Totem Spirits of the Jungle

Three new totem spirits from the jungle.

Version 1.4
Spirits of the Jungle

T
he jungle is a very dangerous place and the
barbarians that make it their home reflect the
savage land they come from. Here is a list of 3
new totem spirit animals that you can use for
Path of the Totem Warrior: the jaguar, the
anaconda and the caiman. All three of these
predators make the jungle life more
dangerous.
Path of the Totem Warrior
If you follow the Path of the Totem Warrior from the Player's
Handbook, you have access to the jungle themed options
presented here.
Totem Spirit
At 3rd level you may choose one of the new jungle totem
spirits. Typically these jungle predators will only allow a
native of their lands to select them as a totem spirit.
Exceptions have been known to be made.
While these totem spirits are meant to be from the jungle
you may use them as a guide for any large nocturnal hunting
cat, any constrictor snake and any crocodile or caiman in
your campaign setting.
Jaguar, While you are raging you do not suffer
disadvantage attacking enemies that you cannot see and they
do not gain advantage against you.
Anaconda, You move with the grace of a serpent. While
raging you may move through a hostile creature’s space as
though it were normal terrain. Whether a creature is a friend
or an enemy, you can’t willingly end your move in its space.
Caiman, When you attack a surprised creature in melee
while raging and score a hit it is automatically a critical hit.
Aspect of the Beast
These options are available to you when you choose a totem
animal at 6th level.
Jaguar, You gain advantage to stealth checks at night or in
dark places as long as you are not wearing heavy armour.
Anaconda, You can manipulate your skeleton much like a
snake can. You can fit through tight spaces that normally
require someone one size category smaller to fit through.
This includes slipping between bars or out of manacles.
Caiman, Your swim speed is the same as your movement
speed as long as you are not in medium or heavy armour. You
gain advantage to all ability checks to swim.
Totemic Attunement
These options are available to you when you choose a totem
animal at 14th level.
Jaguar, While raging you gain a bite attack that deals 1d8
piercing damage. If you succeed in damaging your target with
a bite attack you may make a shove attack as a bonus action.
If you win the contested roll to shove you must knock them
prone.
Anaconda, If you succeed in a grapple attack action while
raging you may use a Bonus action to constrict the target for
1d6 + Strength modifier + Rage modifier bludgeoning
damage. On any subsequent rounds where you are still raging
and grappling your target at the start of your turn you may
use your Bonus action to deal the constrict damage.
Caiman, When you cause damage to a creature while
raging you gain a taste for their blood and become even more
vicious. All subsequent melee attacks against that creature
deal 1d8 additional non cumulative damage as you thrash
and maul them viciously.
Spirit Seeker and Spirit Walker
These level 3 and level 10 abilities are no different than in the
Player's Handbook.
Made with homebrewery.naturalcrit.com.
By Adrian Nicola
Version 1.4
Thanks to Nacho Girbes Llacer, Robert Block,
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Change Log
removed redundant language about AoO in anaconda 3rd
level, replaced square with space
rewrote jaguar 3rd level to be closer to PHB wording
rewrote to clarify that a caiman must hit a surprised target
while raging to get auto crit
removed combat aspects of anaconda level 6,
cleaned up language for jaguar level 14
made it so a bonus action must be burned every round to
constrict damage
clarified that caiman 14 is only +1d8 that is not
cumulative
reworded anaconda 14, added bludgeoning damage type
reworked jaguar 14 to not overlap with tiger totem from
sword coast