Homebrew Arachne Species Details

"Twice the limbs, twice the fun~!"

-Garia White, Arachne Cleric, trying to seduce the Baron of Alexandria

Arachne Names

Arachne typically take their names from whatever societies they live in.

Arachne Traits

Half-arachnid half-humanoids, Arachne can make very interesting adventurers for a party to have.

Ability Score Increase. When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1.

Age. Arachne can live as long as their human counterparts, being mature at age 18 and living for just under a century.

Creature Type. You are a Monstrosity.

Size. Your size is determined by your subrace.

Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. 

Spider Climb. You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. In addition you can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving your hands free.

Darkvision. You have 60 ft. of Darkvision.

Languages. Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.

Arachne Subraces

Arachne subraces are determined by the type of spider you represent. These include Tarantula, Widow, Jumping, and Weaver.

Tarantula Traits

Size. Your size is medium.

Strong Body. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill, and you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Reinforced Exoskeleton. When you aren’t wearing armor, your base AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

 

Widow Traits

Size. Your size is medium.

Poison Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the poisoned condition on yourself. You also have resistance to poison damage.

Venomous Magic. You know the poison spray cantrip. You can cast animal friendship an unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only spiders with it. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast flock of familiars(spider forms only) with this trait. Once you cast it, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast it using any spell slots you have of 2nd level or higher. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).

 

Jumping Traits

Size. Your size is small.

Incredible Leaps. Your long jump is up to 25 feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.

Light Body. You are naturally resistant to fall damage.

 

Weaver Traits

Size. Your size is medium.

Web Walker. You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing.

Webbing. You can cast the spell web a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all uses when you finish a long rest. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose the ability when you gain this race). 

 

Arachne Traits

As a arachne, you have the following racial traits.