Homebrew Chaotic Reaper Species Details
What it’s like
As millennia go by, the Chaotic Reaper roams multiple planes (including but not limited to: the Astral plane, the Material plane, and the Lower plane), reaping the souls of the unfortunate creatures that cross paths with it. Despite its aggressive appearance, the Reaper doesn't kill on sight. Instead, it only kills if necessary, due to the way it’s immortality was granted. Becoming a legendary undead is no small calling, resulting in an elitist complex; the Chaotic Reaper views any and all other undead as lesser beings, nothing more than simple slaves to do its bidding. Animals, on the other hand, are seen as gentle souls that the Reaper usually has no reason to attack as long they are neutral to it. Being immortal has its own toll, as the reaper outlives close friends and loved ones as it watches them die over time, creating a void of lost companionship that can never be properly refilled. However, that won’t necessarily stop the Reaper from seeking new friends to go on adventures with.
~ As a Chaotic Reaper adventurer, try to consider the relationships they build with other people. Do they conceal their nature? Are they fighting the temptation to steal the souls of the party? Will you play as the wise one because of how long you have lived?
Ability description
The Chaotic Reaper is a legendary being that is in the list of few mortal souls who have been recognized by a deity— let alone a greater deity— for a feat. It has accomplished this status by being gifted great power. The power of the Chaotic Reaper consists of tools that allow it to:
- consume the souls of its foes with Soul Absorb
- move through shadows and teleport into them with Shadow Step
- be acquainted with all the properties of life force itself with Chaotic Knowledge, and
- disguise itself and any other undead entity under its control with Morph Undead to haunt its prey without their knowledge.
As for offensive abilities, Touch of Chaos inflicts foes with momentary paralysis as they experience strong hallucinations of their worst fears. Dark Aura amplifies any necrotic magic damage casted by or near the Chaotic Reaper. Negative lifeforce gives the Chaotic Reaper extra health temporarily. Dark Reincarnation allows the Chaotic Reaper to keep its status of immortality. However, all offensive abilities come with the cost of using souls.
Appearance: You are a skeleton with no flesh attached to you and have no smell. You have glowing red eyes that flicker like flames and no hair.
Aliment: Chaotic by nature, but otherwise you are free to choose your own path
Chaotic Reaper Traits
Chaotic Reaper TraitsAbility score increase
(pick 2) Wisdom by 1, Dexterity by 1, Intelligence by 1, Charisma by 1
Age
Immortal
Size
Medium
Hight
5 to 7 feet tall
Weight
20 to 40 pounds (when morphed the weight is for you to decide)
Speed
30ft
Enhanced Dark Vision
120ft and can see in magical darkness for 30ft
Immunities
All diseases, all poisons & all poison damage.
Undead
Due to your undead properties, you don't have to eat or sleep
Weaknesses
You are an undead and skeleton, making you twice as vulnerable to radiant damage and bludgeoning damage.
Soul Absorb
When the Chaotic Reaper kills a creature it can choose to absorb its soul. This will add a new morph form to Morph Undead (You have an unlimited storage for souls.)
Shadow Step
Can be used to teleport into and out of shadows with a movement range of 30ft. While in the shadow, you are undetectable and gain advantage on stealth attacks. You cannot be seen while using this ability or it automatically fails and if you attempt to use it again it will again automatically fail until you are in stealth.
Chaotic Knowledge
You know Chill Touch and can cast Inflict Wounds once per short rest. (spell slot level equal to your level)
Morph Undead
You can alter your appearance or any undead in your command to any race and gender, as long as you have consumed the soul of such creature. You are free to decide what you look like: height, weight, body features like scars, sound of voice, skin color, hair length, sex, and even specific characteristics. This will only alter your appearance so none of your stats will change and can only be the height of the same size as you (medium). However, the gear you are wearing won’t change, so to look identical to a target you must buy additional clothes and/or gear. You will lose the ability to change into a specific person if you use that consumed soul for an ability. While in your altered form, you have disadvantage on all strength and dexterity checks, but have advantage on deception checks. People will believe the disguise normally as long as they don’t try to investigate.
Touch of Chaos
If you touch (with bare hands) any creature that is not undead, they will be paralyzed for 1d4 number of turns or for 5 min outside of combat. It is a momentary paralysis where they experience strong hallucinations of their worst fears. This ability costs 1 soul to use.
Dark Aura
Any necrotic magic damage casted by you or someone else in a 30 ft radius of you will gain an additional die to roll based on the die used for the spell. This ability uses 5 souls and can be used once per long rest.
Negative Lifeforce
During the roll for any initiative, you may use 1 soul to gain 1 extra hit point (max use of 10 souls, meaning you can add a max of 10 extra hit points) until the end of that combat. You cannot use this ability more than once per combat.
Dark Reincarnation
If your health reaches zero or goes into the negative, all the souls you have consumed (not including yours) will leave your body, leaving you with none, and you come back from the dead with one tenth (1/10) of your hit points back. You can activate this spell at any time, but it has to have been activated before death in order to be used. It costs 50 souls to activate, and it will stay activated until it is used. For 3 turns after your reincarnation you have disadvantage on all checks and saving throws. (you can only use this ability once per six months)
Previous Versions
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