Homebrew Animated Mimic Species Details
Mimics are a very strange type of creature: monstrosities that disguise themselves as chests and various other items. However, this isn’t the typical mimic that stands still until provoked. This is a physical embodiment that has the ability to move as they so please. Their true form is that of a humanoid creature with dark gray skin. They have very large, purple tongues, and stand shorter than most humans.
Animated Mimic Traits
As an animated mimic, you gain the following racial traits:Mimic Transformation
Being a mimic, you’re able to take the form of normal everyday items. At first level, choose 3 household items that are size medium or smaller. As an action, you are able to turn into a perfect recreation of one of those items. Whilst you aren’t moving, you are indescribable from the original version of the object. A creature can make a Wisdom (Insight) check against your Charisma (Deception) check. If they pass, they know that you’re not a normal item. Whenever you are in your item form, your speed is reduced to 20. You are unable to take actions, bonus actions, or reactions while in your object form. All objects that were on your person before you shifted become melded into your form. Any items placed into your form can be melded into you if you wish to do so.
Once you reach 3rd level, you gain one large-sized object of your choice to transform into. You can transform a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier.
Malleable Body.
Your unarmoured AC is equal to 11 + your Dexterity modifier.
Monstrosity.
Your creature type is monstrosity instead of humanoid. All effects that target shapeshifters affect you to.
Languages.
You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
Ability Score Increase.
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Age.
Animated Mimics tend to mature around age 15, and live up to 80 years old.
Alignment.
Animated Mimics are typically very greedy, landing somewhere along the evil scale of the spectrum.
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