Homebrew Eclipse-Born Aasimar Species Details
Traits
Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age
Eclipse-Born Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans but live slightly longer, often reaching 150 years.
Alignment
As beings of duality, Eclipse-Born Aasimar tend toward neutrality, balancing law and chaos, good and evil. However, individuals may lean toward one side based on their personal experiences.
Size
Eclipse-Born Aasimar are the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Celestial and Shadow Duality
You are attuned to both light and shadow, granting you unique abilities.
- Light Within: As an action, you can shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. This lasts until you dismiss it as a bonus action.
- Shadowed Step: When in dim light or darkness, you can use a bonus action to teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You can use this ability a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.
Eclipse Aura
Starting at 3rd level, you can unleash your duality in a radiant burst combined with shadowy tendrils. As an action, you emit an Eclipse Aura for 1 minute or until you end it early as a bonus action.
- Effect: Bright light radiates from you in a 10-foot radius, and magical darkness extends an additional 10 feet. This magical darkness does not impede your vision. Creatures in the bright light gain temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Creatures in the darkness take necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1) at the start of their turn.
- Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Celestial Resistance
You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial.
Appearance and Personality
Eclipse-Born Aasimar have shimmering, twilight-like skin tones that blend soft celestial light with dark, shadowy patterns. Their eyes often resemble the corona of an eclipse, with glowing irises encircled by dark rings. Personality-wise, they tend to act as mediators, deeply empathetic yet enigmatic, with a strong inner resolve to balance conflicting forces.
This subrace offers a balance between radiant powers and shadowy utility, making it suitable for both roleplay depth and mechanical versatility. Would you like help refining or expanding specific abilities or lore?
Eclipse-Born Aasimar Traits
Here’s a homebrewed Aasimar subrace or variant with a unique flavor for Dungeons & Dragons: Aasimar Variant: Eclipse-Born Overview The Eclipse-Born Aasimar are touched by celestial and shadowed forces, born during rare celestial alignments such as an eclipse. These beings embody a balance between light and darkness, their celestial radiance intertwined with a mysterious, shadowy aura. They are often misunderstood as harbingers of doom or omens of change, but their true purpose is to bring harmony to conflicting forces. Traits Ability Score Increase Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Age Eclipse-Born Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans but live slightly longer, often reaching 150 years. Alignment As beings of duality, Eclipse-Born Aasimar tend toward neutrality, balancing law and chaos, good and evil. However, individuals may lean toward one side based on their personal experiences. Size Eclipse-Born Aasimar are the same size and build as humans. Your size is
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