Homebrew Folivoran Species Details

A Life of Lethargy

Folivorans are naturally slothful creatures. They lead a very laid back lifestyle. Their jungle homes are filled to the brim with the leaves that are their food source, and they never need to work hard to keep their needs satiated. Never needing to venture far means that families stay close by each other, and birth rates are fairly low. It is not uncommon for a Folivoran first born to be welcomed by parents aged 50 or older.

A Folivoran's lifespan is not measured in years, it is measured in activity. The more active a Folivoran is, the shorter their lifespan. The most sedentary Folivorans have been known to live to more than 170 years old, while the most active have been observed to die of old age in their 60s. This often pushes a Folivoran to be more thoughtful, careful and less hasty in their everyday decision making, since every action they take now, is one less they can take later.

Amiable Altruists

Most Folivorans are incredibly kind to all that they meet. Their community based lifestyle has given them a sense of connection to each other and to the world around them, including those that are a part of that world. They easily make friends with others and are generally fairly talkative.

Once a Folivoran discerns that you are a good, trustworthy person, they will quickly decide you are fast friends. Folivorans are fiercely loyal to their companions. They will go out of their way to help someone they are close to, deeming that friendship worthy of their lifetime's limited activity. They have a strong sense of doing what is right to help others in need, and will try to make each action they take really count.

Touchy About Touching

One thing Folivorans are not big on however, is physical contact that they don't initiate. Because they are so naturally cute, the most common reaction other humanoids have to them is to reach out and cuddle them. To a Folivoran, this is a major offense. They view themselves as a proud and wise people, not cute and cuddly. Treating a Folivoran this way can cause them to go into a rage, the one time their actions aren't always carefully considered. They almost always regret it afterward, but that doesn't stop it from happening again the next time.

Making The Most Of It

Some Folivorans aren't content to stay in their leafy homes. They have an itch to see the world and to do more good than they can at home. These Folivorans have decided to make their limited actions in life really matter. Since they know that each expenditure of energy directly shortens their lifespan, they try to make the most impact they possibly can. This drives those Folivorans to become great adventurers, world renowned heroes who never do things half way. They make the most of their lives in as impactful a way as possible.

Folivoran Traits

The Folivoran are a unique species, cute and cuddly, slow to act.

Ability Score Increase

Increase one Ability score by 2 and a different score by 1.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the shaded canopies of the ancient lightless jungle, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Slow Steady and Sturdy

You have proficiency with the medium armor and shields, your unique quadrupedal nature prevents armor from weighing you down even if you do not meet the strength requirements for its' use.

Mask of the Wild

You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena. When you attempt to hide and be still in a natural biome you are familiar with you do so with advantage.  These biomes are typically dry tropical forests, rainforests, grasslands, and savannas.

Game of life

You are proficient in Stealth and Survival, the calm and measured nature and training of the Folivorans gives them an almost preternatural ability to hide and locate food and shelter.

Slovenly

 

The Folivoran resemble their animalian cousin greatly, appearing to be ready to fall asleep even when at their most alert.  This appearance is a reflection of an inner desire to rest more than act, and because of this these slothfolk are vulnerable to spells and affects that may cause them to sleep.  They exude such an aura of calm and peace that they may assist willing companions in having a rest by performing the catnap spell at will once per long rest. When performed in this way it may affect any number of well-known companions.

Long of Arm

Your arms tend to remain folded up and appear deceptively small, when extended fully you can reach much longer than your stature would normally suggest.  Like an Anti T-Rex.

Surprise Attack!

If you surprise a creature and hit it with an attack on your first turn in combat, the attack deals an extra 2d6 damage to it. You can use this trait only once per combat.

Climb and Burrow

You can climb and burrow at 25 and 15 feet respectively, doing so more swiftly than many would expect.

Language

You speak Common, Druidic, and may converse with small beasts using a series of noises and motions understood by any species you're vaguely familiar with.  Beasts of this nature can communicate only very basic ideas and will often become distracted or focus on food.

Alignment

These patient sloths are often Chaotic, Neutral, or Good.  Any who eventually gravitate towards a path needing more structure and Law, or malice and Evil, find they are no longer suited to life among their kin.

Quick to Help

Folivorans are ever ready to lend a close friend a hand. You can take the Help action as a bonus action a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier. You regain all uses when you finish a long rest.