Homebrew Astralborn Species Details
"I like stargazing it's kinda like reminder of what I was before and they're rather pretty tonight, don't you agree?"
-An Astralborn explaining why they stargaze.
Astralborn are created from the starlight of the astral plane given life by the immense powers of the dead gods that reside there. Astral born tend to live in the astral plane of which they originate in abundance but every once in a while an Astralborn will be adventurous and decide to travel to other planes including the Material plane. It doesn't seem like Astralborn are created on a certian time frame and you can have a maximum of eight appear at the same time (octuplets) or not have any for hundreds of years. Astral plane can do almost anything they want but due to there life in the Astral Plane they tend to be either Astral Pirates or Astral drifters.
Astralborn, look like humans or elves in build with some have pointed ears while others don't. They have blue or purple skin in various shades from many different Astralborn. Astralborn irises seem to glow with a white,yellow, orange or blue hue. The main characteristic of an Astralborn are the glowing constellations that cover they're skin that are unique to each Astralborn and some even believe that their marks will show them their destiny somehow.
Astralborn Traits
Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4–6 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet
Age
Starborn mature much slower than humans, reaching adulthood after 25 years, they can live up to 2000 years old.
Superior Darkvision
Used to navigating under the night sky, you can see well in darkness. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Astral Being
You are extremely aware of the force that gravity exerts upon you.You have advantage on saving throws against being knocked prone or moved against your will. You can fly (hover) to a max of 10 feet at will, equal to your walking speed. If you take fall damage while conscious, it's reduced by 1d10 + your character level.
Born of Night
When you take a long rest, you spend at least 6 hours in an inactive, motionless state, instead of sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but you remain conscious. While in this state your stars on their body disappear until Long rest is done.
Gift of The Stars
You have resistance against radiant damage and know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Faerie Fire spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the moonbeam spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait.
| Species | Level 1 | Level 3 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astralborn | You have resistance to Radiant damage and you know the Dancing Lights cantrip. | Faerie Fire | Moonbeam |
Starlight
Being made of stars you shine brightly and shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.
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