Homebrew Malison Yuan-Ti (according to Volo's) Species Details

The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh with that of snakes, producing a caste.based society of hybrids in which the most snake-like are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands.

Malison yuan-ti can vary between different serpent traits, more remarkable than pureblood's, but less than abomination yuan-ti. They can have a snake tail instead of their legs, scales all over their body or scale patches, a snake head and torso, a snake replacing one of their arms... 

 

Malison Yuan-Ti (according to Volo's) Traits

As a yuan-ti, you gain the following traits. You can choose any number of traits among: Darkvision, Acid Slime, Bite, Chameleon Skin, Polymorph Into Snake, Shed Skin, Snake Antipathy, Sticks To Snakes, Magic Resistance, Innate Spellcasting, Poison Inmunity, Poison Resistance. Talk with your DM how many and which ones of these.

Ability score increase

Your dexterity score increases by 2. Your charisma score increases by 1.

 

Age

Yuan-ti have a lifespan really similar to human's, living less than a century.

Alignment

Yuan-ti are usually evil, and care very little about law or chaos, being mostly neutral evil.

Size

Malison Yuan-ti are the same height as humans, without mesuring their tail

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet

Acid Slime

As a bonus action, the yuan-ti can coat its body in a slimy acid that lasts for 1 minute. A creature that touches the yuan-ti, hits it with a melee attack while withing 5 feet of it, or is grappled by the yuan-ti takes 1d10 acid damage

Bite

You can use your action to make a melee attack using your fangs. An enemy hit by this attack takes 1d4 piercing damage + 1d6 poison damage.

Chameleon Skin

The yuan-ti has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.

Polymorph into snake (6-recharge)

The yuan-ti targets a creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be transformed into a Tiny poisonous snake, as if affected by the polymorph spell. The save DC is the same as the DC of your natural spellcasting trait.

 

Shed Skin (1/Day)

The yuan-ti can shed its skin as a bonus action to free itself from a grapple, shackles or other restraints. If the yuan-ti spends 1 minute eating its shed skin, it regains hit points equal to half its hit point maximum. You can only use this trait once per day

Snake Antipathy (Recharge 6)

The yuan-ti targets a creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or feel an intense urge to avoid snakes and snakelike creatures (including yuan-ti), as if affected by the antipathy effect of an antipathy/simpathy spell. The DC is the same as the DC of your natural spellcasting trait.

 

Sticks to snakes (Recharge 6)

The yuan-ti transforms a pile of sticks, arrows, or similar sized pieces of wood into a swarm of poisonous snakes. The swarm acts as an ally of the yuan-ti and obeys its spoken commands. The swarm remains for 1 minute, after which it turns back into the original materials

Magic resistance

The yuan-ti has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magic effects

Innate spellcasting

You know the cantrip Poison Spray. You can cast Animal Friendhip an unlimited amount of times, but it can only affect snakes. At 3th level you can also cast Suggestion once per long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting score.

Darkvision

You're capable of seeing up to 60 feet in dim light as if it were regular, and that same distance in darkness as if it were dim. You cannot see colours, but rather a scale of gray.

Poison Immunity

You are immune to poison damage and the "poisoned" condition.

Poison Resistance

You have resistance to poison damage. You also have advantage on saving throws to avoid or stop the poisoned condition on yourself.

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