[Homebrew Feat] Adrenaline

Prerequisite: Level 1+

Homebrew Feat: Adrenaline (Prerequisite: Level 1+)

Adrenaline

You have learned to push your body beyond its natural limits, channeling survival instinct and raw determination in moments of extreme danger.

You have an Adrenaline Die, which starts as a d4 at the beginning of each session.

When you expend your Adrenaline Die, you must choose one of the following costs:

You suffer one automatic failed death saving throw, or
You gain one level of exhaustion at the end of the current scene (DM’s discretion)

When you expend your Adrenaline Die, you can apply the result to one of the following:

Damage Boost (No Action): Add the result to a damage roll
Attack Boost (No Action): Add the result to an attack roll (after rolling, before knowing the result)
Defensive Surge (Reaction): Add the result to your AC until the start of your next turn
Recovery (Bonus Action): Regain hit points equal to the result
Focus (No Action): Add the result to an ability check
Fortitude (Reaction): Add the result to a saving throw

Each time you expend your Adrenaline Die, it increases by one step:

d4 → d6 → d8 → d10 → d12

The die resets to d4 at the start of each session.

You can also increase the die by:

Taking additional levels of exhaustion at the end of a scene
Expending Heroic Inspiration to increase the die by one step and regain one use

You are considered Near Death when your current hit points are equal to or lower than:

Your Hit Die maximum value + your Constitution modifier

When you enter this state, you gain one additional Adrenaline Die.

Short Rest: You regain one Adrenaline Die or remove one failed death saving throw (your choice)
Long Rest: You regain all Adrenaline Dice and remove all failed death saving throws
(Exhaustion is not removed unless otherwise specified)

Starting at 1st level, you gain this feat.

At levels 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18, you gain one additional Adrenaline Talent of your choice.

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