Homebrew Symbiotic Host Species Details

Usually considered a freak of nature, a Symbiote’s Host is a powerful human. 

“And in a sudden moment, ooze manifested around their body, black as night. White slots formed and opened, their mouth split open and their teeth sharped, revealing a pointed, long tongue.”

                             - Ezra Carter

 

A Broad Spectrum

With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall(anywhere to 7 feet when in symbiotic form) and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century. The colour of the Symbiote itself can be anything.

Multiple Forms.

A Symbiote’s Host has two forms, it’s regular human form, and the form where it’s body is coated in its symbiote. Making it taller and stronger.

Human Names and Ethnicities

Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents give their children names from other languages, such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their region’s culture or to the naming traditions of their ancestors.

The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern lands of the Silver Marches than in distant Turmish or Impiltur to the east—and even more distinctive in far-off Kara-Tur. Human physical characteristics, though, vary according to the ancient migrations of the earliest humans, so that the humans of the Silver Marches have every possible variation of coloration and features.

In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely recognized, though over a dozen others are found in more localized areas of Faerûn. These groups, and the typical names of their members, can be used as inspiration no matter which world your human is in.

 

Symbiotic Host Traits

A Symbiote’s Host has many traits due to their Symbiote.

Symbiotic Form

As an action, you can change into your Symbiote-covered form.

While in Symbiotic form, your base walking speed is 40 and your unarmed Strike does 2 more damage.

Ability Score Increase

 Your Intelligence score increases by 1, your Strength score also increases by 2.

Age

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Alignment

Symbiotic Hosts tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them, although the Symbiote inside of the host leads them to a Chaotic Neutral alignment.

Size

Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your base walking speed while in Symbiotic form is 40.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.