Homebrew Chitine 2 Species Details
Chitines are arachnid humanoid-like monstrosities that often have multiple arms and reside in the Underdark. Many chitine pods worship the Spider Queen, owing their creation and liberation from the drow to her. Pods that worship Lolth are hostile to those who don't worship with Spider Queen, unless they prove themselves useful in other ways.
Despite resembling spiders, chitines are very social. Their pods range from 200 to 2000 members. Lolth worshiping pods have a caste society broken down between workers, warriors, commanders, supervisor, priest (a term for all spellcasters), and the sovereign ruler. This ruler's word is law in all matters including reproduction.
Pods that reject Lolth are much more communal and make decisions democratically. Various chitine are called upon to represent the clutch they were born from in decision-making on a council that can range from 5 individuals to 250.
These two different types of pods try to stay far away from each other, preferring to migrate rather than engage in hostilities. Both sides fear the other might convert their podmates and, despite having vastly different ideologies, they still see themselves as one people who already fought and lost their lives against another's tyranny.
Most chitines have multiple arms, an aversion to sunlight, and the ability to shoot webbing.
Chitine 2 Traits
Chitine traitsDarkvision
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.
Four Arms
You have four arms and can hold and use items in each of your hands. If you have extra attacks, when you take the Attack action you can make each of your attacks using any weapon you are holding.
SPIDER CLIMB
You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. If you don't have a climbing speed, each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot as normal.
WEB
You can shoot sticky webs from your body as a ranged weapon attack. This attack has a 30/60-foot range. On a hit, the creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained creature can make a Strength check against a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier, escaping from the webbing on a success.
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