Homebrew Awakened Skeleton Species Details
Re-animated corpses of humanoids, they are free from their masters bonds due to the death of their master, a magical accident releasing their bonds, the intervention of another magic practitioner breaking the bond or the intervention of a powerful deity.
Depending on the length of time since their death they may be meaty but will quickly decompose to just bone as the magic settles in. Once their flesh is gone, they are left with unnaturally white bones magically held together by necromantic power.
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Awakened Skeleton Traits
Your awakened state has granted a variety of unnatural abilitesAbility Score Increases
You Wisdom score is increased by 2
Age
You are risen into maturity. Awakened do not age and can live forever if not destroyed. Counting for awakened starts from when they were risen again after death.
Size
Size if based on your race in life, most awakened tend to be small to medium creatures.
Speed
Your base speed is 30 feet.
Languages
Common is the language used between races, most learn it during their childhood. You also know another language of your choice from your days before your death.
Proficiency
You are a piece of living history, you have a life never ending and have seen and experienced things mortals can only read about.
This grants proficiency in History.
Darkvision
Your eyes now gone, vision is granted to you through the spells that raised you. 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.
Necromantic Binding
Your limbs and joints are held together by magic binding you now control since being released from your master. This means you can choose to weaken or strengthen the bonds in selected areas which can be a benefit to you, however it also means given enough force, the bonds can be physically disrupted.
This trait gives access to the feign death ability, proficiency in thieves tools and the give 'em the finger ability.
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