Homebrew Yuan-Ti Deathweaver Species Details

Like one of the three common Yuan-Ti subraces, Deathweavers can morph between a human appearance and their true, snake-like form. Usually, Yuan-Ti Deathweavers have sleek black scales and eyes that glow blood red. Many of them are skilled in necromancy, as their name implies, but some become deadly and formidable assassins, stalking other races in their human form. Like Yuan-Ti Purebloods, in human form, the still have signs of their true nature. This often includes snake-like eyes, scales on certain body parts, and forked tounges. But nevertheless, Yuan-Ti Deathweavers are dangerous beings and are not always to be trusted by most folk.

Yuan-Ti Deathweaver Traits

As a Yuan-Ti, you gain these racial traits, along with some unique features only given to Deathweavers.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Yuan-Ti Deathweavers often find ways to live longer than their kin, often exceeding 900 years of age, and reaching maturity at about 20.

Size

Yuan-Ti Deathweavers stand about 8 to 9 feet while in their true form, and are usually around 5 to 6 feet in their human form.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet. As a bonus action (only in your true form), you may lower your body onto the ground and slither like a normal snake. While slithering, your base walking speed increases to 40 feet.

Spit Poison

You learn the poison spray cantrip, except you can cast it from your fangs, as if you're spitting poison.

Poison Affinity

You gain immunity to poison and the poisoned effect, thanks to your kind's magic and bloodline.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Serpentine.