Homebrew Aranea Species Details
Aranea
Aranea Traits
Aranea are intelligent, forest-dwelling arachnoids that are skilled in magic use. They have two true forms – that of a humanoid and that of a large, intelligent spider – and can shapeshift into a hybrid form that combines the two.Ability Score Improvement
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2.
Darkvision
You possess superior vision in dark and dim light. 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.
Shapeshifting
As an action, you can shift between one of three forms; your spider form, your humanoid form, or a hybrid form.
For your humanoid form, you may choose a small or medium sized humanoid race. Your humanoid form is unique in appearance to you and cannot be changed except through means other than your natural shapeshifting. Your stats and abilities remain the same regardless of your form, but specific aranea traits are inaccessible while in your human form. You have no climb speed in this form, but have advantage on Athletic checks to climb.
Your hybrid form is similar to your humanoid form; but it has fangs, two more sets of eyes, and spinnerets on either hand. You can use all of your aranea traits in this form. An observer can make a DC15 Perception check to spot your aranea features.
An aranea remains in one form until it chooses to assume a new one. A change in form cannot be dispelled, nor does an aranea revert to its spider form when killed. A true seeing spell, however, reveals its true nature if it is in humanoid or hybrid form.
Your equipment does not transform with you.
Spider Walk In your spider and hybrid forms, you can move up walls and across ceilings at will. You cannot climb slippery surfaces. Webs do not impose movement restrictions against you. You cannot use this trait in Heavy armor.
Languages
You can read, write, and speak Common and the language of your humanoid form. If your humanoid form doesn't have a language associated with it, take a language of your choice.
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