Homebrew Plagueborn Undead Species Details

15 years ago, your homeland of Mórne was devastated by a terrible necromantic plague. The afflicted would rot from the inside out, and when there was no life left in them, they would rise again to march against their friends and neighbors, spreading death everywhere they went. You don’t know why or how, but when you rose from your deathbed you retained your wits and your will. Who knows how you’ve survived these harsh years, but light is on the horizon: a campaign to reclaim your homeland has been launched, and they’re looking for help. Will you prove that you and your fellow undead are true allies to the living, or will you find your final resting place on a gods-forsaken suicide mission?

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Plagueborn Traits

Creature Type: Undead
Size: Small or Medium (3–6 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet

Plagueborn Undead Traits

A Plagueborn character has the following racial traits.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet.

Defiance

You have advantage on saving throws to resist the frightened condition.

Lifedrinker

You are sustained by the deaths of others. Whenever you kill a creature, or a hostile creature is killed while adjacent to you, gain 1d6+Level temporary hit points.

Between Life and Death

You gain the following traits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against disease and being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You have advantage on death saving throws.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in an inactive, motionless state, during which you retain consciousness.
• You have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks on living creatures.