Homebrew Geistling Species Details
Geistlings are the children of the undead, Or more specifically, Ghosts. If two ghosts wish to have a child, normally they can't. But sometimes, their Collective Subconsciousness can combine their mental energy to form an actual child. The child will usually live a normal life, and then start to discover its true nature at around 15-25 years of age.
State of undead. A geistling will look like any existing humanoid race and can have the same behavior as such. If the parents used to be Dwarves, Then the child would be a dwarf too... Well, look like one. Geistlings are famously able to show signs of paranormal activity at will, such as walking through walls, flying, Limited Invisibility, and more. Geistlings might also turn invisible when scared or nervous, similar in the way that a Tieflings's tail lashes or coil around their legs when they get upset or nervous.
Bane or Boon? When a Geistling is discovering its abilities, it sometimes experiences inconveniences, such as not being able to grab items. But because they are so rare, Geistling Rouges and Adventurers are highly sought after. No matter what race their parents were, they always are steadfast allies.
Geistling Traits
Geistlings have the racial traits of their parents, both when they were alive and dead. Here are all of them:Ability Score Increases
Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
One ability score of your choice increases by 2, or two increase by one.
Mirrored Self
This is what lets Geistlings live in a state between undeath and life. While you are mirrored, you are considered undead and will stay this way for a number of hours equal to your class level. You also unlock access to abilities only usable in this form, such as incorporeal movement. You can mirror yourself an amount of times equal to your class level, and can't use it again until a short or long rest.
Base Race
Choose any race (The race your parents were, most preferably). This is your "Base race". You look and act like a member of this race, and get the same age length and languages to.
Age
Geistlings will live as long as their base race. (Eg: If they have elven ancestery, they can live for close to 750 years.) However, being mirrored pauses your age.
Alignment
Geistlings usually tend toward the alignment of their base race, but like humans, the best and worst can be found among them.
Size
Geistlings have the same size as, you guessed it, their base race, which usually gets them to be medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 ft.
Flying Speed
While being mirrored, you have a Flying speed of 60 feet. If you wear any type of armor while flying, you must be proficient with that kind of armor.
Darkvision
Thanks to your Undead heritage, you have superior vision in dim and dark conditions.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.
Incorporeal Movement.
While being mirrored, you can walk through walls and other objects as if they were difficult terrain. You take 5 (1d6) Force damage if you end your turn inside a wall or similar object.
Undead Legacy
You know the Thaumaturgy and Chill Touch cantrips. When your reach third level, you can cast the False Life spell as a 2nd level spell once with this trait, and regain the ability to do so after you finish a long rest. When you reach Fifth level, you can cast the bestow curse spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so after you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Undead Resistance
You have resistance to Necrotic damage. You also, however, have vulnerability to Radiant damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write common, the native language of your base race, and one other language of your choice.
Ancestral heritage
When you reach 3rd level, you can pick and choose one racial feature from your base race. You can choose another one at 12th level.
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