Homebrew Boogeyman Species Details

The boogeyman sleeps on your side of the bed
Whispers in my ear :"Better off Dead"
Fills my dreams with sirens and lights of regret
Kisses me gently when I wake up in a sweat
"boo!"-Valeria Casmaer, citizen of Waterdeep

 

Fear Incarnate

The Boogeyman. We've all heard about him, most of us have been threatened by our parents that if we didn't behave he'd come to get us, and an unfortunate few, have seen him. The shadow in the corner of the room as you sleep. Did it move, no? It couldn't have moved, it's just a shadow. Why can't I move? That shadow is definitely moving. As you lay in bed, motionless, panicking, as a looming animated shadow creeps closer out of the corner. You close your eyes and hope, and pray, and panic, and cry. Then you open your eyes, and all is normal. It's gone, but you are not going to forget this.

Healing Feed

We all know what the boogeyman does- feed on the bedridden; But why? Many believe the boogeymen obtain strength from the fear, others believe they just like the taste of human flesh. Whatever the reason is, the boogeyman has incredible stealth and can sit in the shadows, completely still, for hours. Though it has many monsterlike characteristics the boogeyman (especially after feeding) displays emotion and regret. They are far more intelligent than humans and elves. 

Names

Common names include- Malum, Noctum, Terrent, Fillinterfectorum, and Sanguis

 

Boogeyman Traits

The Boogeyman has developed many abilites over generations

Age

As long as the bogeyman feeds on fear he could possibly live forever.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2.

Alignment

The boogeyman leans towards an evil alignment due to the fact he feeds on the fear of those around him, though he has no desire to see the world burn. How would he feed otherwise?

Size

Boogeyman are around 10 feet tall on average, and weigh around 500 pounds, making them large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Darkvision

You thrive in the shadows, they are your domain. 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.

Terrifying Consumption

Choose one frightened creature within 30ft. You feed on the fear they are feeling. Gain 1d6 +your lvl HP

 

Living Shadow

The boogeyman will put fear into all creatures within 20 feet, lowering their health by 1d6 -their lvl HP

Trance

Boogeyman don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. The primordials and elementals spoke it.  It tends to follow a subject-verb-object order, but there are exceptions. The copula, er, is often left out of sentences