Your Dexterity score increases by 2 as well as your Constitution score increases by 2, however your Strength and Intelligence are decreased by 1.

Possomfolk physically mature much faster than most races, reaching full maturity within their first two years. A possomfolk’s second birthday is seen as its “Survival Day”, where the possomfolk’s likelihood of surviving into old age greatly increases. Old age for possomfolk is generally 30 to 40 years.

Possomfolk have no interest in law, nor do they act overtly chaotic. Generally, possomfolk are good-natured, albiet paranoid and distant from other non-possomfolk creatures.

Possomfolk are roughly the same size as gnomes, standing between 3 and 4 tall, weighing no more than 40 pounds. Your size is Small.

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your base climbing speed is 25 feet. Your base swimming speed is 20 feet. Your base burrowing speed is 5 feet.

Most possomfolk are nocturnal, spending their night hunting and traveling. They also make their home in underground burrows. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

When you must make a saving throw against being frightened, you can use your reaction to “play possum.” When you do, you automatically pass your saving throw. You then fall prone in your space and you are paralyzed until the start of your next turn. While paralyzed, you appear to be dead. If a creature wishes to target you with an attack or harmful spell while you are in this state, it must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check. If the creature’s check fails, it must choose a new target or lose the attack or spell. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Your fanged maw is a natural weapon that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you do, you use your Strength modifier for attack rolls and you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 plus your Strength modifier on a hit.

Your tail can hold small objects and wrap itself around things like tree branches or poles.  Your tail has a reach of 5 feet, and it can lift a number of pounds equal to five times your Strength score. You can use it to do the following simple tasks: lift, drop, or hold an object or a creature; open or close a door or a container; or grapple someone. The GM might allow other simple tasks to be added to that list of options. Your tail can’t wield weapons or shields or do anything that requires manual precision, such as using tools or magic items or performing the somatic components of a spell.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Oposasque. Oposasque is a strange language made of many clicks, chitters, and squeals. Most other creatures find it difficult to learn and listen to.

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that involve smell.

Your nature as a scavenger gives you proficiency in Sleight of hand and Perception. It also gives you advantage in Nature checks about possible animal threats, coming inclement weather, and toxic food sources.

Due to your races diet, you eat a wide variety of undesirable things thus granting you advantage on saves to resist diseases and poisons.