Homebrew Arachne Species Details

Arachne are half-humanoid spider hybrids, with their lower body resembling that of a large eight-legged spider, belonging to their arachne parent, and the upper body resembling their non-Arachne parent, whether they be human, elf, dwarf, orc, or another. Arachne stand on at roughly 7 feet tall on average. Their spider’s half retains the attributes of the species of spider they belong to. Commonly found arachne sub-species includes wolf spiders, jumping spiders, and widow spiders. Arachne are much more likely to be female at birth, giving the impression that all arachne are female when in reality male arachne are simply much rarer.

Most arachne are solitary by nature and prefer living on their own, whether on the fringes of the city or the depths of the wilderness. Most arachne are seen with fear and disgust and have become accustomed to hostile met by strangers and travellers, developing a darker, more cynical world view. On the rare occasion, an arachne will be met with hospitality and will live with other races in small villages serving as wilderness guides, weavers, builders, and alchemists.

Arachne claim a wide variety of names, usually pertaining to the non-arachne parent they belonged to, while the pure-bred arachne usually refer to each other in their arachnid tongue, comprised of soft clicks and chirps, with no actual meaning in Common. Pure-bred arachne are thus usually given nicknames by the other races in common.

Arachne Traits

Ability Score Increase. Age. Alignment. Size. Speed. Spider Half. Darkvision. Arachne's Lore. Spider Walk. Webbing. Languages.

Ability score inprovement

Choose one Ability to increase by 2 and another Ability to increase by 1

Age

Arachne, much like spiders, mature quickly, becoming adults at the age of 2 or 3 and having lifespans comparable to humans'.

Allignment

Arachne don't tend toward any particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Size

Arachne can be up to 7-8 feet tall and almost as wide. Your size is medium 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Darkvision out to 60 feet

Arachne’s lore

You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice

Spider walk

You have a climb speed equal to your walking speed. You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, you ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing.

Language

You can speak and write in both common and undercommon