Homebrew Thaven Species Details

The Thaven are extraterrestrial wanderers stranded on unfamiliar, moon-lit worlds. Towering between 6.5 and 7.5 feet tall, they possess incredibly lanky frames, sharp elf-like ears, and skin, hair, and eyes in shockingly vibrant, neon hues. Originating from a moonless planet, their alien neurology is highly susceptible to foreign lunar cycles. Because they enter a semi-conscious trance rather than truly sleeping, the gravitational and luminescent pull of the local moon scrambles their minds every night. This celestial interference rewires their brains daily, leaving them bound to randomized, unbreakable behavioral laws and moods every time they wake up.

Thaven Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 6.5 - 7.5 feet tall)
Speed: 35 feet

As an Thaven, you have these traits.

Age

Thaven reach physical maturity around 20 years old and can live up to 300 years, though their minds often feel much older due to the constant shifting of their daily realities.

Thaven Naming Conventions

Because a Thaven’s mood, personality, and personal laws shift wildly every time they rest, they do not use traditional phonetic names. Instead, a Thaven chooses (or is given) a name that represents a core, unyielding value, an anchor of truth that remains constant no matter what the local moon does to their mind. They are addressed by the full phrase, though close friends might use an acronym or a single word from the phrase as a nickname.

examples

  • Fear the Gods
  • Truth Above All
  • Shelter the Weak
  • Question the Stars
  • Joy in the Morning
  • Justice is the Only Way
  • Patience in the Hunt

 

Vibrant Physiology

Your skin, hair, and eyes are wildly vibrant (neon blues, hot pinks, electric greens). You have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened, as your alien mind is already a chaotic place for magic to take hold.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Insight, Perception, or Survival skill.

Alien Trance

You do not sleep as native creatures do. Instead, you enter a trance for 4 hours a day, remaining semiconscious. However, you are highly sensitive to the moon's gravity and light, which scrambles your neural pathways during this rest.

Lunar Compulsions

Lunar Compulsions: At the end of every long rest, the moon's influence forces new behavioral laws upon your mind. Roll three times on the Lunar Compulsions table (d100). You must follow these three moods/laws until your next long rest. If you roll conflicting compulsions (e.g., "Must whisper" and "Must shout"), the DM decides how they merge, or you reroll one.

The Lunar Compulsions (d100)

Roll 3d100 after every long rest!

