Homebrew Cambion (With racial options) Species Details
Cambion
Cambions are the offspring between a fiend and a humanoid of any kind. Their size can vary between medium or small, but it depends mostly on their humanoid parent. In its normal form a cambion looks exactly like its non-fiendish parent. At will, or due to certain kind of stress, a cambion can also shift into a more fiendish/beastly form. If it transforms at will, it is mostly able to keep its control. If the transformation is forced due to outer circumstances, they often fall into an uncontrollable state.
A cambion can be affected by a certain kind of hunger. Determine the hunger yourself or roll on the hunger table for suggestions.
Hunger
| D6 | QUIRK |
|---|---|
|
1 2 3 |
Blood Flesh Lifeforce |
|
4 5 6 |
Psychic Energy Dreams Magic |
Cambion (With racial options) Traits
Your cambion character has the following traits.Demonic Claws
You grow sharp claws to attack your targets.
Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Age
Cambions can outlive their humanoid parent without problem. Their life expectancy is not known. An observation about their aging process was, that they did not mature once they reach a certain age. A cambion dying of natural causes or just growing old was never observed, just like with pure fiends.
Since fiends are assumed to be immortal it is possible, that their offspring are immortal as well, or close to it.
Alignment
Cambions can have any alignment. However, they are often torn between good and evil. Their ambitions can be pure and good, but if they are driven into a corner and are not in control of their transformation, their fiendish side can take over.
Size
Your size can be medium or small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
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.
Demonic form
As a bonus action, you can assume a more demonic appearance. This transformation lasts for 10 minutes, until you die, or until you revert to your normal appearance as a bonus action.
You can transform twice per long or short rest.
In stressful situations you can be forced to change into your demonic form. Talk with your DM about those triggers. The first time you are reduced to less than half of your HP after a long rest, you have to roll a DC 14 WIS save. If you succeed, you manage to control your transformation.
If you transform while only having half of your hitpoints, roll a DC 12 WIS save. If you fail the saving throw, you attack the nearest creature with the intend to satiate your hunger. You can reroll the saving throw at the end of your turn until you make it.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Infernal.
Feast
Sometimes you satiate your hunger at will. Sometimes you are forced to give in to your demonic instincts.
You can use this ability once per short rest while being in your demonic form. As an action you feast on your target and do 1D6 piercing damage plus your CON modifier. You will be healed for the amount of damage that is dealt.
If you are being forced to feed, you have to succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom save. Only on a success you are able to stop yourself.
While being forced to feed, you can't use your bonus action or reaction.
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