Homebrew Boneborn Species Details

Boneborn are spectral beings caught between life and death, their skeletal frames held together by an unseen force rather than flesh. Their bones are often inscribed with ancient runes, carrying whispers of the past, and their empty sockets glow with a faint, eerie light. Death is not the end for them—it is a threshold they have long since crossed, granting them an uncanny resistance to harm and a deep connection to lost souls. They are natural caretakers of the deceased, guiding wandering spirits and preserving the histories of those long forgotten.

 

Despite their morbid nature, Boneborn are not inherently grim. Many embrace their fate with a calm, almost playful acceptance, seeing the world from a perspective that only the dead can understand. They carry fragments of the lives they lived before, but memory fades like mist, leaving behind only emotions and echoes of purpose. They often take on the role of gravekeepers, historians, or necromancers, not to defy death, but to ensure its stories are never lost.

 

Boneborn Traits

"My gentle dead ones. Grimora has saved you."

SpiritBound

Spiritbound. You can cast speak with dead once per long rest without requiring material components.

Skeletal.

You choose a score to increase.

Grim Epitaph.

You can turn dead things into playing cards with stats of your choice up to five for each stat. Cost must be bones. Up to 13 bones allowed.