Homebrew Flying Squirrel Folk Species Details
Lightweight and dexterous, Flying Squirrel Folk are known for being chaotic and quick on their feet. Thieves, spies, scavengers, hunters, gatherers, salesmen, scammers, these small folk are as resourceful and intelligent as they are agile. Though they tend only to grow to be between two and four feet, keep your eyes in the skies because almost no vertical surface is exempt from being scaled by a Flying Squirrel.
Flying Squirrel Folk are a form of Flying Squirrel-like humanoid. They are covered in a soft coat of typically brown or gray fur, though some do come in black or - even more rarely - white, and have large, fluffy tails. Attached along their sides are a pair of fur-covered membranes, going all the way from the second leg joint (what would be the ankle on a Human or Elf) to just above the wrist, which allow them to glide at the cost of requiring some ingenuity in the structure of their clothing.
This is a slightly updated version of my other Flying Squirrel Folk race. I fixed a couple typos and errors, simplified the gliding, and added a leaping ability based on the satyr because squirrels are jumpy little guys.
Flying Squirrel Folk Traits
Flying Squirrel Folk have quite a few useful natural talents.Ability Score Increase
Flying Squirrel Folk are both dexterous and clever. You have 3 points to distribute between Dexterity, Wisdom, Intelligence and Charisma.
Creature Size & Type
You are a small humanoid. The typical Squirrelfolk is around 3 feet tall, but they can be as short as 2 feet or as tall as 4 feet, not counting the ears. Your tail is a bit shorter than you are tall.
Glide
If you are not incapacitated or wearing heavy armor and your limbs are not impeded, you can extend your gliding membranes to turn yourself into a parachute and glide. This allows you to preform the following maneuvers:
- When falling, as part of your movement you can enter a glide of up to 5 feet horizontally for every 5 feet you descend. While gliding, your fall speed is 180 feet per round. You take no damage on landing.
- When you would otherwise take damage from a fall, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage to zero.
Springy
You are made for leaping from tree to tree. Whenever you make a long jump or a high jump, you can roll a d8 and add the number rolled to the number of feet you cover, even when making a standing jump. This extra distance costs movement as normal.
Speed
Quick on your feet and made for climbing, your base walking speed is 30 feet and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Dark Vision
Thanks to your large and adept eyes, you have great 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 total darkness, only shades of gray.
Language
You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that is fitting for your character. You also know the language of squirrels and can freely speak with and understand regular squirrels, though this understanding does not extend to other animals. Except perhaps chipmunks, though they have rather thick accents.
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