Homebrew Dhampyr - House Defect Species Details

To become a vampire is to be remade — body, soul, and hunger alike. But not all who are bitten cross the veil completely. Some resist, others are interrupted, and a rare few are rejected by the blood itself. These unfulfilled transformations birth the Dhampyr, known in hushed tones among the Crimson Court as Halfkin Defects.

Though born from the blood of vampires, Dhampyrs are fundamentally incomplete. They retain their heartbeat, their mortal hungers, and in many cases, their souls. Yet they are forever changed — shadows of their sires, echoing the traits of the vampiric house that failed to consume them. Whether turned by the lunar witches of House Lacourtia, the brutal Ashe blood of House Cindergloom, or the dread rites of House Elderfiend, each Dhampyr carries marks of its origin, warped and dulled like a blade that never finished forging

Dhampyr - House Defect Traits

Blasphemous Inheritance

Ability Score Increase

The mutated bloodline makes Dhampyrs more resilient than its pure-blood cousins, allowing them to both stand in direct sunlight, and gain +2 to CON scores and +1 to any other ability

Age

Dhampyr have extended lifetimes, approximately three times as much as the species the creature originally was. 

Size

The size of the race depends on the origin species that it comes from

Speed

Dhampyrs are able to move at an average walking speed of 30, but are also able to  easily climb surfaces at a speed of 10

Lifeforce Manipulation

The innate magical lifeforce that extends a Dhampyrs life is able to feed of the energy around it, allowing quick rejuvenation in the midst of battle. Dhampyr are able to regain hit points based on the spells they cast at a rate of 1d6 per spell level cast. For martial classes, this will correspond to 1d6 per use of superiority die in the case of battle masters, or ki in the case of monks, and so on.

Fire Vulnerability

Due to the the incomplete transformation via the method of their siring, Dhampyrs have a vulnerability to fire damage.