Homebrew Time Lord Species Details

"You feel that pounding in your heart? That tightness in the pit of your stomach? The blood rushing to your head, do you know what that is? That's adventure. The thrill and the fear, and the joy of stepping into the unknown. That's why we're all here, and that's why we're alive!"

— The Doctor

Time Lords are natives of the planet Gallifrey. Through exposure to the time vortex, they evolved to be one of the most adaptable species to ever live. Masters of time travel, Time Lords are often the smartest people in the room and are known for their attunement with the natural order of time.

Temporal Champions

Time Lords are placed throughout history to serve as the guardians of the laws of time. Their high council expects them to maintain history, stay hidden, and remain loyal to Gallifrey.

From an early age, a Time Lord receives visions and guidance from the vortex via dreams. These dreams help shape a Time Lord, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness or driving them insane.

Hidden Wanderers

While Time Lords are strident foes of chaos, they typically prefer to keep a low profile. A Time Lord inevitably draws the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of good.

When traveling, Time Lords prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. The secrecy they desire is never worth endangering the innocent. They are known for choosing names that represent who they are and what they desire to be to others.

Timeless Souls

Despite its timeless origins, a Time Lord is mortal and possesses free will. Upon death, a Time Lord has the ability to regenerate and take on a new form. This changes the physical aspects of the Time Lord but allows them to keep their memories. An artificial limit of 13 regenerations is placed upon most Time Lords to keep them from being to reckless.

Time Lord Names

Most Time Lords are given a name at birth that they drop once they come of age. Time Lords then pick a name that represents who they are and what they desire to be to others.

 

Time Lord Traits

Your Time Lord character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Consitution score increases by 1.

Age

A Time Lord's ability to regenerate gives them a much long longer lifespan than normal humans. They live for multiple centuries and can maintain the appearance of youth thanks to the regeneration process.

Alignment

Time Lords follow the strict rules of temporal navigation and are typically of the lawful alignment.

Size

Time Lords have the same range of height and weight as humans.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Limited Telepathy

You can telepathically speak to any creature you can touch. You don’t need to share a language with the creature for it to understand your telepathy, but it must be able to understand at least one language. This process of communication is slow and limited, allowing you to transmit and receive only simple ideas and straightforward concepts.

Regeneration

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can spend one Hit Die to heal yourself. Roll the die, add your Constitution modifier, and regain a number of hit points equal to the total (minimum of 1). Once you use this feature you gain one level of exhaustion and you can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Ancient Knowledge

You gain one tool proficiency of your choice and fluency in one language of your choice. You can change your selected tool and language at the end of a long rest.

Psychic Training

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and frightened.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.