Homebrew Demonic Soul Species Details
A soul from the under dark that has not yet completed its life's journey. Rising to the mortal plane to extract ever bit of vitality it can.
Demonic Soul Traits
Your Demonic Soul character has the following traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2. In addition, one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Age
Demonic Souls do not age. As they finish their journey, they fade from existence on the plane they currently occupy and reanimate in Purgatory.
Alignment
Demonic Souls tend toward Chaos, and few have fully embraced evil. On rare occasion, however, the soul is trying to be redeemed and has turned lawful or neutral in an attempt to please the gods.
Size
Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Demonic Possession
As an action, you can attempt to possess a Humanoid or a Beast. A willing creature does not have to make a saving through. An unwilling creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving through (DC equal to 8 + your Charisma Modifier + your proficiency bonus) or become possessed by you. While possessing a creature, you gain their physical characteristics and statistics while retaining your psychological statistics. You also gain access to any racial features they might have, such as a flying speed.
You can possess a creature for 1 hour before they can attempt a saving throw again. You are expelled from their body if they succeed on the saving throw, you choose to leave or they reach 0 it points. After being expelled from a body, you revert to your original form (the body your soul left when you first died).
Possessing a creature for 1 year kills their soul and you can remain in their body with no resistance until die or leave.
Shapechanger
As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You can assume the shape of any Humanoid or Beast you have possessed. Your clothing and equipment aren’t changed by this trait. In the form of a creature you've previously possessed you only gain their physical characteristics and racial features, all of your statistics remain the same.
You stay in the new form until you use an action to revert to your true form or until you die.
Demon Instincts
You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Deception, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and three other languages of your choice.
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