Homebrew Bugling Species Details
Buglings are a recently-discovered code that currently are only known to spawn from fixing a "bug". Bugs are monsters summoned by Malware-wielders, and tend to fizzle out after creation; however, if a bug is modified and reverted to larvae before it fizzles out, it'll rapidly grow into a bugling. Many buglings are confused and still learning about the world around them; it's very rare to encounter a bugling that wasn't created recently. Due to their origins related to malware, they have the trait "fiendish legacy".
A Bugling chooses whether to embrace or lament their fiendish legacy. The three legacies are described below.
Insecta
Insectas are the most common bugling legacy. They can resemble ladybugs, bumblebees, ants, beetles, anything that falls under "insect". As an example, lepidoptera buglings resemble moths/butterflies, often having antennae, wings, long tongues, and fuzzy bodies.
Arachnid
Arachnids are less common than insecta, and are larger in stature. They typically resemble spiders, tarantulas, and scorpions, possessing large claws, talons, and tails/abdoments.
Pulmonata
Pulmonata origin buglings only come from a bug that produced lag. These buglings have squishy skin, false eyes on their face (their real eyes are on their antennae), big squishy tails, and sometimes shells that improve your defense.
Bugling Traits
Creature Type: Humanoid
Size:Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 3–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet
Darkvision
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
Fiendish Legacy
You are the recipient of a legacy that grants you supernatural abilities. Choose a legacy from the Fiendish Legacies table. You gain the level 1 benefit of the chosen legacy.
When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait (choose the ability when you select the legacy).
| Legacy | Level 1 | Level 3 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arachnid | You have Resistance to Poison damage. You also know the Poison Spray cantrip. | Ray of Sickness | Hold Person |
| Pulmonata | You have Resistance to Necrotic damage. You also know the Chill Touch cantrip. | False Life | Ray of Enfeeblement |
| Insecta | You have Resistance to Fire damage. You also know the Fire Bolt cantrip. | Hellish Rebuke | Darkness |
Otherworldly Presence
You know the Thaumaturgy cantrip. When you cast it with this trait, the spell uses the same spellcasting ability you use for your Fiendish Legacy Trait.
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