Homebrew Fungal Folk Species Details

Not quite plant and not quite animal, these creatures are not like many other races inhabiting this world. A more reclusive race, most of the Fungal Folk are content to exist in the peripheries of awareness, living within nomadic groups that travel through wooded biomes rather than in cities.

Though exact appearance varies wildly, Fungal Folk follow a general baseline. Every Fungal Folk has a humanoid body mostly composed of typical mushroom stalk, with several mushroom caps along the body, such as on top of the head or on the wrists, though amount of caps varies per individual. The mushroom caps, and other fungus, growing from the Fungal Folk's body is part of the Fungal Folk, and comparable to hair on another race. The colour of the fungal growths depends on the Fungal Folk, though common colours include white, brown, red, and green. Patterns on fungal growths, such as mushroom caps, are common.

Fungal Folk take after their less intelligent cousins in terms of diet as well, preferring raw or rotting organic matter, though they do have and use a mouth.

Fungal Folk Traits

While Fungal Folk are as varied as fungus itself, your character has these traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom and Intelligence ability scores each increase by 1.

Fungal Body

Fungal Folk are resistant to all manners of ailments that affect other races, such as most poisons and diseases. However, their bodies are quite flammable. Gain resistance to poison damage and disease. Gain vulnerability to fire damage.

Spore Vision

While Fungal Folk do have two small photoreceptive patches resembling eyes on their head, they provide poor vision. As a supplement, Fungal Folk have a constant cloud of spores providing feedback for sensing nearby surroundings. Gain Blindvision for 20 feet.

Age

Fungal Folk reach maturity after 10 years, but are otherwise immune to the effects of aging.

Size

Fungal Folk can vary wildly in height, ranging anywhere from 4 to 7 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Languages

Fungal Folk do not tend to interact very often with other races. However, as other races push into their forests, out of necessity they learned Common. You can speak, read, and write Common.