls with ease, thanks to the many pairs of legs along their lower body. Many Insectoids fear the chilopodians. A chilopodian that rears up on their hind legs reaching up to twice their normal height, is incredibly terrifying.

A Singular Purpose

While their frame is imposing and terrifying, a chilopodians personality can be just as intense. 

A chilopodians lifespan can stretch well over 800 years, and as such, they outlive most people they know or will get to know in the future. A chilopodian knows 

that their relationships will fade over time. Only their determination and ideals will stay at the end.

While chilopodians, with their strict and cordial nature, still make great leaders, they won't focus on personal relationships. Instead, most will find a purpose in life to dedicate themselves to. This purpose is what drives them, and they will do everything they can to accomplish it. Many chilopodians are guild masters or high priests, decorated generals of great armies or the most feared leader of a mighty warband. No matter what cause they commit themselves to, a chilopodian will not waver from its path and leave a legacy long to be remembered.

Chilopodians Traits

Through your massive and imposing form, you share certain traits with other individuals of your kind.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Chilopodians live long and meaningful lives. They mature at the age of 80 and live to be around 850 years old.

Alignment

Chilopodians have an unwavering dedication to the cause they dedicated themselves to, be it good or evil. Your alignment tends to be lawful.  

Size

The body of Chilopodians can grow up to 8 feet long; However their upper body reaches only about 4 to 6 feet in height. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet. You also gain a climbing speed of 30 feet.

For the Cause

You gain proficiency with one skill of your choice.

Many Legs

You have advantage on saving throws made against abilities that would apply the prone condition. Additionally, you count as one size larger when determining carrying capacity.

Rear up

You can use your action to rear up to about twice your height, if there is enough space to do so. While reared up in this way, you grow in size as per the enlarge spell and gain its benefits, but you can't use your movement. You have to use an action to get down to your normal size before you can use your movement again.

Constrict

You gain advantage on grappling checks.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Insect-Common and Chilopian. Chilopian is spoken mostly in gestures using multiple limbs and is a very hard language to learn. It is also very taxing to speak for creatures with fewer limbs.