Homebrew Business Roach Species Details
Business Roaches are strange small insectoid beings from the Far Realms that appear seemingly from nowhere whenever "business needs to be done". These Roaches are uncannily persuasive and will stick around indefinitely until they help those help those in need to "get the best deal".
The nature of these roaches has been of great debate in cosmologist circles. However anyone who attempts to research these beings too intensely mysteriously loses their grip on reality. While commoners generally believe this to be a form of Psychosis, many cosmologists believe this effect to be an unending high gained from a comprehension of the Far Realms acquired from such research. This theory appears to be supported by the Business Roaches' tendency to suggest the consumption of large amounts of psychoactive drugs to anyone who asks about their nature.
Business Roach Traits
Entities from The Far Realms, cosmologists theorize them to be of a universe where reality is wacky.Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Roaches tend to live quick and on the go. 20 years is the most high a Business Roach ever wants.
Size
Business Roaches are significantly smaller than humans, ranging from 1 to 2 feet tall. Your size is Small.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Deep Speech, and Kraul.
Darkvision
Thanks to your roach blood, 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.
Tough Exoskeleton
You are resistant to fire and radiant damage but you are vulnerable to bludgeoning damage.
Multifooted
Insectoids are very hard to trip, having so many legs. You have advantage against trips that would render you prone or move you against your will.
Diplomat
You master the arts of diplomacy, gaining the Following benefits: Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill.If you are already proficient in this skill, you add double your proficiency bonus to checks you make with it. If you spend 1 minute talking to someone who can understand what you say, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by the creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If you or your companions are fighting the creature, your check automatically fails. If your check Succeeds, the target is charmed by you as long as it remains within 60 feet of you and for 1 minute thereafter.
Badge Fluency
Due to powers yet unexplained all Business Roaches have a miraculous ability to somehow comprehend and perfectly recall indefinitely the phonetic pronunciation of anything written on a person, interpreting it as a name badge. This ability exists before young Roach Larvae even develop the ability to speak. A strange downside that comes with this power is the fact that Roaches are completely incapable of committing any name to memory in any capacity, if said name is provided to them by any means other than what they see as a name badge.
Contractual Obligations
Whenever Business Roaches sign a contract. They become completely incapable of violating the terms of such an agreement in any way. This innate knowledge of whatever they sign also gives these Roaches complete recollection of every detail of any contract.
Until the Work is Done...
Business Roaches appear when help with a business deal is needed to be made. They have an ability to teleport instantly anywhere that lies on the path to the successful completion of this deal. Roaches will continue to exist indefinitely around the person in need until the deal has been completed successfully being replaced by a new roach whenever they die or severely fail in the act of securing this deal.
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