Homebrew Advent Race: Arachne Species Details

Arachne are a race that was formed originally from a curse, to two siblings; A male named Waregin, and a female named Tufaya, both humans. The two of them believed that they were the best weavers in the world, and crafted tapestries that would sell for thousands of gold pieces per craft. People could swear that the two had the blood of Lolth herself inside of them, for their skill was unmatched. The two siblings believed that they were greater than Lolth herself, and eventually weaved a tapestry showcasing them destroying the goddess, and put it on display. Lolth was infuriated, and cursed the two siblings: Waregin was transformed into the first of a curse the Drow continues to face today, a Drider, except for he was not a Drow, but a human. Meanwhile, Tufaya was turned into a 6-armed 5-eyed humanoid, and the two of them fled, terrified at their new appearances. It is unknown how they were able to populate their race, as many races found them terrifying, but now the Arachne serve as a reminder to all that the gods are truly a terrifying force that should never be challenged.

Advent Race: Arachne Traits

Arachne are half-spider hybrids that are essentially centaurs with spider lower bodies instead of a horse's. The half-spider centaurs can be between 7-8 feet tall. Their skin can be purple, pink, black, grey, white, or brown. Their hair can be white, black, brown, blonde, or orange. They have two regular eyes, which can be black, white, red, brown, green, or blue.

Dark vision

You have 60 ft. of Darkvision.

Web Walker

You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing

Spider Climb

You can climb difficult and vertical surfaces without needing to make an ability check, and have advantage on checks made to climb on ceilings.

Webbing

As part of a Long Rest, you may choose to produce 60ft worth of webbing. It can be one continuous string with the strength and characteristics of silk rope that can be anchored to any non-slippery surface, or several smaller pieces not to exceed 60 total feet in length. This webbing may also be used to create 5 square ft of rough terrain per 10ft of webbing used (using an action for each 5ft square the webbing is applied to). Once used to create rough terrain, it cannot be collected for reuse. After 24 hours, the webbing degrades to a state too weak for practical applications and is no longer considered rough terrain. This webbing is considered flammable material.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength and Dexterity scores both increase by 1