Homebrew Simian Species Details

Simians enjoy the simple pleasures of a more civilized life like drinking a morning coffee or taking a warm shower. Having lived in treetops and rainforests a mere handful generations ago, who wouldn’t enjoy living in a city with modern-day conveniences. Simians usually live in cities or large towns.

Respectable

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Simians are a sort of model minority in the towns and cities that they reside in due to their hardworking attitudes and ambition. They are looked to as role models and often are good role models. They often hold some sort of position of power like a politician, a businessman, or a teacher.

Feral Adjacent

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Simians are very quick to adapt and learn new things, being able to become experts in certain fields. However, they’re only recently assimilated into modern society, and they are still rather close to their more feral instincts. They are usually able to suppress their more primal urges, but some aspects may show every once in a while.

Survivalist Mindset

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Simians have a rather outdated mindset. They prioritize power and status above all else, which is their sole motivation. This mindset causes them to be goal driven and to “take the initiative” in a way. They often are some of the first to try something new for the chance that it will give them an edge against competition.

Simian Names

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Simians are a somewhat new race to most settings other than their native forests. They often share common names with the most prominent species in their place of residence, but in rare occasions, they will have more traditional names.

Child Names: Tete, Ahah, Memo, Koko, Pipi,

Adult Male Names: Fear-Striker, Long-Tail, Tree-Climber, Shadow-Sneaker, and Sharp-Claw

Adult Female Names: Flower-Grower, Vine-Weaver, Home-Master, Swift-Stepper, and Far-Seer

Simian Traits

Simians gain a number of traits due to their heritage.

Size

Simians are about 3-4 feet tall and weigh around 55 pounds. Your size is Small.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age

Simians mature faster than humans, being considered mature at 15. They usually live up to 80.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 and climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Nimbleness

You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Bite

Your jaws can be used to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Your bite attack infects creatures if Monkey Business is active, and on a hit, the target needs to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target must use its reaction to make a melee attack against another creature of your choice that you can see.

Monkey Buisness

As a bonus action, you can enter a state of primal frenzy for 1 minute.

While in this state, your walking speed increases by 10 feet, you can take the disengage action as a bonus action, you gain temporary hit points equal to half your level, and your jump distance is increased by 1d10 feet.

Monkey Business can end early if you are knocked unconscious or if you are otherwise incapacitated.

You can use Monkey Business a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and all uses are regained after a long rest.

Monkey Feet

Your feet can function as hands, being able to do all the things your hands are able to.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and 2 other languages of your choice.