Homebrew Living Doll Species Details

"By the Gods, that doll looks so human-like! It could almost pass for a- a child! Or a little halfling! Wait- Did its eyes move?"

— Unknown      

Puppets have been used by entertainers for years, always controlled by whoever's hands they're in, until recently. A lonesome wizard with more than a few screws loose and a little too much time spent in solitude wondered if it were possible to store souls — yes, human souls — in the bodies of these popular little dolls. With some research, dedication, and a handful of uncouth tactics, the wizard prevailed, and the first Living Doll was born.

Uncannily Cute

Originally created with the intention of entertainment — typically entertaining small children, at that — Dolls are created in the image of the races found around them but tend to have soft, ethereal or fantastical features. Dolls are frequently seen with unnatural colors of hair; blue, pink, green, whatever color you can imagine, and the eyes to match! With entertainers needing to carry them with ease, they are very small, ranging from 2'6"-4'0"  and weighing in at around 40-50 lbs depending on their materials. Dolls are typically dressed in fancy, frilly clothing, or garishly bright costumes befitting of a carnival.

Seeing with New Eyes

With no history behind them, Living Dolls can be a wild card. Some you meet may be the sweetest little things to ever grace the material plane, while others you may swear to have been sent straight from the abyss. They rarely, if at all, remember their lives prior to the traumatizing experience of being harvested and stored in the body of a doll, and as such tend to act based on how they were treated after creation. They have seemingly endless curiosity, and most love any new experience they can get their hands on. This can lead to them growing restless if they are working with a particularly strict owner.

Living Doll Names

Doll names have as much, if not more, variety than their appearances. Most follow naming traditions of the race they are intended to mirror, while some creators will give their dolls more creative, unusual names. Most of these creative names are seen as neutral.

Living Doll Names: Angel, Arcana, Beloved, Bumble, Comet, Cotton, Dancer, Deuce, Echo, Haven, King, Love, Princess, Quill, Valor

 

Living Doll Traits

Living Dolls can show a lot of variety depending on the tastes of their creator as well as the environment of their creation, but typically follow a loose guideline.

Lifeless Puppet

You quietly and discreetly fall to the ground to imitate a soulless doll. If you have not already been seen animated, creatures unaware of you will have a harder time noticing something amiss and will be more likely to write you off as a child's abandoned toy.

Age

As a previously inanimate object, you cannot die of old age.

Alignment

There is no precedent for Living Dolls, as such they do not have a typical or inherent alignment.

Speed

Your movement speed is 25 ft.

Size

Living Dolls range from 2'6" to 4'0" and 40-50 lbs on average. Your size is Small.

Ability Score Increase

Your charisma increases by 2, and your dexterity or constitution increase by 1.

No Strings Attached

No one controls you anymore! You are resistant to being charmed.

Language

You know common and one other language of your choosing.