Homebrew Fungarian Species Details

Troubled Past: Fungarians are fungi-like humanoids created decades ago due to an accident gone wrong. An ancient wizard, intent on uncovering the inner workings of the mind, introduced a parasitic fungus into the brains of a few volunteers. These volunteers became the first Fungarians. Since then, Fungarians have lived and reproduced in select areas of forests, swamps, and the Underdark.

Belonging: Fungarians were never fully accepted in humanoid society and were seen as abominations. This resulted in many Fungarians dying out before they could adjust to their new environments. Because of this, they are few and far between and are particularly displeased with humans. Other races, aside from dwarves and orcs, have no problem with Fungarians and consider them people worthy of life. This led to Fungarians having strong ties to those who helped them such as elves, and halflings.

Adventuring: Fungarians rarely leave their lives and communities, but when they do they have an unstoppable determination to reach their goal. The Fungarians that do leave are usually driven by a desire for inclusion and status among the human world and in their own communities.

Fungarian Traits

As a Fungarian you have these Racial Traits:

Cordyceps

Only when your enemy is infected and has less than half health can you use this feature.

If in any turn, you damage an enemy, that enemy is now infected with your virus. After this enemy has sustained enough damage, you can take control of it, in the same way as the spell Command. You can only take control of one person per full rest. Two people at level 8, three people at level 15, and four people at level 20. 

 

Speak Easy

As a Fungarian, you have no need for a mouth, yet you need to speak. What else are you to do but develop telepathic powers? Because of this and your plant likeness you also have the ability to talk to plants.

Senses

You have tremorsense out to a range of 60ft. and darkvision out to a range of 60ft. 

Spores

Once a day, as an action, you can release spores that have the same effect as a sleep spell, but without using material components.

Hyphae Weakness

When you are not wearing any armor your AC is 10.