Homebrew Chiropteran Species Details

Millennia ago a group of humans were cursed to spend their days among the bats and exiled to caves. These would later be known as Chiropterans. Chiropterans are a bat-like race possessing flaps of skin beneath their arms similar to the wings of a bat. Due to their human origins however, their bodies are much too heavy to be capable of flight, and thus they use their wings to glide through the caverns they call home. Chiropterans no longer resemble their human ancestors, their skin now dark and leathery, and having a face comprised mostly of a mouth and nose, as their home is too dark to necessitate eyes. They have large ears that can rotate 180 degrees in either direction, allowing them to use their hearing to perceive their surroundings. If no sounds are made naturally they are effectively blind, but can emit a high-pitched chirp to perceive as well.

Chiropteran Traits

Chiropterans are a race composed of human and bat-like traits. This gives them a unique advantage to other races whilst in the dark or underground.

Limited Flight

Due to your proto-wings your falling speed is halved, and thus you take half damage to falls. You also have the ability to glide ten feet per round, though you will fall five feet in that same amount of time.

Echolocation

So long as sound is being made you can perceive 80ft in all directions, halved to 40ft when within partial obscurity such as fog or thick brush. Your improved hearing is, however, a blessing and a curse, as you are more susceptible to thunder attacks due to the loud noise.

You have advantage on perception or investigation checks that rely on hearing.

You automatically fail all checks relying on sight.

You are vulnerable to thunder damage.

Clawed Hands

You have a climbing speed of 10ft per round, halved to 5ft on sheer surfaces.

Ability Score Increase

Your dexterity score increases by two.