Homebrew Doppelgänger Species Details

I’m a shapechanger. I have none of the traits of the race I’m imitating, but I retain my class features, background, and alignment.

Doppelgänger Traits

I’m a shapechanger. I have none of the traits of the race I’m imitating, but I retain my class features, background, and alignment.

Read Thoughts

You can innately cast detect thoughts, requiring no components. Your spellcasting ability is Intelligence. The spell’s Wisdom save DC is 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier.

Darkvision

You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.

Alignment

Doppelgängers tend toward pragmatic neutrality.

Size

Your size is Medium, which generally means about 6 feet tall, weighing about 160 lbs.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Shapechanger

You can polymorph into any humanoid you have seen or back into your true form. Your statistics, other than your size, don’t change. Any equipment you’re wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. You revert to your true form when you die.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common.