Caislen Campaign Notes

Energetic, long-tailed explorers with big curious eyes and twitchy whiskers. Gerbilfolk are quick-witted burrowers who zip between danger and discovery faster than you can blink. Think enlarged slightly humanoid gerbil person.

• Creature Type: Humanoid
• Size: Small (average 1-2 feet tall - see Small Size Rule)
• Speed: 35 feet
• Languages: Common and Sylvan
• Nimble Scrambler: You have a climbing speed of 15 feet.
• Prey Initiative: You are proficient in the Perception skill and add your proficiency bonus to initiative rolls. This is due to being a kind of creature that's typically prey. Don't miss this bonus if you're playing as a gerbilfolk!
• Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light (shades of gray only).

A gerbilfolk named Marion was play tested and we figured out that eyesight should be explored. So the following is now true for anyone playing one going forward.

• Dichromatic vision. They perceive things in shades of green and blue.
• Far Sighted. The DM may declare some melee combat attacks they make are at disadvantage, but with the understanding that gerbilfolk are supplementing their close up eyesight with keen smell and hearing which may negate any issue. Situations with overwhelming smells or lots of noise may be what ultimately makes this judgement call happen.

A jingly ribbon bell you tie to your tail. Once per day, ring it to gain +20 ft. speed for 1 minute… but you lose control and must dash your full movement in a random direction each turn (cliffs and walls beware!).