Homebrew Lizardfolk (Chameleon) Species Details

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Chameleons reach maturity around age 14 and rarely live longer than 60 years.

Alignment

Most Chameleons are neutral, while some may tend to the extremes of lawful good or chaotic evil. Most see the world as a place where life and death are natural processes and wish only to survive. Most Chameleons prefer to leave other creatures to their own devices.

Size

Chameleons are a little smaller than most humans, standing around 5 foot. Though their colourful frills make them appear larger. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet, and you have a climbing speed of 25 feet.

Tongue-lash

So long as the use of your tongue is not inhibited, your unarmed strikes are considered to have the Reach property. Additionally, you can make minor interactions with your tongue, such as activating buttons, casting touch spells or retrieving small items, from a distance of up to 10 feet.

Adaptive Camouflage

Your skin can change color to match your environment, giving you a natural advantage when trying to travel unseen. You can take the Hide action so long as you are adjacent to any opaque object or solid surface.

In addition, whenever you are hidden and stand still, creatures have disadvantage on all ability checks made to detect you that rely on sight

Griptail

Your tail is a prehensile appendage, that you can use to grab and hold small objects, and to anchor yourself to terrain.

Hunter’s Lore

You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

Stereoscopic Vision

You have independently focusing eyes, giving excellent stereoscopic vision and depth perception. You can see in all directions, and enemies are at a disadvantage to sneak up on you and don't gain combat advantage when flanking.

Lizardfolk (Chameleon) Traits

Chameleon Traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

 

Tongue-lash

So long as the use of your tongue is not inhibited, your unarmed strikes are considered to have the Reach property. Additionally, you can make minor interactions with your tongue, such as activating buttons, casting touch spells or retrieving small items, from a distance of up to 10 feet.

 

Adaptive Camouflage

Your skin can change colour to match your environment, giving you a natural advantage when trying to travel unseen. You can take the Hide action so long as you are adjacent to any opaque object or solid surface.

In addition, whenever you are hidden and stand still, creatures have disadvantage on all ability checks made to detect you that rely on sight.

 

Griptail

Your tail is a prehensile appendage, that you can use to grab and hold small objects, and to anchor yourself to terrain.

 

Hunter’s Lore

You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

 

Stereoscopic Vision

You have independently focusing eyes, giving excellent stereoscopic vision and depth perception. You can see in all directions, and enemies are at a disadvantage to sneak up on you and don't gain combat advantage when flanking.