Homebrew Yuan-Ti Malison Species Details

Yuan-Ti malisons appear as either humans with snake heads, or human upper bodies with snake lower bodies. In Yuan-Ti society, they are seen as the middle caste. Malisons with human upper bodies may have any hair color humans can have.

Yuan-Ti Malison Traits

Very snakey!

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Size

Yuan-Ti Malisons (besides the full length of their tail) tend to match humans in average size and weight. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. (Halved on stairs)

Darkvision

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.

Venomous Bite

  • Once per turn, you can strike with your fangs. You are proficient with this attack and use your Dexterity modifier for the attack roll and piercing damage. If you hit, the bite's base damage is 1d4 piercing plus 1d6 poison damage.

Coil

When you have a medium or smaller creature grappled, you can use your action to deal 1d8+strength modifier bludgeoning damage to them. On the same turn you can attack as a bonus action if using a weapon that can be dual wielded. If attacking a grappled enemy, you have advantage.

Poison Resistance

You are resistant to poison and have advantage on saving throws against poison.