Homebrew Flying Squirrel Folk Species Details

The Squirrel Folk come from the forest. They gained sentience after some druids cast awaken on them. A mistake most druids don't make twice.

 

Flying Squirrel Folk Traits

Your gnome character has certain characteristics in common with all other gnomes.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dex score increases by 2 and Wis score by 1.

Age

As a squirrel folk you mature at quickly over the course of 3 years and settle down into an adulthood by age 5. They can live up to 30 years.

Size

Squirrels are between 1 and 2 feet tall and average about 1-5 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life in twilight and dark forest, 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.

Squirrel Survival

You are proficient with survival skill checks. You have advantage on Survival checks involved for finding food such as Nuts and Berries.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. You can communicate with other squirls through gestures and sounds and can understand them.

Skin Flaps!

When you fall at least 10 feet above the ground, you can use your reaction to extend your skin membranes to glide horizontally a number of feet equal to your walking speed, and you take 0 damage from the fall. You determine the direction of the glide.

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