Homebrew Phantomborn Species Details
Phantomborn look very much like ordinary undead, save for the fact that their skin and hair is pale, usually blue or white, and their eyes are solidly black. They exist in the void between life and death, lacking a pulse and not needing to truly sleep, but still being able to speak, just like a normal humanoid. The balance of this void varies between individual phantoms. Phantomborn tend to speak quietly with trailing voices.
Phantomborn Traits
Undead creatures that live in the void between life and death.Ability score increase
Your Constitution and Intelligence scores each increase by 1.
Dark vision
The necromantic origins of the phantomborn grant you darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 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.
Undead Resistance
You have resistance to poison damage, and advantage on saving throws against the poisoned condition.
Undead Vigil
Phantomborn don't need to sleep like normal beings, instead entering a kind of hibernation that they call "Vigil" in which they are indistinguishable from a normal corpse. After 10 minutes of resting this way you gain a blindsight of 10 feet that extends into the ethereal plane. You lose this sense when you complete your rest.
Undead Legacy
You need to eat and drink half as much as a normal Medium sized creature would, and you do not need to breathe.
Necrotic connection
Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with undead.
Languages
You can speak, read and write Common, Necrotic, and one other language of your choice.
Wraithborn -- subrace
Wraithborn are phantomborn that lean closer to life than death, though still trapped in their void. They enjoy magic, especially their own innate spells. The wraithborn tend to be a bit taller than other phantomborn.
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