Homebrew Flying Squirrel Folk Species Details
Lightweight and dexterous, Flying Squirrel Folk are known for being chaotic and quick on their feet. Thieves, spies, scavengers, hunters, gatherers, salesmen, scammers, these small folk are as resourceful and intelligent as they are agile. Though they tend only to grow to be between two and four feet, keep your eyes in the skies because almost no vertical surface is exempt from being scaled by a Flying Squirrel.
Flying Squirrel Folk are a form of Flying Squirrel-like humanoid. They are covered in a soft coat of typically brown or gray fur, though some do come in black or - even more rarely - white, with large, fluffy tails. Attached along their sides are a pair of fur-covered membranes, going all the way from the second leg joint to just above the wrist, forcing them to be somewhat creative with the structure of their clothing to allow access to their gliding capabilities.
Flying Squirrel Folk Traits
Flying Squirrel Folk have quite a few useful natural talents.Ability Score Increase
Flying Squirrel Folk are both dexterous and intelligent. Either your dexterity score increases by 2 and your intelligence score increases by 1, or your intelligence score increases by 2 and your dexterity score increases by 1.
Creature Size & Type
You are a small humanoid.
Speed
Quick on your feet and made for climbing, your walking speed is 30 feet and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Dark Vision
Thanks to your nocturnal ancestery, you have great vision is dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in total darkness, only shades of gray.
Glide
If you are not incapacitated or wearing heavy armor and your gliding membranes are not impeded, you can extend these membranes to turn yourself into a parachute and glide. This allows you to preform the following maneuvers:
- When you fall, you can glide up to 5 feet horizontally for every 5 feet you descend.
- When you would otherwise take damage from a fall, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage to zero.
Language
You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that is fitting for your character. You also know the language of squirrels and can freely speak with and understand regular squirrels, though this understanding does not extend to other animals. Except perhaps chipmunks, though they have rather thick accents.
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