Homebrew Zaterran Species Details
Zaterrans are reptilian beings averaging about 8 feet tall. they have long tails, often used in intimidation displays that resembles a crocodile tail. Contrary to the crocodile like tail, zaterrans have short, wide mouths filled with teeth and support their long tongues. They can expel an acidic liquid from numerous sections of their bodies, such as their mouths, hands, and tongue. This acid has been seen to quickly break down humanoids it comes into contact with, suggesting that their teeth are better used for ripping and tearing, rather than chewing, so they must secrete acid to break down their food. Zaterrans can also shift their form to look humanoid or to turn invisible. This trait is often used to infiltrate other humanoid communities, as they often don't get along well. Zaterrans also have a matriarchal society, and any zaterrans that drift from the influence of the matriarch slowly lose their ability to change form.
Zaterran Traits
A zaterrans traits are listed below.Ability Score Increase
Your dexterity score increases by two and your strength score increases by one.
Age
Female zaterrans tend to live to about sixty-four, and male zaterrans only really live to thirty-two. Zaterrans, either way, mature around ten to twelve years of age.
Size
Zaterrans average around eight feet tall. Your size is medium.
Speed
You have a walking speed of forty feet. you also have a climbing speed of 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write common and draconic fluently.
Acidic Saliva
You have extremely corrosive saliva to help you break down your food. If you spit at someone, roll a ranged attack. On a hit, you deal 1d10 acid damage.
Invisibility
As a bonus action, you can turn completely invisible. This lets you automatically succeed on stealth checks and gives enemies disadvantage on attacking you. This automatically fades after one minute, or if you decide to end it.
Prehensile Tail
You can manipulate objects with your tail, to lift them, throw them, or drop them, and many others. If you try wrapping around a medium or smaller creature with your tail, they must make a strength saving throw. On a failure, they are grappled and you cannot use your tail again until they either escape the grapple or you end it voluntarily. Your speed is also halved when grappling in this way. They must re-try this save on their turn.
Prehensile Tongue
You can manipulate objects with your tongue, to lift them, throw them, or drop them, and many others. If you try wrapping around a medium or smaller creature with your toungue, they must make a strength saving throw. On a failure, they are grappled and you cannot use your tongue again until they either escape the grapple or you end it voluntarily. Your speed is also halved when grappling in this way. They must re-try this save on their turn. You also cannot use your acid spit when grappling in this way.
Humanoid Transformation
You can change your body shape into a humanoid one. You shorten to the average of that species, and lose all your abilities except for Invisibility. A creature would have to make DC 18 to see through your disguise or witness you transform.
Fearful Presence
You have disadvantage on checks made to negotiate or persuade creatures. On the other hand, you have advantage on intimidation checks. This trait becomes null if you use the Humanoid Transformation trait.
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