Homebrew Kitsune (FF) Species Details
Vulpine Tricksters
Kitsune (or fox hengeyokai) are a fox subrace of the hengeyokai, a race of shapechanging animals capable of adopting fox, human, and hybrid forms. Known to often be evil in their homeland, Kara-Turans typically avoid them.
Wild at heart and firmly independent, these tricksters found delight in tricking others, regardless of the consequences. Often, these pranks were more or less harmless, rather than malevolent - though that changed as soon as it was done in vengeance. When done by the evil members of the race, however, they could be cruel and lethal, and downright vile when done in vengeance.
Despite their frivolous nature, they most often shared in the religions and cultures of their surrounding human colonies. They still favored faiths with flexible, personal beliefs, rather than strict, traditional ones. And even if there were calls of heresy against them for their religious ways, they certainly did not care for such words.
Due to their nature, they found themselves going down the path of the trickster: rogues and sorcerers chiefly among their professions. Those with a keen intellect found themselves tinkering with magical devices or unveiling the secrets of magic in their lonesome, binding themselves down to a studious career despite their often capricious nature.
Hearth and Home
Other than a few cities within Kara-Tur that revered these animalistic folks, Kitsune found themselves without company or in small organizations among their kin - which often included other subraces of hengeyokai. As well, there were pockets of Kitsune known to be residing along the Golden Way. And even fewer still, a few adventurous Kitsune wandered far, far away from their homeland, settling in central and western Faerun, or perhaps even lands such as Laerakond or Maztica.
Kitsune (FF) Traits
Your Kitsune character has the following racial traits.Darkvision
As creatures of fey magic and trickery, kitsune can see in darkness as well as in light. 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 disern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Kitsune Magic
You know the dancing lights cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast charm person once per long rest as a 2nd level spell. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast invisibility on yourself once per long rest. You don’t need material components for these spells. Charisma or intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells
Visage of the Vulpine Birth
As an action you can change your appearance to one of three appearances. One is your humanoid form, which may have small, animalistic features to indicate your hengeyokai heritage. Another is a ‘hybrid’ form, standing on two feet and having arms and hands, yet remaining very much animalistic. You retain fur, tails, animal ears, or any other defining feature of a fox. Otherwise, your sex, voice, and height remain the same.
The last form is that of a fox. While in this form you may speak as normal, as you retain your existing hit points, your skill proficiencies, as well as your mental ability scores. (Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma). Otherwise your stats are that of the Fox (see statblock).
If you are reduced to 0 hit points while in your fox form, you remain in fox form when unconscious or even upon your death. Creatures with Truesight see you as the form you are not in.
Due to your nature, you can use your Kitsune Magic feature while a fox. Your gear melds into your fox form. You can't activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment. You cannot cast spells that are not from your Kitsune Magic. You stay in these forms until you use an action to change to one of your other forms.
Ability Score Increase
You may choose to increase your Charisma or Intelligence score by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age
Kitsune spend 100 years in their vulpine form before gaining sentience and access to their humanoid state and abilities. Their lifespans are quite long, with some living to 600 years.
Alignment
Your kind adhere most strongly to a neutral to chaotic alignment, and generally tend towards evil.
Size
In human form, kitsune usually range between 5 and 6 feet tall. In fox form, they are no differently sized than an average fox. The human form is Medium size and fox form is Small size.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. While in your "True form" your speed is 40 feet.
Humanoid
Your creature type is humanoid.
Claws
While in your humanoid or hybrid form, you have claws that you can use as natural weapons to make unarmed strikes. You add your Dexterity modifier, instead of your Strength modifier, to the attack and damage rolls when you attack with these claws. It deals 1d4 piercing damage on a hit.
These claws also count as Thieves’ Tools in which you are proficient. You may use your Claws as a tool a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus per Long Rest.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.
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