Homebrew Womble Species Details

Wombles are essentially burrowing animals. They have retractable claws (like cats), but as they mostly live in long-established burrows, they rarely use these even for digging. Their size and physical appearance has changed somewhat over the years: in the original editions of the books, Wombles are pictured as bear-like and between 3 and 5 feet (about 1–1.5 metres) in height, making them only slightly smaller than adult humans. This changed with the TV series where they were portrayed as being about knee-high to humans, with pointy snouts like those of raccoons. In the book and movie Wombling Free they are described as "short, fat, and furry", roughly between three or four feet (about 1 metre) in height.

 

--Wikipedia : The Wombles

 

Not-So-Naughty by Nature

Wombles are naturally disinterested in conflict and afairs of the wide world.  Almost all Wombles are a neutral alignment because of this.  Wombles that are raised to be aware of their surroundings and to have discresion fall closer to the Lawful side where as those with more easily described as free spirits are more chaotic aligned.  There are exceptions where Good and Evil aligned Wombles exist but there is usually exteral influences that motivate then to have such ambitions.

Herbivores, or Trash cans?

Wombles are herbivores and are very fond of mushrooms. They eat a variety of plants, fungi, and tree products that human beings cannot (or will not) eat, so daisy buns, acorn juice, fir-cone soufflé, elm bark casserole and grassbread sandwiches are part of the Womble menu – augmented by any food left behind on the Common by human beings.  This gives them advanced survival capabilities, Common folk gathering food for two people provides enough scraps for feed a single Womble. However if a Womble gathers food it is inedible by common folk.

All Weather Wombles

 All Wombles are strong swimmers and can even survive for long periods in ice-cold water. Several sub-species of Womble are revealed throughout the books: the Loch Ness Monster is actually part of a clan of water Wombles and the yeti of the Himalayas are giant snow-white Wombles.   These variants are just examples, Wombles could potentially inhabit most climates.

Natural Recycled Burrows

Wombles make their homes in a variety of places but they are almost all underground burrows.  These burrow usual hose multiple Wombles and are decorated with the objects they reclaim and reuse.  Most burrow are long standing and closely resemble a colony or commune.  The contents of the burrow is directly associated with the area inwhich it exists, burrows close to cities tend to have more repurposed refuse where as in the wilderness the burrow is much more natural.

Womble Names

Below a certain age all Wombles are nameless; upon being deemed to be of working age, a Womble chooses his or her name by looking through a large atlas, maps or search a Globe until they find a name that suits them. Some "merely shut their eyes tight and point and hope for the best."  Names are generally not defined by gender

Example Names: Bulgaria, Tobermory, Cholet, Orinoco, Wellington, Tomsk, Bungo, Alderney, Shansi, Stepney, Cairngorm, Obidos, Adelaide, Alexandria, 
                              Bermondsey, Botany, Culvain, Fashven, Hoboken, Ho, enzollern, Livingstone, Moosonee, Omsk, Quetta, Thessaly, Yellowstone

 

Seeing the World

Gnomes who settle in human lands are commonly gemcutters, engineers, sages, or tinkers. Some human families retain gnome tutors, ensuring that their pupils enjoy a mix of serious learning and delighted enjoyment. A gnome might tutor several generations of a single human family over the course of his or her long life.

 

Curious and impulsive, gnomes might take up adventuring as a way to see the world or for the love of exploring. As lovers of gems and other fine items, some gnomes take to adventuring as a quick, if dangerous, path to wealth. Regardless of what spurs them to adventure, gnomes who adopt this way of life eke as much enjoyment out of it as they do out of any other activity they undertake, sometimes to the great annoyance of their adventuring companions.

ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE

It’s rare for a gnome to be hostile or malicious unless he or she has suffered a grievous injury. Gnomes know that most races don’t share their sense of humor, but they enjoy anyone’s company just as they enjoy everything else they set out to do.

 

Womble Traits

Your Womble character has certain characteristics in common with all other Wombles.

Ability Score Increase

You have 2 points to spend towards Constitution or Wisdom

Age

Wombles mature at the same rate humans do, and most are expected to settle down into an adult life by around age 40. They can live 300 to almost 500 years.

Alignment

Wombles are most often Neutral. They prefer to do their own thing and not interfere with the world as a whole.  Their natures have them sway between being Lawful or Chaotic depending on their upbringing and/or awareness of their actions.

Tinker

You have proficiency with artisan’s tools (tinker’s tools). Using those tools, you can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device functioning), or when you use your action to dismantle it; at that time, you can reclaim the materials used to create it. You can have up to three such devices active at a time.

When you create a device, choose one of the following options:

Clockwork Toy. This toy is a clockwork animal, monster, or person, such as a frog, mouse, bird, dragon, or soldier. When placed on the ground, the toy moves 5 feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents.

Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use to light a candle, torch, or campfire. Using the device requires your action.

Music Box. When opened, this music box plays a single song at a moderate volume. 
The box stops playing when it reaches the song’s end or when it is closed.

Size

Wombles are between 2 and 4 feet tall and average about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.  Wombles are proficient at burrowing and are capable of burrowing a tunnel their size at a rate of 10 feet.  Your climbing speed is 20 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Gatherer's Instincts

Wombles have boost to their passive perception when it comes to finding objects.  When a womble enters an area the GM will need to determine the likely hood of there being junk or treasure lying around.   

 

Also Wombles have a sixth sense which allows them to sense green spaces and wildlife.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and a Language of your choice.