Homebrew Tunnel Rats Species Details

Tunnel Rats are a race of smaller humanoids with a few rat-like features. The most human-like have only excess hair on their arm, legs and back as well as sharp claws, but as the groups get more and more connected with the underground, they begin to develop sharper, rodent like teeth. The most feral have extended snouts.

Tunnelers

The Tunnel Rats live in deep maze-like burrows, expanding as the population increases. They rarely appear on the surface, choosing instead to live underground their whole lives. Those who choose to go to the surface are welcome back, but are branded as a surface dweller. Surface dwellers often get discriminated against by those who stay purely in the burrows

Sneaky Rats

The surface dwellers have also gotten a bad name for themselves on the surface. Naturally quick and stealthy, they make excellent theives and assasins.

Tunnel Rats Traits

Goliaths share a number of traits in common with each other.

Friend or Feral?

When spending so long underground, the Tunnel Rats begin to become more and more feral, having three stages.

Natural, you only have excess hair abd sharp claws at this point.

Beastly, you've gained fangs and you eyes have become a pinkish red

Feral, you've become completely beast-like, gaining a rat-like snout

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Tunnel Rats have lifespans comparable to humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live less than a century.

Alignment

Surface dwelling Tunnel Rats often lean towards evil, becoming theives and assasins, but arent forced to go down this route

Size

Tunnel Rats are between 4 and 5 feet tall and weigh between 180 and 210 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Quick and Agile

You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill.

Small frame

You can move through an occupied space if the one occupying it is a larger size than you

Cave Born

You’re acclimated to dark and cramped areas, thus you've developed strong Darkvision

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Worg and Goblin