Homebrew Dreamling Species Details

When the minds of powerful magical beings fall into deep, emotional states—whether through ecstatic visions, feverish dreams, or coma-like torpor—the raw magic of their consciousness can stir the Weave itself. From this wellspring of intense psychic energy, something strange is born: a Dreamling, a sentient echo made manifest from the dream that nearly shattered its originator's mind.

Dreamlings are ethereal creatures, often appearing as shimmering clouds of color and light, constantly shifting and swirling with dreamstuff. Their forms are mutable and symbolic—one moment a phantasmal beast, the next a child's sketch of a castle, or a dancing mask with a dozen eyes. Though small in stature, they are composed of potent magic, the essence of dreams and nightmares spun into being.

Every Dreamling is tethered to the dream that gave it life, a lingering psychic thread that defines its nature. Those born from nightmares may harbor shadowed intentions, while others birthed from serene or joyful dreams are whimsical and bright. Regardless of origin, a Dreamling is a creature of intense feeling, prone to emotional extremes and deep introspection.

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Dreamling Traits

Creature Type: Fey
Size: small (about 2-4 feet tall)
Speed: 25 feet (hover)

As a Dreamling, you have these special traits.

Shifting Mirage

Your body is partially incorporeal and made of dreamy matter. You can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.

Sleepless Echo

You do not sleep to rest. Instead, you enter a meditative dream-trance for 4 hours a day. While in this trance, you are fully aware of your surroundings and can dream consciously, experiencing visions or reliving the dream that birthed you.

Dreamwalker's Gift

You have Resistance to Psychic Damage.

In addition you can shape your body into a concentrated form of dreamy substance. As an action, you transform into one of three forms for 1 minute. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Choose one form when you transform. You gain the following benefits while in that form:

Form of the Beast
Your speed increases by 10 feet. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning, slashing or piercing damage (your choice), and you can use Dexterity or Strength for the attack and damage rolls.

Form of the Mortal
Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack, you can impose disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn. 

Form of the Wisp
You can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If you end your turn inside a solid object, you take 1d10 force damage.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.