Homebrew Selphid Species Details
Deep in the jungles where all life must fight for a spot in the living green hells of the world, a race of sentient pseudo-parasites that need to live in the corpses that they find in order to live. Typically, only found in tiny, small knit communities, Selphids do all they can to be unobtrusive and “Present” themself so as to bring no wrath onto themselves. They value bodies that are in good condition and will often pay for corpses if able.
Selphid Traits
Amphibious, Chemical Reading, Body Snatch, RampageAbility Score Increase
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. You can't raise any of your scores above 20.
Language
You can speak, read, and write Common and one additional language of your choice.
Creature Type
You are a Beast.
Size
Selphids are small enough to live in the stomach cavity of small and medium humanoids, your size is Tiny.
Speed
Your speed is 5 feet.
Amphibious
You can breathe air and water.
Chemical Reading
While not piloting a body, you are able to use your chemical reading of your immediate area. You have blindsight out to a range of 5 feet. While piloting a body, you have an effective 0 feet of blindsight; instead, you gain any senses the creature had in life.
Body Snatch
Selphids live in the abdominal cavity of corpses. During a long rest, you may spend your time acclimating and getting control of a small or medium humanoid corpse. While in a host body, you gain all of its senses, you count as its size, you use its movement speed, your true body gains complete cover, and it has your total hit point pool. Your host body does not get saving throws if you are reduced to 0 hit points and you lose all benefits of body snatch.
Rampage
You can push your host body past its normal limit to achieve feats of physical prowess, but it permanently damages it. As a bonus action, you roll a d4 and reduce your host body’s maximum hit points by the amount. Then choose to either increase your movement speed by 10 feet for 1 minute, add the d4 from before to your weapon or unarmed strikes for the three rounds, or add the d4 from earlier to your weapon or unarmed strike damage for the next three rounds. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
True Body
You are a pseudo-parasite that merely lives in the corpses of others, outside of a host body you are defenseless and vulnerable. Outside of a host body, your hit point pool is equal to your level and your AC is 8. You are immune to disease. If you are without a host body for an amount of hours equal to 8 + your constitution modifier, you die.
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Posted Jun 14, 2024Selphids as a race comes from the book series "The Wandering Inn" by Pirateaba. If you find the race cool, give the books a glace.