Homebrew "Lunalyc" Species Details
Lunalyc are humans adept in wild shape magic that have undergone a transformation during a celestial event. The power granted by the celestial event triggered an irreversible wild magic transformation. Once transformed, the lunalyc’s body becomes that of a humanoid wolf with elements of moonlight in their eyes, skin, and claws. Since the transformation was triggered by the power of a celestial event, all Lunalyc are cursed to suffer in its absence. Lunalyc cannot go for longer than a week without seeing the sky (daytime or nighttime), or they will wither away slowly, and die after a month without seeing the sky. If line of sight is made at night, all moon-aspected elements of the Lunalyc's body will glow slightly. After a human has transformed into a Lunalyc they no longer have the ability to cast transformation magic of any kind.
To clarify, line of sight is any direct line of sight between the character and the sky. Windows do not disrupt this, but any magical effect that blocks vision does (ex. magical darkness). It also does not matter how far the character is looking from to have line of sight (ex. being deep in a cave while still being able to see the sky through the entrance. It does not count as line of sight if the character sees an illusion of the sky, even if they believe they looked at the real sky.
After a week without having line of sight with the sky Lunalyc lose access to moonveil, and gain a -1 to their constitution score, at 2 weeks they lose the ability Howling Expression and gain another -1 to their constitution score, at 3 weeks they lose their Lycan Eyes and Darkvision as well as gain another -1 to their constitution score, at 4 weeks the Lunalyc slowly starts to fade away into celestial dust. The Lunalyc gain access to all abilities and lose all negative effects to their constitution score caused by the curse after being in direct line of sight with the sky for one hour, unless they reach 4 weeks at which point they can no longer be saved. The negative effects to constitution cannot reduce your constitution score below 1.
A Lunalyc cannot cast, benefit from, or be affected by magical effects that physically transform their body into another form such as wild shape, polymorph, alter self; aquatic adaptation and natural weapon growth, shapechange, and any magic item that causes a physical change like the spell listed.
"Lunalyc" Traits
Your wolf side has granted you several abilities.Moon veil
Once per long rest, you may take the form of moonlight as a bonus action. You remain in this form until the start of your next turn. While in this form whenever you would take damage, you take only half as much damage instead. This effect does not stack with damage resistance. While in this form you may pass through creatures as if they were rough terrain, and if you meet these conditions; 1) you have a use of moon veil 2) you have direct line of sight with the sky; you may pass through nonmagical objects as if they were rough terrain. If you exit this form while inside a creature or object you are placed in the nearest unoccupied space you can fit in, and you receive psychic damage equal to twice that of your proficiency bonus.
At level 7 you gain the option to use Moon veil as a reaction. You can choose to use it after an attack has been rolled against you but must be used before damage dice are rolled. You also gain 5ft of movement. At level 14 you gain the option to use this reaction after damage dice have been rolled, and the ability can now cheat death. To cheat death these conditions must be met; 1) you must have a use of moon veil 2) You must use the ability to fight a spell, item, or circumstance that would kill you without causing you to make death saving throws (ex: power word kill). When using the ability to cheat death instead of dying your hp drops to 3 d6 +prof bonus or 15, whichever is higher.
If you have line of sight with the sky during a celestial event you gain another use of moon veil while the event is happening, you lose access to this second use when the celestial event ends. During a celestial event if you have line of sight with the sky you also gain 10ft of movement and you become resistant to necrotic damage.
What constitutes as a celestial event is up to DM discretion, except for the following events: a full moon does not count; a lunar/solar eclipses only count if they are total eclipses; meteor showers only count during the peak of the shower, and the event itself can last no longer than 3 hours; a comet does not count.
Darkvision
The wolflike eyes you gain from the transformation give you the ability to see up to 60ft in dim light as if it were bright light, and up to 60ft in complete dark as if it were dim light.
Lycan eyes
Your wolflike eyes give you advantage on perception checks in the moonlight.
Moonlight is defined as natural light given off by the moon at night, regardless of clouds or other weather conditions.
Howling expression
Your wolf side has granted you the ability to communicate basic emotions through your howls.
At level 7 you gain the ability to convey short messages (messages shorter than 8 words) in your howls. These messages can only be understood by other Lunalyc, or by those who you are very close with. At level 14 you can convey messages up to 14 words long.
Ability Score Increase
Your transformation gives you the option to add a +2 and +1 to two ability scores, or a +1 to three ability scores from this group, Dex, Wis, Chr, Str.
Bite Attack
Your wolf fangs allow you to make a melee weapon attack with a range of 5ft. You are proficient with this attack and can use strength for your attack and damage rolls. On a successful attack role 1d8 piercing damage. If you have line of sight with the sky add your proficiency bonus, or your strength modifier to your damage as well. During a celestial event if you have line of sight with the sky add both your proficiency bonus and strength modifier to your damage
Claw attack
Your wolf claws allow you to make an unarmed strike that has a range of 5ft. When rolling to hit add your proficiency bonus and strength modifier. On a successful hit you deal slashing damage equal to 1 d6 + your Str modifier.
While under moonlight you can choose to change the damage type to radiant or necrotic.
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