Homebrew Higher Myconid Species Details

Majestic and Wild

Myconids resembled giant fungi ranging from 2-12 feet tall, with their main distinguising feature being their limbs. Their upper half split into a pair of arms below their caps and their lower half divided into a pair of legs at the stump. Each extremity was pudgy and broad, with their hands ending in two stubby fingers and a thumb, and their feet hosting numerous vestigial toes. This number was not absolute however, with some fungus folk hosting more than the usual number of limbs and/or digits. The bloated flesh of most myconids ranged in coloration from purple to gray. Two eyes rested on their caps, perfectly concealed against the rest of their spongy skin when shut. Some fungus ones secreted a poisonous ooze from near everywhere but their hands.

Fungal Circles

Comprising myconid society were groups known as circles, tight social cliques of twenty or so members. Circles contained four members from each of the myconid age groups, and were presided over by four circle leaders. Circle members were very intimate with one another as they melded regularly, although melding was not normally restricted between circles. A myconid society was comprised of 1-10 circles, although normally at least 3, each with their own specific niche, and new ones that could be established if need be. Known circle duties included agriculture, exploration, construction, child rearers and hunters, although contrary to intuition hunters were more akin to scavengers who located corpses to use as fertilizer or be reanimated by the sovereign.

Higher Myconid Traits

Fungi

Distress Spores

Distress Spores. When the myconid takes damage, all other myconids within 240 feet of it can sense its pain.

Ability Score Improvement

Your Constitution score increases by 2. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Myconids grow quickly, reaching maturity by the age of four and living just under a quarter of a century. A myconid sovereign lives far longer, and their lifespan is unknown.

Size

Myconids vary incredibly in size, which is determined by their age and circle.

Speed

Your speed is 25 ft.

Darkvision

Raised in the dimmest forests and the depths of the Underdark, 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 darkness, only shades of gray.

Fungle Form

You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and resistance to poison damage.

Hybrid Nature

You have two creature types: humanoid and plant. You can be affected by a game effect if it works on either of your creature types.

Rapport Spores

You can communicate telepathically with all creatures within 30 ft. of you, provided you and the creature share a language.

You are not, however, nonverbal; myconids still hum, whistle, and grumble, which forms the verbal components for your spells if you cast them. If you are silenced by an effect, you can still communicate telepathically with your spores, but you cannot use spells with a Verbal component.

Languages

You are fluent on common and undercommon.