Homebrew Abyss Doll Species Details
Abyss Doll (5e Race)
Physical Description
They look like porcelain dolls having doll joints and glass eyes, they look lifelike enough that some confuse them for a living being.
Most of them resemble humans, elves or vampires, but variants have been seen that look like other races like tieflings or dwarves. Age wise they look like either children or young adults.
Their skin is soft but cold, And they seem to never get dirty, their insides are a shadowy substance that tends to emulate parts of a living being, with magic at the center keeping it in place, once that magic runs out the "shadow" escapes their body, and they can no longer be ressurected since what made them "them" no longer remains.
Most of them wear clothes the clothes they woke up with, these clothes tend to have many frills or some other clothes that would normally be seen in a porcelain doll, these clothes seem to be enchanted, and any stains in them are cleaned magically, and any tears are regenerated.
History
They are beings shrouded in mystery, some say that an eldritch creature from beyond is creating them for a greater purpose, or that a genius doll maker is creating these dolls using forbidden knowledge from the far realms.
The dolls themselves don't know, all they know is that one day they woke up somewhere in the forgotten realms, with basic knowledge of it, with the only language ingrained into them being deep speech.
Contrary to what their name might suggest they do not come from the Abyss, they are named after the fact that their insides resemble an endless abyss.
Attitudes and Beliefs
When they are "born" they are generally a blank slate, they tend to have a cold uncaring personality, and they tend to just observe and study the world.
Most of them after interacting more with people, start to lose that cold uncaring personality, they themselves have no culture.
Abyss Doll Names
Some of them just don't take upon a name, and those that do, just take a random common name from any settlement they have interacted with before.
Abyss Doll Traits
| Ethereal dolls shrouded in mystery Ability Score Increase. you can gain +2 to a single ability score or +1 to two different ability scores, up to a maximum score of 20. Age. They do not age, and they remain the same has when they were "born". Alignment. When they are "born" they tend to be neutral, but that generally changes after interacting with other societies. Size. Most are small, but there are many medium ones has well. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. |
| Lifelike. While they are constructs, they are able to more or less do anything a humanoid can, including but not limited to eating, being healed by healing magic, being poisoned, or drinking potions, but all of these have half the effectiveness(rounded up) of an actual living being, while they can breath, it is not necessary.
For example if they were healed with magic for 15 HP they would heal for 8 HP |
| Simple Fix. If the mending spell is cast on you, you can spend a Hit Die, roll it, and regain a number of hit points equal to the roll plus your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point). |
| Fueled by Magic. You are fueled by magic, you don't need to sleep has long has you have spell slots, you start with two additional 2nd level spell slot, also take the Magic Initiate Feat.
While you won't die if run out of spell slots, since some faint magic will remain, but you will pass out for the duration of a long rest and take one level of exhaustion should you run out of spell slots. A spell slot is used up if you stay awake too long without a long rest, they are used up from highest level to lowest level. If you use a spell the time that can be spend awake will be reset/set to your highest remaining spell slot duration The duration per spell slot is has follow. 1st: 1day, 2nd: 7days, 3rd: 14days, 4th: 1month, 5th: 3months, 6th: 6months, 7th: 1year, 8th: 10years, 9th: 100years |
Specialty. You were made to be especially good at a certain thing, take one of the following traits:
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| Languages. You can speak, read, and write Deep Speech and one other language of your choice(Common is recommended). |
Random Height and Weight
| Base Height |
Height Modifier* |
Base Weight |
Weight Modifier** |
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| 2′ 9'' | +2d8 | 50 lb. | × 1 lb. |
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Suggested Characteristics
When creating an Abyss Doll character, you can use the following table of traits, ideals, bonds and flaws to help flesh out your character. Use these tables in addition to or in place of your background's characteristics.
| d4 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm not interested in the secular world. |
| 2 | I enjoy manipulating inferior beings. |
| 3 | I like interacting with others. |
| 4 | I love learning new things. |
| d4 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emptiness.Nothing matters(Neutral) |
| 2 | Experimentation.The world is my lab, nothing will stop my search of knowledge(Evil) |
| 3 | Help.Since I have the power to help others, it is my duty(Good) |
| 4 | Origin.I wish to learn about my origin(Any) |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spending time with these inferior beings is kinda fun *blushes*. |
| 2 | I want to meet people who value me for who I am. |
| 3 | I want to befriend my creator. |
| 4 | I want the other Doll's to find happiness. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | My body is malformed, I am not whole, this makes me feel insecure. |
| 2 | I believe that I was abandoned by my creator, this fills me with loneliness. |
| 3 | I like to torment those weaker than myself. |
| 4 | I disguise myself has a humanoid, cause being different makes me feel insecure. |
Abyss Doll Traits
Has ethereal dolls shrouded in mystery, they have some special characteristics.Lifelike
While they are constructs, they are able to more or less do anything a humanoid can, including but not limited to eating, being healed by healing magic, being poisoned, or drinking potions, but all of these have half the effectiveness(rounded up) of an actual living being, while they can breath, it is not necessary.
For example if they were healed with magic for 15 HP they would heal for 8 HP
Simple Fix
If the mending spell is cast on you, you can spend a Hit Die, roll it, and regain a number of hit points equal to the roll plus your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).
Fueled by Magic
You are fueled by magic, you don't need to sleep has long has you have spell slots, you start with two additional 2nd level spell slot, also take the Magic Initiate Feat.
While you won't die if run out of spell slots, since some faint magic will remain, but you will pass out for the duration of a long rest and take one level of exhaustion should you run out of spell slots.
A spell slot is used up if you stay awake too long without a long rest, they are used up from highest level to lowest level. If you use a spell the time that can be spend awake will be reset/set to your highest remaining spell slot duration
The duration per spell slot is has follows.
1st: 1day
2nd: 7days
3rd: 14days
4th: 1mont
5th: 3months
6th: 6months
7th: 1year
8th: 10years
9th: 100years
Specialty
Specialty. You were made to be especially good at a certain thing, take one of the following traits:
- General Purpose. Make 3 Ability Score Improvements, this follows the same rules from a level up ASI, so as normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
- Winged. You have wings of your choice, they give you a flying speed of 30 feet.
- Arachnid. You Have spider legs that emerge from your back, they give you a climbing speed of 30 feet.
- Underground. You have nails that allow you to dig easily, they might resemble a mole or another creature, you have a burrowing speed of 15 feet.
- Seer. You have lost your eyes, perhaps you wear a blindfold to cover it, but the "shadows" inside you are compensating for it, you now have truesight, but your range of vision is halved(rounded down).
- Martial. You were made for combat, you have innate knowledge on how to use some weapons and armors, you get Martial Weapon Proficiency, Armor Proficiency(Heavy).
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Deep Speech and one other language of your choice(Common is recommended).
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