Homebrew Ancient Species Details

Rumors of the ancients have spread throughout the multiverse, though their true appearance is largely unknown. As a result, those with the blood of ancients are as varied as they are rare. They harbor incredible potential, though few live long enough to see it achieved. Should their ancestry become known, they are typically hunted or forced into extinction, while others live their entire lives without knowing their true power.

While the origins of the ancients are disputed, scholars have spent centuries debating the disappearance of the ancients. Some say their empire crumbled under the weight of their own power, while others cite an intergalactic war designed to wipe them from existence, and, others still, theorize that the ancients simply left – finding a previously unknown sector of the multiverse or ascending to a different plane.

Ancient Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid with traces of Aberration
Size: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet

Ancient Traits

As an Ancient, you have these special traits.

Incredible Potential

At your peak, your skills and traits stand above all other species. Your Proficiency Bonus increases by 1 and your ability score maximums increase by 4 (to 24); however, you start with a much larger deficit. All of your ability scores are decreased by 2.

Abnormal Bloodline

You are susceptible to effects that target or affect both Humanoids and Aberrations.

Skillful

You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.

At Level 5, you learn the Enhance Ability spell and can cast it without expending a spell slot and requiring no components. You must finish a Long Rest before casting it in this way again.