Half Demon race for DEVIL MAY CRY in D&D

I've seen many variations of dmc races and many of them too overpowered so i make my own with good balance but still cool flavor and abilities 

Race: Half-Demon (Half human too)

You are a child of two worlds — a mortal and a demon from the Abyss. In appearance, you could pass for human, but your blood burns with chaotic energy. You may suppress it for years, or unleash it in your hour of need.

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Half-Demon Traits

Your half-demon heritage grants you the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age: Half-demons mature at the same rate as humans and reach adulthood around 18. They can live up to 200 years.

Alignment: Your alignment is a constant struggle between the call of your demonic blood and your personal choices. You can be of any alignment.

Size: Medium (typically between 5'7" and 6'7" tall).

Speed: Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice (Abyssal, Elvish, or Draconic are recommended).

Darkvision: You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

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Resistance to Corruption: You have resistance to fire and poison damage, and you have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.

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Trickstep: Your reflexes allow you to shift position in the blink of an eye. As a bonus action, you can teleport up to 5 feet to any unoccupied space you can see (including vertically if there's something to land on). This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum of 1), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

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Rapid Regeneration: Your demonic blood speeds your natural healing. As a bonus action, you can spend one Hit Die to heal yourself. Roll the die, add your Constitution modifier, and regain hit points equal to the total (as if you had spent the die during a short rest).
You can use this feature once per short or long rest.

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Devil Trigger (Demonic Awakening)

Starting at 3rd level, you can unleash the demonic power within you. As an action, you enter a transformed state for 1 minute. You can do this once per long rest.

While in this form, you gain the following benefits:

· Your walking speed increases to 40 feet.
· You gain a flying speed of 20 feet and can hover.
· You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.
· Your melee weapon attacks are considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunities.

When this form ends, you suffer one level of exhaustion.

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Sin Devil Trigger (True Demonic Awakening)

Starting at 12th level, your connection to your demonic heritage deepens. You can now activate a more powerful form — Sin Devil Trigger — instead of the normal Devil Trigger. It uses the same once-per-long-rest usage (you choose which form to activate).

This form lasts 1 minute and grants all the benefits of normal Devil Trigger, plus the following additional benefits:

· You gain resistance to all damage types except psychic damage (your body is cloaked in demonic armor).
· At the start of each of your turns, you regain hit points equal to your character level (this is natural regeneration, not magical healing).
· Your melee weapon attacks deal an additional 1d8 force damage on a hit.
· You can use Trickstep without consuming its limited uses (still a bonus action, but now unlimited during this form).

When this form ends, you suffer two levels of exhaustion.

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Important Rules:

· Devil Trigger and Sin Devil Trigger are two separate forms. You cannot benefit from both simultaneously. When you activate your transformation, you choose which form to use.
· Starting at 12th level, you still have only one use per long rest, but you can choose to use either the normal or the Sin version.
· Exhaustion from either form stacks with itself and other sources.

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Racial Summary Table

Feature Description
ASI +2 Dexterity, +1 Constitution
Speed 35 feet
Darkvision 60 feet
Resistances Fire and poison; advantage vs. poisoned
Trickstep Teleport 5 feet (bonus action), uses = Dex mod per short rest
Rapid Regeneration Spend 1 Hit Die + Con modifier as bonus action (once per short rest)
Devil Trigger (3rd) 1/long rest, 1 min: speed 40, fly 20, resistance to nonmagical B/P/S, magical attacks, then 1 exhaustion
Sin Devil Trigger (12th) Replaces normal DT: all above + resistance to all except psychic, regen = level/turn, +1d8 force damage, unlimited Trickstep, then 2 exhaustion

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Design Notes for Dungeon Masters

· This race is balanced around one major transformation per day with meaningful consequences (exhaustion).
· On low levels (1–2), the race provides mobility and survivability without being overpowered.
· On mid levels (3–11), Devil Trigger offers a powerful "boss fight" button but cannot be spammed.
· On high levels (12+), Sin Devil Trigger is an epic ability, but the cost (2 exhaustion) is severe enough to discourage frivolous use.
· If your campaign features fewer than 2–3 combats per long rest, consider reducing the number of Devil Trigger uses to once per long rest (as written) to prevent overuse — which is already the case in this version.

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Roleplaying Ideas

· Internal Conflict: You constantly fight the urge to give in to your demonic nature. Maybe you have a trigger — anger, fear, or the sight of blood — that makes your control slip.
· Appearance: Your demonic heritage may manifest subtly: glowing eyes in the dark, faintly visible veins pulsing with red light, an unnatural warmth radiating from your body, or a demonic shadow that moves on its own.
· Reactions to Magic: Holy symbols or blessed ground might make you uncomfortable; you may feel a strange kinship with fiends, or a deep hatred toward them.
· Quirks: You might refuse to show your true power unless absolutely necessary, fearing what you might become. Or you might revel in it, seeking ever greater challenges to justify your transformation.