Homebrew Blistered Nothic Species Details
Nothics which have been exposed to, or have exposed themselves to, extensive curative or curse-removing magics. These Nothics have hide and claws with a more tortured appearance than usual Nothics. They have some of their faculties back but tend to maintain their hunger for magic items.
Blistered Nothic Traits
As a Blistered Nothic, you have the following traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution each increase by 1.
Age
Nothics are usually cursed late into a natural life. Usually they live long, cursed lives, but they can only live for another 100 years after a 'blistering' encounter.
Alignment
Due to the curse that drives Nothic to hunt magical items with a hunger, Blistered Nothic lean towards Neutral Evil alignments.
Size
Nothics tend to have similar sizes and shapes to their original physique, but their posture warps to a hunched, wide stance.
Wavering Gaze
Blistered Nothics' truesight is failing, but they can still manage 60 feet of darkvision.
They can still channel their rotting gaze, but, after they do, they must finish a long rest before they can again. It takes an action to channel rotting gaze. When you do, pick a creature within 30 feet that you can see. The creature must pass a constitution saving throw (DC = Con mod + Prof Mod + 8) or take 3d6 necrotic damage.
Life of a Monster
Living as a Nothic teaches skills that don't go away when parts of the curse do. You have proficiency in one of these four options: Stealth, Insight, Perception, or Arcana.
Claws
You have claws that act as natural weapons, allowing you to do 1d4 + your Strength Modifier in slashing damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write in common and undercommon.
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