Homebrew Chomper Species Details

Inhabiting rainforests and mountains, choppers like to avoid the civilizations of other sentient creatures, living solitary, simple lives. They catch their prey by burrowing towards them, then bursting out and swallowing them. This hunting strategy is less affective when the Chomper is hunting humanoids or other large prey. For these targets, the chomper usually surprises them, overwhelming them with sheer brute force. Because of their lack of appendages, choppers are unable to create or use tools, but this doesn’t  mean that they are stupid. They have surprising amounts of intellects, and their minds can hold memories for much longer than other sentient creatures.

Chomper Traits

Dex and Con increase, surprise strike, burrowing, jaws,

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your constitution score increases by 1.

Burrowing

You have a burrowing speed of 25, and have advantage on stealth checks when you are burrowing.

Surprise Strike

When you take the attack action, if your target is surprised, you may treat the attack roll as if it was a 20.

Plant Nature

Your lack of appendages means you cannot use tools or weapons, but you do not need to rest. You still gain all the benefits of the rest, but don’t need to sleep or become inactive.

Jaws

Your toothy maw is a natural weapon. When you hit with it, you deal 2d6 plus your strength modifier. You are considered proficient with unarmed strikes.

Swallow

You can use your edition to swallow a small or smaller creature, instantly killing it. After that, you must wait a turn before using the attack action due to the amount of time it takes to swallow the victim. Use this action only once per long rest.