Homebrew Death Walker: Human Species Details

 Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. - Socrates

NOTE:

Refer to the Human race section of the Dungeon and Dragons 5e Players Handbook.

TOUCH OF DEATH

You aren't dead, but also, you will never die of natural causes.

You were stricken with an illness and were too weak to continue. Or you were lost in the wilderness frozen half to death. Or you were injured on the battlefield about to succumb to your wombs. Whatever the reason, you were suppose to die, but were spared by Death. Your encounter with Death imbued you with supernatural powers to help assist you in heralding lost souls to the other side.

If you are a good person, you might use Alter Self to appear as a loved one prior to the person's passing. Potentially working in the medical field as a healer or a nurse. You're goal is to aid others so there is less souls to lead away.

If you are an evil person, you might use Alter Self to appear as a nightmarish visage to cause fear and hasten the person's death. Potentially working the gallows, or are secretly a serial killer. Potentially, you are the cause for the souls actually demise.

Whatever your path, you ultimate goal is to lead souls to where they belong. You continue to live, but your life will never be the same.

With more experience, you gain additional abilities, like creating Darkness, summoning a Skeleton Steed or even reversing death itself.

 

 

Death Walker: Human Traits

Death Walkers are defined primarily by their base race, but are also imbued with traits from Death.

Ability Score Increase

Your ability scores all increase by 1.

Age

You remain the age of when you were suppose to die. You are immortal.

Alignment

Humans tend to no particular alignment. You're alignment stays the same prior to when you became a Death Walker.

Size

Death Walkers remain the same size and build as they were in life. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Deathvision

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. In addition to darkvision, you can also see spirits wandering on the astral plane. You can only see souls you are meant to guide. You cannot see spirits that are their of their own volition. 

Proficiency

You're proficient in insight and perception.

Death's Icy Resistance

You have resistance to cold damage.

Death's Gifts

You receive Chill Touch at Level 1, Alter Self 3 times and Darkness 1 time at level 3, Phantom Steed 1 time at level 5, True Seeing 1 time at level 10, Resurrection 1 time at level 13, Weird 1 time at level 17 and Power Word Kill 1 time at level 20. All spells are restored after a long rest.

 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and 1 other language.

Death Trance

You no longer sleep. You now enter a trance like state where you lead souls to afterlife in a dream like state.