Homebrew Lesser Pandeen / Red Panda Folk Species Details

Lesser Pandeens, also known as Red Panda Folk, are a quiet and largely peaceful race. They mostly settle in forests in high, mountain regions, where they usually live together in single-family or smaller multi-family villages. They are excellent climbers and thus usually build their homes among the crowns of high trees. Their beautiful, thick, orange or rust-colored pelts serve them well as natural insulation against the cold winds of these high elevations.

Creating Your Character

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.

Lesser Pandeen / Red Panda Folk Traits

As a Lesser Pandeen, you have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Double Layer Pelt

Thanks to your thick coat of fur you have resistance to cold damage. You also naturally acclimate to high altitudes, including elevations above 20,000 feet.

Arboreal Adaptations

You have various adaptations that allow you to easily hold onto surfaces you're climbing on and keep your balance on them, including sharp claws and a large and flexible tail. While you are climbing on any surface, you have advantage on any Strength or Dexterity saving throws to resist being knocked prone or moved against your will.

Adorable

You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any Charisma ability check you make that doesn’t already include your proficiency bonus.

Darkvision

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 discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.