Homebrew Daiyōkai Scion (5e Player Race) Species Details

Creature Type

You are Fey or Fiend (choose when you create your character).

Size

Medium.

Speed

30 ft.

Ability Score Increase

Choose one:

+2 to one ability score and +1 to another

+1 to three different ability scores

(Uses modern flexible ASI rules.)

Darkvision

You have darkvision out to 60 feet.

Spirit Resilience

You have resistance to one damage type based on your spiritual nature:

Lineage Damage Resistance

Storm Lord Lightning or Thunder

Frost Beast Cold

Infernal Tyrant Fire

Shadow Sovereign Necrotic

Verdant Spirit Poison

You also have advantage on saving throws against being charmed.

Change Shape (True Yokai Form)

Starting at 3 level, you can use a bonus action to assume your True Spirit Form for 1 minute. Once used, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

While transformed:

You gain temporary HP equal to your level.

You shed faint supernatural energy (aura cosmetic).

Once per turn, when you deal damage, you deal extra damage equal to your proficiency bonus (same type as your resistance).

You have advantage on Intimidation checks.

At 11 level, you may instead choose to gain a 30 ft flying speed (hover) during this form.

Regenerative Essence

Once per long rest, when you drop to 0 HP but are not killed outright, you can instead drop to 1 HP.

Divine Domain Legacy

Choose a Domain reflecting your divine parent. You gain the following spells (Charisma is your spellcasting ability):

Domain 1 Level 3 Level 5 Level

War Wrathful Smite Spiritual Weapon Spirit Guardians (1/day)

Death Inflict Wounds Blindness/Deafness Animate Dead (1/day)

Sea Fog Cloud Misty Step Tidal Wave (1/day)

Trickery Disguise Self Mirror Image Fear (1/day)

You can cast each 1 and 2 level spell once per long rest.

You can cast the 3 level spell once per long rest starting at 5 level.

Balance Notes (For Your DM)

Power Level Comparison:

Stronger than Tiefling baseline

Roughly equal to Aasimar transformation

Weaker than full homebrew demigod races with +3 stats

The regeneration + transformation combo makes them feel mythic, but limited uses prevent overshadowing the party.

If You Want It More “Inuyasha Powerhouse”

Add one of these OPTIONAL features (DM approval):

Natural Weapon (Claws, 1d6 slashing)
Once per long rest: Cast Hold Monster at 5 level (very strong)
Permanent Change Shape (humanoid ↔ animal hybrid)

Daiyōkai Scion (5e Player Race) Traits

The child of a great spirit-lord and mortal blood. Your presence bends the air, and your true form is something legends fear.

Ability Score Increase

Choose one:

+2 to one ability score and + 1 to another

+1 to three Different ability Scores

Dark Vision

You have DarkVision out to 60 ft.

Spirit Resilience

You have resistance to one damage type on your spiritual nature:

Linage Damage Resistance

Storm lord - Lighting or thunder

Frost Beast -Cold

Inferal Tyrant - Fire

Shadow Soveregin - Necrotic

Verant Spirit - Poison

Great dog Demon - Posion & Cold

You also have advantage on saving throws against being charmed

Change Shape

Starting at 3rd level, youn can use a bounes action to assume you true spirit form for 1 Minute once used, you can't use ut again until you finish a long rest .

While Transformed:

you gain temporary Hp equal to your level

you shed faint Supernatural energy (aura Cosmtic)

Once per turn, when you deal damage equal to you proficinecy bonus

(Same type as you resistance)

You have adavntage on intimaidation checks.

At 11 level , you may instead choose to gain a 30ft flying speed (hover) During this form.