False Lich

A soul caught between life and undeath. Not a true lich, but something walking the same path.

You are both Humanoid and Undead.

You no longer age naturally.

False Lich Traits

You gain resistance to necrotic damage.

You no longer need to eat, drink, or breathe, though you still require rest.

You learn one necromancy cantrip from any spell list.

If you can cast spells, it counts as a spell from your class.

As an action, you can make a melee spell attack against a creature within reach.

On a hit, the target takes 3d8 necrotic damage, and you regain hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

When reduced to 0 hit points, you may instead drop to 1 hit point.

After using this trait, you gain one level of exhaustion.

Once used, it cannot be used again until you finish a long rest.

You possess a small object that contains a fragment of your soul. (PIDDLEWICK 1)

If you die while the vessel remains intact:

Your body crumbles to dust.
After 1d4 days, you reform within 30 feet of the vessel with one level of exhaustion.
The vessel then cracks and becomes inert until repaired during a 1,000 gp ritual.

This ability can only occur once every 30 days.

If the vessel is destroyed, reformation is not possible.

Every boon demands a price.

Healing magic affects you differently.

Whenever you regain hit points from a spell cast by another creature, reduce the healing by half.

Living creatures instinctively fear what you've become.

You have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks against non-undead creatures that know your nature.

As the transformation progresses:

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Dark Gift

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