Homebrew Dhampir Species Details

Discarded Love Children

Rare is the occasion when a vampire views a mortal as anything more than a meal or pawn, let alone showing one any semblance of romantic affection. When there is such an occasion, a Dhampir is often the result. More often than not, their immortal parent will refuse to acknowledge them as their offspring and leave them to be raised by the unlucky mortal they seduced. Though there are cases of dhampirs being cared for by their vampire parent, they are few and far between and the vast majority of dhampir find themselves discarded and left to fend for themselves.

Few and Beguiling

Tall and slender and with well-defined musculature, dhampirs look like statuesque humans of unearthly beauty. Their hair, eye, and skin colors resemble unnerving versions of their mortal parents; many possess a ghastly pallor, particularly in the sunlight, while those with dark complexions often have skin as dark as the night sky. And while unnerving upon first glancing at them, there is an undeniable beauty about them. While many dhampirs can pass as humans in ideal conditions, their features are inevitably more pronounced and they move with an unnaturally fluid grace. All dhampirs have elongated incisors. 

 Lacking the large population to call a single place home, dhampirs tend to wander the world in search of purpose. Some find a home in the seedy underworlds found in large cities, while others take comfort in the quiet countryside far from those who might look down on them. When seeking companionship, they prefer the company of tieflings and half-orcs; for they too can sympathize with the plight of being an outsider torn between two very different worlds.

Dhampir Traits

Dhampirs share similar abilities to their vampiric parentage.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity increases by 2 and Charisma by 1.

Age

Dhampirs are long lived thanks to their vampire heritage. They reach adulthood at the same rate as a human, but can live for several hundred years.

Size

Dhampir have the same range of height and weight as their mortal parent.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Due to your vampire heritage, you can easily see through darkness. 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.

Vampiric Resistance

You have resistance to Necrotic damage.

Vampiric Magic

You know the minor illusion cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the charm person 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 misty step spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Bite

Your fangs are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Sanguine Consumption

In the heat of battle, you can throw yourself into a bloodlust. As a bonus action, you can make a special attack with your bite. If the attack hits, it deals its normal damage, and you gain temporary hit points (minimum of 1) equal to your Constitution modifier + your level, and you can’t use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice.