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Bat Folk in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Bat Folk
Bat folk are humanoids with a chiropteran ancestry, complete with large ears, fur, and leathery wings.
Bat folk are humanoid, with black and leathery skin, though they also have short brown fur covering much of their body, except their hands, feet, and face. They have large, batlike ears, black eyes, and leathery wings that stretch under their arms to their torso, from their wrists to their waist.
ability score increase:
Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Wisdom by 1
age:
Bat folk mature more quickly than humans, reaching adulthood at 16, and living roughly 60 years.
alignment:
Bat folk cultures are accepting and tolerant, appreciating each other’s differences. That said, they also value cooperation and community. Tradition and law are both important, resulting in a wider understanding of justice. (Neutral Good)
Size:
Small
speed:
Flying and Walking 25ft
Languages:
Common, and 1 other
race features:
Good Listeners. Bat folk value listening. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. Social Awareness. Those who grow up in bat folk culture tend to develop a fine-tuned sense of social relations. You have proficiency in the Insight skill. Magic of Night and Death. As a part of the religious practices of reverence for the cycles of life and death found in many bat folk communities, youth of those communities learn some simple magics. You know the spare the dying cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the gentle repose spell once with this trait. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait, requiring no material components. You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Good Listeners. Bat folk value listening. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. Social Awareness. Those who grow up in bat folk culture tend to develop a fine-tuned sense of social relations. You have proficiency in the Insight skill. Magic of Night and Death. As a part of the religious practices of reverence for the cycles of life and death found in many bat folk communities, youth of those communities learn some simple magics. You know the spare the dying cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the gentle repose spell once with this trait. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait, requiring no material components. You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Description:
Characters who grow up among the bat folk adopt certain behaviors and attitudes of their communities.
Bat folk communities tend to form inside caves near surface access. These matriarchal collectives practice communal living, with a complex network of overlapping social relations among them. Indeed, bat folk are able to form relationships and communities with virtually anyone, and in huge numbers, yet often keep track of every detail of their social interactions and standing. Bat folk cultures often practice a religion of cyclical life and death worship, celebrating the passing of day into night and life into death.
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