Mushlings (Theous)

Mushling Traits

Mushlings possess a diverse variety of physical features, but they all share a few core traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age. Mushlings grow quickly, reaching maturity by the age of four and living just under a quarter of a century. A Mushling lord lives far longer, and their lifespan is unknown.

Size. Mushling vary incredibly in size, which is determined by their age and circle.

Speed. Your walking speed is 20 feet.

Darkvision. Raised in the dimmest forests and the depths of the Underdark, 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.

Fungal Form. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and resistance to poison damage.

Hybrid Nature. You have two creature types: humanoid and plant. You can be affected by a game effect if it works on either of your creature types.

Rapport Spores. Mushling cannot speak, but you can communicate telepathically with all creatures within 30 feet of you, provided you and the creature share a language.

You are not, however, nonverbal; Mushling still hum, whistle, and grumble, which forms the verbal components for your spells if you cast them. If you are silenced by an effect, you can still communicate telepathically with your spores, but you cannot use spells with a Verbal component.

Sunlight Sensitivity. Though exposure to sunlight will not kill you like most myconids, you cannot take a short or long rest while in direct sunlight.

Pheromone Spores. Mushling sprouts learn to bathe threats in scented spores on sight so older and stronger members of the circle can track and destroy them. You can use a bonus action to cover one creature that you can see within 60 feet of you with those spores. For 1 minute, you and all other Mushling and spore servants have advantage on attack rolls against that creature. You can fire those spores a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of once) and regain all expended uses when you complete a long rest.

Language. You can read, understand, and write Common. You cannot speak it.