Homebrew Arachnoid Species Details

Born as a result of cross-breeding, these spider-like humanoids possess human like features such as hair, skin etc. They are greeted with awe and wonder with their magnificent abilities such as being able to stick to any surface, superior strength and reflexes, along with an extra sensory ability known by most as 'spider sense'. They are more inquisitive than most humans, they have an insatiable thirst for knowledge which makes them as wise as some of the oldest beings in the universe. Arachnoids prefer to use violence as a last resort as they believe that using violence to resolve violence will result in more violence, so they choose peaceful conflict resolution. Some are bred for war whereas others choose to use their powers in service of others and some just choose to ignore their abilities and try to live a normal life.

Does whatever a spider can

Arachnoids can simply 'do whatever a spider can'. Tiny hook-like barbs on an Arachnoids fingers and feet allow them to adhere to any surface and scale it as easy as they can walk which can be very useful for slipping into crawl spaces or sticking to the ceiling to eavesdrop on conversations without fear of discovery. Their second set of abilities is enhanced strength and reflexes, Arachnoids possess the proportionate strength of a living spider which means they can lift over 170x their own weight. Their reflexes are near inhuman due to their most interesting power: Spider Sense. This extra sensory power allows Arachnoids to evade danger even if they aren't aware of it which gives them a certain edge in combat considering that they can't be taken by surprise.

Arachnoid Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about arachnoids, but your arachnoid character has these traits.

Spider-Sense

Using an extra-sensory ability called 'Spider-Sense', an Arachnoid can be warned of incoming danger that they aren't aware of or some other unknown stimuli.
This is made known through a buzzing in the back of the skull that grows more intense as the stimulus grows closer.

Big Change

 Your ability scores each increase by 4.

Age

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

Alignment

 Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

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 40 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and two extra languages 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.