Homebrew Autognome (UA) with Dark Gift(touch of death) Species Details

Autognomes are mechanical beings built by rock gnomes in their image, usually with a particular purpose in mind. For example, a gnome might build an autognome to be a steadfast colleague or a loyal companion. Sometimes, because of a malfunction or a unique circumstance, an autognome becomes separated from its creator and strikes out on its own.

An autognome bears a resemblance to its creator, and most autognomes are programmed to speak and understand Gnomish. The internal components used in an autognome’s manufacture can vary wildly; one autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears.

Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry to determine what event set your auto gnome on the path to adventure. If nothing on the table appeals to you, work with your DM to create an origin story for your autognome.

Like gnomes, autognomes can live for centuries, up to 500 years.

 

Autognome History

d8 Story
1 Your creator gave you autonomy and urged you to follow your dreams.
2 Your creator died, leaving you to fend for yourself.
3 A temporary malfunction caused you to harm your creator, and you fled rather than face reprisal.
4 A glitch caused you to forget your original programming. You don’t remember who made you or where you came from.
5 You were stolen from your creator and long to return to them.
6 You didn’t like how you were being treated by your creator, so you ran away from home.
7 Your creator built you to complete a special mission.
8 You felt trapped in the role for which you were built and abandoned your creator, determined to find a greater purpose.

Source: Unearthed Arcana 80 - Travelers of the Multiverse

Dark Gift (Touch of Death)

Your touch is pain, harming whoever you come in contact with. The deathly power within you is beyond your control, afflicting any who touch your bare skin. By the same token, you can deliver death to your enemies with your touch.

Roll on or choose an option from the Deadly Touch table to determine how this Dark Gift presents itself. Additionally, you gain the traits that follow.

Deadly Touch

d6 Manifestation
1 Your body is alchemically or biologically altered, infusing you with deadly chemicals.
2 The magic of a slighted druid or fey makes small plants wither and insects die in your presence.
3 You're the harbinger of a grim prophecy. Any creature your touch damages is marked with a temporary scar of a group, fiend, deity, or other force that takes an interest in you.
4 You survived a near-death experience—but shouldn't have. Ever since, death and ill omens follow you.
5 You are out of sync with time or reality. Anything you touch is warped by the distortion.
6 Every time you touch a creature, you hear the laughter of someone you once harmed.

Death Touch. You can focus your deadly touch against your foes. As an action, make one unarmed strike. On a hit, the target takes an additional 1d10 necrotic damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Inescapable Death. When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal necrotic damage, you ignore the target's resistance to that damage.

Withering Contact. When you start your turn grappling a creature or grappled by it, the creature takes 1d10 necrotic damage.

Source: Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft

Autognome (UA) with Dark Gift(touch of death) Traits

Construct, Armored Casing, Built for Success, Mechanical Nature, Sentry’s Rest, Specialized Design, True Life / Dark Gift: Death Touch, Inescapable Death, Withering Contact...

Armored Casing

Armored Casing. You are encased in thin metal or some other durable material. While you aren’t wearing armor, your base Armor Class is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. [this is considered your skin] [You are not considered wearing armor and may dawn armor.]

Ability Score Increase

Ability Score Increase: Increase one ability score by 2, and increase a different one by 1, or increase three different scores by 1.

Languages

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.[gnomish]

Construct Racial Traits for Autognome

Autognome (my type is Construct)
Size.
 You are Small.
Mechanical Nature. You have resistance to poison damage and immunity to disease, and you have advantage on saving throws against being paralyzed or poisoned. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
Sentry’s Rest. When you take a long rest, you spend at least 6 hours in an inactive, motionless state, instead of sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but you aren’t unconscious.
True Life. If the Mending spell is cast on you, you can expend a Hit Die, roll it, and regain a number of hit points equal to the roll plus your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point). In addition, your creator designed you to benefit from common spells that preserve life, but that normally don’t affect constructs: Cure Wounds, Healing Word, and Spare the Dying.

Specialized Design

Specialized Design: You gain two tool proficiencies of your choice.

Built for Success

Built for Success: You can add a d4 to one attack roll, ability check, or saving throw you make, and you can do so after seeing the d20 but before the effects of the roll are resolved. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Dark Gift(Death Touch)

Death Touch. You can focus your deadly touch against your foes. As an action, make one unarmed strike. On a hit, the target takes an additional 1d10 necrotic damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Inescapable Death. When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal necrotic damage, you ignore the target's resistance to that damage.

Withering Contact. When you start your turn grappling a creature or grappled by it, the creature takes 1d10 necrotic damage.

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