d100 Compulsion / Law You Must Follow Today...
1 You must speak exclusively in questions.
2 You cannot tell a lie, no matter how dangerous the truth is.
3 You must refer to yourself strictly in the third person.
4 You are terrified of the sky; you must seek cover whenever possible.
5 You must physically touch every doorframe before walking through it.
6 You feel an intense need to compliment the first person you see every hour.
7 You refuse to touch any metal with your bare skin.
8 You are incredibly suspicious of food; someone else must taste it first.
9 You must whisper everything you say.
10 You must shout everything you say.
11 You cannot make right turns while walking; you must spin left to go right.
12 You are convinced you are deeply in debt to a party member and must serve them.
13 You must end every sentence with a rhyme.
14 You are fascinated by rocks and must collect at least ten today.
15 You refuse to use anyone's actual name, giving them bizarre nicknames instead.
16 You must apologize to enemies before attacking them.
17 You believe you are invisible if you close your eyes.
18 You must aggressively bargain for everything, even if it's free.
19 You fall deeply in love with an inanimate object for the day.
20 You refuse to walk normally; you must skip, hop, or strut.
21 You are a pacifist until someone physically damages you first.
22 You must lick objects to determine their true value.
23 You are convinced one party member is a doppelganger. Keep an eye on them.
24 You cannot use the word "the" or "and."
25 You must narrate your own actions out loud like a storyteller.
26 You are overwhelmingly generous and must give away at least one possession.
27 You become a kleptomaniac, but only for utterly worthless items (spoons, twigs).
28 You must sit cross-legged on the floor instead of using chairs.
29 You believe water is highly toxic and will only drink wine, ale, or juice.
30 You are aggressively protective of the smallest member of the party.
31 You must strike a heroic pose before casting a spell or making an attack.
32 You cannot initiate a conversation; you may only respond when spoken to.
33 You are convinced tomorrow will be the end of the world. Act accordingly.
34 You must constantly rearrange the party's marching order.
35 You must dramatically sigh before doing anything someone asks you to do.
36 You forget what a "gold piece" is and try to use leaves/buttons as currency.
37 You must try to high-five or shake hands with everyone you meet.
38 You are deeply offended by the color red.
39 You mimic the posture and physical gestures of whoever is talking to you.
40 You must politely knock on any wall or tree before walking past it.
41 You cannot tolerate silence and will hum constantly if no one is talking.
42 You believe animals are significantly smarter than humanoids and address them with deep respect.
43 You must walk backwards whenever you are indoors.
44 You are intensely paranoid about shadows and refuse to step in them.
45 You must state your current emotion out loud every time it changes.
46 You refuse to sleep or rest on anything other than bare dirt or stone.
47 You become obsessed with hygiene and constantly clean your weapons and armor.
48 You are convinced you can communicate with plants.
49 You must always agree with the last person who spoke.
50 You must always disagree with the last person who spoke.
51 You believe you are the party's elected leader for the day.
52 You must gently stroke your own elf-like ears while thinking or talking.
53 You are terrified of heights, including standing on chairs or small hills.
54 You must eat any meal with your bare hands. No utensils.
55 You are fascinated by the concept of "doors" and will open and close them repeatedly.
56 You must introduce yourself with a newly invented, extremely long title.
57 You feel a profound sense of melancholy and sigh wistfully at everything.
58 You are wildly overly optimistic, even in the face of absolute disaster.
59 You cannot hold onto money; you must spend it or give it to a party member immediately.
60 You must close one eye while in combat or casting a spell.
61 You believe you have a secret, invisible companion who gives you advice.
62 You must stretch for exactly one minute before entering a new room.
63 You refuse to wear footwear of any kind today.
64 You are fiercely territorial and will growl if anyone touches your backpack.
65 You must answer all yes/no questions with "Perhaps" or "The stars say maybe."
66 You forget how to use stairs and must crawl up or slide down them.
67 You are easily distracted by shiny objects, even during combat.
68 You must give everyone you meet a completely unprompted piece of bad advice.
69 You are convinced you are a ghost and that people can see right through you.
70 You must take a small trophy (a button, a hair, a tooth) from every defeated foe.
71 You refuse to complain about anything, no matter how much pain you are in.
72 You complain about literally everything, no matter how good it is.
73 You must wink heavily after delivering completely normal statements.
74 You are convinced a specific god is trying to text you via cloud formations.
75 You cannot look anyone in the eye; you must stare at their forehead.
76 You must intensely stare without blinking during conversations.
77 You act as though every minor inconvenience is a legendary tragedy.
78 You must give away all your rations; you refuse to eat your own food.
79 You are convinced you can smell magic and will sniff heavily around casters.
80 You must gently pat the head of anyone shorter than you.
81 You become a reckless daredevil, always volunteering to go first.
82 You become a terrible coward, always trying to hide behind the tank.
83 You must assign a numerical rating (1-10) to everything you experience out loud.
84 You forget the concept of personal space and stand inches away from faces.
85 You require a 10-foot bubble of personal space and will hiss if it's breached.
86 You must loudly announce your presence whenever entering a new area.
87 You believe you have been cursed to die if you stop moving, leading to constant pacing.
88 You must write down everything anyone says in a small, imaginary notebook.
89 You cannot say numbers; you must hold up fingers or use vague terms ("a handful").
90 You are deeply fascinated by teeth and ask to inspect people's mouths.
91 You must refer to all enemies as "Misunderstood friends."
92 You believe gravity is failing and occasionally cling to the ground so you don't float away.
93 You must end every conversation by walking away abruptly mid-sentence.
94 You are convinced you know a secret language and intersperse gibberish into sentences.
95 You refuse to do any healing or helpful actions without receiving a "Thank you" in advance.
96 You must laugh out loud every time you take damage.
97 You are intensely homesick for a planet you can't remember the name of.
98 You must offer a completely nonsensical proverb whenever asked for advice.
99 DMS CHOICE!!
100 Total Eclipse: Roll twice more on this table. You must follow all 5 compulsions today.

 

 
MarcGallivan

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