Homebrew Ethereal born Species Details
Etherealborn are individuals who have experienced death and been revived by a deity. They now possess a unique connection to the Ethereal Plane, allowing them to traverse between planes and access abilities beyond the reach of the living.
Ethereal born Traits
Ethereal stepEthereal sight
You can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when you are on the Material Plane, and vice versa.
Ghostly resistance
You have resistance to necrotic damage and advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Revenants sanctuary
Once per long rest, when you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can choose to drop to 1 hit point instead. When you do, you immediately teleport to a location within 60 feet that you consider safe. This location must be one that you have seen before. If no such location exists within range, the ability fails.
Appearance
Etherealborn often have an otherworldly appearance. Their eyes may have a ghostly glow, and their skin can appear slightly translucent or have an ethereal shimmer. Their presence often feels otherworldly and unsettling to those who are sensitive to the supernatural.
Role playing as an ethereal born
Etherealborn often grapple with their unique existence. They have experienced death and have been touched by the divine, granting them perspectives and abilities far beyond the ordinary. This can lead them to become protectors of the balance between life and death or seekers of greater understanding of the planes. They might feel a sense of duty to their deity or a drive to understand why they were chosen for such a fate.
Age
Etherealborn retain the aging traits of their original race but are considered ageless in appearance. They no longer age naturally but can still be killed.
Ability score increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Ethereal step
You can step into the Ethereal Plane. As a bonus action, you can shift from your current plane of existence to the Ethereal Plane. While on the Ethereal Plane, you can move in any direction. If you are in the Ethereal Plane at the end of your turn, you return to the Material Plane in the closest unoccupied space to the one you vanished from. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
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