Homebrew Time Ghost Species Details

A Time Ghost is a creature that has become destabilized in time.  Some event - perhaps a magical accident or an encounter with a god - has caused the creature to get spread through the time stream.  The Time Ghost exists in all times simultaneously, granting it the ability to control the space-time continuum in certain ways.  Time Ghosts may also be destabilized dimensionally, existing as all possible alternate universe versions of themselves at once.  They are not entirely corporeal, not fully tethered to this location.  They are effectively immortal, not aging (though their existence can be ended).  (This is meant to be played as a class/race combination with the Time Ghost homebrew class, but can be used with any class).

Time Ghost Traits

Time Ghosts may have been any race before their transformation, but all share these characteristics after they become destabilized in the space-time continuum.

Ability Score Increase

Time Ghosts have knowledge from all times and can think without being bound by time, and therefore have an Intelligence increase of +2.  Because they are arguably immortal (being spread across all time) they are very hard to kill, gaining a +1 to Constitution.

Hover

As gravity is just a warping in Space-Time, Time Ghosts can choose to disregard gravity.  They have a hover ability - they can change altitude vertically, but have no lateral fly speed.  They can hover and then move sideways by interacting with the environment, such as by pulling on a rope or climbing along the ceiling.  This ability acts at all times.

Being of the Force

Force damage acts directly on the space-time continuum, causing it to be particularly damaging to Time Ghosts.  Time Ghosts have vulnerability to force damage.

Incorporeal

As Time Ghosts are not fully corporeal, hitting them with blunt objects doesn't work very well - to others, it's almost like the weapons go right through them.  They have a resistance to bludgeoning damage.

Universal Dysplasia

Time Ghosts have a continually shifting appearance, including clothing, as they shift between versions of themselves in different times and maybe even universes.

I Think I Know That Rune (Language)

Thanks to their existence throughout time, Time Ghosts have knowledge of all languages.  However, it's difficult to access knowledge from the rest of the timeline.  Therefore, they can only speak Common, but can read any language, if given long enough - even extinct languages.

'Cause We Could Be Immortals

Time Ghosts are ageless.  They always appear to be the age they were when they became Time Ghosts.  If your Time Ghost is destablized between alternate universes, as well as time, they may also appear to be different ages.  Though their appearance may change, they do not actually age over time, and if left alone will never die.

It's Not Spidey-Sense

Time Ghosts have a slight sense of what will happen in the next several seconds, even though they can't consciously see into the future.  As a result, they cannot be surprised and take half damage from traps.

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