Homebrew Samsaran Species Details

Cyclical Nature
Samsarans prefer to live simple lives of reflection,
scholarship, and worship. They try to live their lives free of
the ambitions and greed that mortality often imposes, since
they view their lives as only the latest incarnation of many
to come. Any accomplishments left undone in this current life
can surely be achieved in the next, or the one after that.
Samsarans’ memories of their past lives are not complete—
they most often feel like half-remembered dreams.
Samsarans can give birth, yet they do not give birth to
samsarans—instead, they birth human children. Typically,
samsarans give up their children not long after birth to be
raised in human society, where the children grow and live
their lives normally. Upon death, such offspring sometimes
reincarnate as samsaran children, if they lived their lives in
keeping with harmony. While most samsarans who die also
reincarnate as samsaran children, this is not always the case.
When a samsaran has utterly failed at maintaining harmony
in their current life, or when they have succeeded perfectly at
it, their soul instead travels to the Great Beyond to receive its
final, long-delayed reward or doom.

Samsaran Names
Samsarans do not keep family names, but often retain the
names of their previous one or two incarnations, regardless
of gender, as a sort of replacement for a family name to honor
their previous lives’ accomplishments or to remind them of
their past shames.
Male Names. Agyen, Bakji, Dakash, Henar, Puran, Sonan,
Thukten
Female Names. Chimi, Mindu, Nalita, Rema, Sonitri,
Treeni, Yeshing

 

 

Samsaran Traits

Samsaran Traits Your Samsaran character has a series of natural abilities as a result of constant reincarnation.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2
an your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Age

Samsaran have a different view of age. They live for
about a century, afterwhich they reincarnate.

Alignment

Samsarans often edge toward a neutral
alignment, somewhat reflective of their cyclical nature.

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.

Lifebound

Lifebound. It is in your nature to live as long as possible to
learn all that you can. You have advantage on death saving
throws.

Shards of the Past

Past. Your past lives grant you uncanny
knowledge and ability. You gain proficiency in two skills of
your choice.

Samsaran Magic

You know the spare the dying cantrip.
When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the comprehend
languages spell once once per day. When you reach 5th level,
you can cast the detect thoughts spell once per day. Wisdom
is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Size

Samsarans stand between 5 and 6 feet tall. Your size
is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30.

Languages

As a Samsaran you know common and one other language of your choice