Homebrew Dire Rat Species Details
Dire Rat Traits
Creature Type: Beast
Size: Small (about 2–3 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet
Darkvision
Accustomed to the dark tunnels and gloomy alleyways, you have superior vision in the darkness. For up to 60 ft, you see Dim Light as Bright Light and Darkness as Dim Light. However, you can only see shades of grey in the darkness.
Bite
Your Unarmed Strike becomes Bite, dealing 1d6+2 piercing damage. At character level 5, this scales to 2d6+2. At character level 11, this scales to 3d6+4. At character level 17, this scales to 4d6+4.
Filth Fever
At character level 3, your bite becomes infected with Filth Fever. Upon successfully landing a Bite, roll a D12. If the roll is 8 or above, the target becomes infected with Filth Fever, and has disadvantage on STR, DEX, and CON saving throws until the end of combat or until something clears the status effect.
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Posted Apr 25, 2026Note: Filth Fever is a poison-esque effect, and therefore will not affect those with appropriate immunities.