Homebrew Arachne Species Details
“Beauty is our gift and our burden, for it has led to both admiration and exploitation in our past.”
Arachne are centaur-like creatures with a unique feature: all Arachne are born as females. They have a humanoid upper body with porcelain doll-like features, which include smooth, pale skin adorned with delicate patterns, and silk-like hair embellished with flowers and gems.
From the waist down, Arachne exhibits spider-like characteristics. Some have slender, graceful spider legs, while others have fully transformed lower bodies with multiple jointed limbs. These spider legs, covered in fine velvety hair, grant them agility in the forest and expertise in weaving intricate webs. The Arachne constitute a captivating blend of humans and spiders, making them intriguing inhabitants of their forest homes and ancient ruins.
Arachne Traits
Ability Score Increase, Age, Size, Speed, Languages, DARKVISION, LITTLE DARLINGS, SPIDER CLIMB, WEB WEAVER, UNEARTHLY ALLURE, TOXIC BITEAbility Score Increase
Increase one ability score by 2 and increase a different one by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1.
Age
You live up to 100 years.
Size
Arachne are larger than most humanoids, standing roughly the size of a small horse. Your size is medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Undercommon.
Darkvition
Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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. However, you can’t discern colors in darkness, only shades of gray.
Little Darlings
You can speak with insects and learn basic information from them, such as the location of food, shelter, natural hazards, or dangers in the area.
Spider Climb
You can climb Difficult Surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Weaver
You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing. In addition, once per short rest you can cast the Web spell.
Unearthly Allure
Your irresistible charm and seductive aura have the power to captivate those around you. You gain proficiency in Charisma (Persuasion).
Toxic Bite
As an Action you can make a special melee attack using your fangs, dealing (1d6 + your Strength modifier) piercing damage.
Additionally, the creature must also make a Constitution saving throw equal to (10 + proficiency bonus + Constitution modifier) or suffer (1d10 ) poison damage .
The damage of your Toxic Bite increases as you gain levels in this class, increasing to (2d10) at 5th level, (3d10) at 11th level, and (4d10) at 17th level. You can use your Toxic Bite a number of times equal to (your proficiency bonus), regaining any expended uses after a long rest.
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