Homebrew Boiuna Species Details

Boiuna, distant relatives of Yuan-Ti, appear more human than their cousins. They have human a human torso, head, and arms with scaly hands and wide eyes, with their most defining feature being the long snake body that replaces their legs. 

Adapted to lives in villages that hang in the treetops, Boiuna have strong muscles that help them climb and capture enemies/prey. Boiuna live in small family colonies, however it isn't uncommon to run into a singular one living among a larger town or city.

Their snake halves are usually 10-15ft long (average), however they hold their torsos off the ground at around 5-6ft and can coil up to fit in the same size square as a medium creature.

Creating Your Character

If you create a Boiuna character, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Boiuna Traits

You have these racial traits

Creature Type.

You are a humanoid.

Size

You are Medium.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Darkvision

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 discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Constricting body.

Your strong lower half allows you to grapple your enemies your size or smaller.

• You have advantage on checks to grapple enemies that are equal to or smaller than you in size.
• As a bonus action, you may squeeze a creature you are grappling for 1d4 bludgeoning damage.

Constricting body.

Your strong lower half allows you to grapple your enemies your size or smaller.

• You have advantage on checks to grapple enemies that are equal to or smaller than you in size.
• As a bonus action, you may squeeze a creature you are grappling for 1d4 bludgeoning damage.