Arachnoids
Many arachnoids appear as not much more than savage animals, there are those, however, who of a higher intelligence. To many, they are mistaken for driders and treated with derision and fear as such.
Arachnoids are often little more than savage animals, keeping to themselves and thinking only about their own needs. They feed by spitting acid onto their prey, reducing a human-sized creature to pudding in seconds, which it then sucks up with a specialized tongue. A closer look at an archnoid’s braids reveals them to be tendrils. Besides having 4 arms, arachnoids also have 4 legs. The second set are nearly vestigial and visible only to those aware of them. Located behind the primary legs near the spinnerets, their only use is to cut and manipulate web. Their feet are prehensile and able to manipulate objects nearly as well as hands. This and their multiple arms allow them to climb with ease.
Many people who don’t know the difference, have confused arachnoids with driders due to the similarities to both humanoids and spiders; even those who do know still often associate them and treat them accordingly. For this reason, arachnoids of higher intelligence and in contact with intelligent races, may develop a dislike of driders. More intelligent, social arachnoids are also more likely to collect treasure. An arachnoid stands more than 7 feet tall and weighs about 400 pounds.
Arachnoid Traits
Your arachnoid character has certain traits derived from their arachnid ancestry.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 3, your Dexterity Score increases by 3, your Intelligence score is reduced by 2, and your Charisma score is reduced by 2.
Age. Arachnoids age much slower than humans, reaching adulthood at 30. They live much longer than humans, often exceeding 350 years.
Type. Due to their magically morphed nature, Arachnoids are monstrosities.
Alignment. Arachnoids, being not far from beasts themselves, tend toward neutrality.
Size. Arachnoids stand between 7 and eight feet tall. Your size is medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 45 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to twilit forests and pitch-dark nights, you have excellent 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.
Multi-Armed. Once per turn, Arachnoids may draw or stow a weapon or item as a free action.
Arachnid Agility. Your arachnid heritage and prehensile feet grants you a climbing speed of 25 feet.
Bite. Arachnoids have a wide, attractive, human-like smile that hides many fangs, each reminiscent of a spider mandibles. You can make unarmed strikes, which on a hit do 1d4 + your Strength modifier piercing damage instead of the normal damage for an unarmed strike.
Claws. Arachnoids have sharp claws which you can use to make an unarmed strike, dealing 1d4 + your Strength Modifier damage instead of the normal damage for unarmed strikes.
Web Walker. You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Web Artisan. Starting at 3rd level, you gain the ability to restrain your enemies with your own webbing, you can cast Web at second level once per day. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell. Starting at 5th level you can craft cover from your webbing. You can create a total of 40 feet of web a day. For each 5 feet of web, you gain 1/4 cover. (half cover for 10 feet, three-quarters cover for 15 feet, and total cover for 20 feet) You can create the same length of silk rope.
Acid Spit. You may cast the spell Tasha's Caustic Brew at first level. Once you cast this spell with this trait, you can’t cast it again until you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Arachnoid Fortitude. Your physiology is resistant to poison, as a result you have resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against poison effects.
Accelerated Healing. When you roll hit dice to recover HP during a short rest, you gain double the amount of hit points you normally would.