Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Not because of your class, your people, your family or your sins, but because of something else.
You are the host for a secondary soul, an extraordinarily powerful entity. Their presence can be felt as a constant itching, a voice in your head or lingering anxiety.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception and Intimidation
- Languages: One of your choice.
You are the host for secondary soul, an extraordinarily powerful entity. Roll a d6 to consult the table below for the type of creature whose soul your body holds.
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d6 |
Soul |
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1 |
Fiend (Choose between Devil or Demon) |
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2 |
Fey |
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3 |
Celestial |
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4 |
Elemental |
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5 |
An ancestor of yours |
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6 |
Your inner darkness |
The soul you serve as a vessel for can sometimes take over your body and mind. Usually, this happens during periods of high stress or fatal damage. For the sake of measuring high stress moments, consult your results on the suggested characteristics table. You have ten Great Stress points. For each scenario where you face high stress, add a Great Stress point. Whenever you reach the 10th Great Stress point, the soul takes over for [roll]1d10[/roll] hours. Your alignment and hit points change to reflect the creature and you behave as they would. When the duration expires, you regain control of your body, and all Great Stress points revert to 0.
Whenever you drop to 0 hit points in combat, you play as the being inhabiting your body for [roll]1d4-1[/roll] rounds with a CR of 3/4 of your level. Your alignment and hit points change to match the creature until you revert to normal. When you revert, any remaining health points are divided by 2 then converted into healing.
This feature cannot be used until the next week.
If you roll or choose 5 or 6, you can play as a different character of your choice, provided you level them appropriately or you can behave as if you were of the Chaotic Evil alignment.
While the creature is using your body, information about you is unable to be learned if they have never seen you before, those who know you well roll their ability checks to see, hear or find you are made with disadvantage. The same applies to the creature when you are in control. Both you and the creature can gleam memoires and information from the other.
Suggested Characteristics
Suggested Characteristics
A vessel character usually lives day to day life like they aren't burdened by the extra soul in their body. Sometimes, they may unknowingly take on characteristics of the beign within. To define your personality, feel free to choose or roll on the table. For the creature who inhabits you, consider a distinct set of characteristics or consult their lore.
Personality Traits
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d8 |
Personality Trait |
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1 |
I'm earnest and uncommonly direct. |
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2 |
I strive to have no personality—it's easier to forget what's hardly there. |
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3 |
I treasure a memento of a person or instance that set me upon my path. |
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4 |
I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule. |
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5 |
I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming. |
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6 |
I cultivate a single obscure hobby or study and eagerly discuss it at length. |
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7 |
I am ever learning how to be among others—when to stay quiet, when to laugh. |
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8 |
I find comfort in knowing that I am in control of my body. |
Ideals
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d6 |
Ideal |
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1 |
Justice. Place in society shouldn't determine one's access to what is right. (Good) |
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2 |
Security. Doing what must be done can't bring the innocent to harm. (Lawful) |
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3 |
Freedom. Freedom is the innate right of all creatures. (Chaotic) |
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4 |
Infamy. My name will be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil) |
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5 |
Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any) |
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6 |
Anonymity. It's my deeds that should be remembered, not their instrument. (Any) |
Bonds
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d6 |
Bond |
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1 |
I do everything for my family. My first thought is keeping them safe. |
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2 |
What I do, I do for the world. The people don't realize how much they need me. |
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3 |
I've seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has. |
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4 |
I stand in opposition, lest the wicked go unopposed. |
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5 |
I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me. |
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6 |
I do everything for those who were taken from me. |
Flaws
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d8 |
Flaws |
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1 |
I am callous about death. It comes to us all eventually. |
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2 |
I never make eye contact or hold it unflinchingly. |
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3 |
I have no sense of humor. Laughing is uncomfortable and embarrassing. |
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4 |
I overexert myself, sometimes needing to recuperate for a day or more. |
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5 |
I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming. |
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6 |
I see morality entirely in black and white. |
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7 |
I find myself sometimes acting like my like being within me. |
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8 |
I am deeply terrified of the being I am a host to. Whenever it comes into control of my body, I see everything it does, powerless to do anything. |
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