Homebrew Ancient Abyssal Species Details

Ancient Abyssal's can have a variety of looks depending on who they followed, the most common of this race would have a sort of deer skull for a head with some combination of horns, four arms, retractable clawed feet, and some variety of fur pelt. Though most often leading towards neutral or pure evil, they prefer to focus on whatever they want to do in life. While also trying to hide it from others around them. 

Ability Score Increase

Your ability score in Strength and Constitution by 2

Age

They appear ageless and can never die as long as they keep consuming what they need to survive. Even so, they are affected by aging affects and are counted as having a 1000 year lifespan. 

Alignment

Usually leaning toward evil and only caring for their own goals.

Size

The height of an Ancient Abyssal can range from 6 to 7 feet in height, classify as medium but are on the cusp of being large. 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft. With claws out, climbing speed matches your walking speed.

Languages

You understand Under common, Abyssal, and 1 more language of your choice. 

 

Ancient Abyssal Traits

This creature counts as a Fiend and can affect your campaign from this greatly, use with caution and work with your DM to best suit your playing experience.

Creature of the Abyss

Your full form shows the full might of the abyss, though be wary of how this will effect you in the material plane. You have four arms that allow you to switch weapons and grab items easier. Claws that can come for your toes or be brought back in allow you to have a climb speed equal to your movement speed. Having a sort of animal skull for a head, black energy fills the void of your eye sockets and have some sort of color in the form of a dot that shows your iris and gives you darkvision. This does not come without drawbacks. Whenever you are not hiding these features and trying to prevent others from knowing what you are, those that would be disgusted with your kind makes you have a -2 in any charisma check against them as well as the possibility you may be attacked by those of the cloth. 

Miasma Breath

You let out a 15ft cone of what appears to be a heavy smoke. Anything touch by the smoke will find it cling to them and works its way through their flesh. Anyone hit by this breath attack must make a Constitution saving throw DC 8 + your Constitution + your proficiency taking 2d6 necrotic on a failed saving throw and half as much on a successful one. This increase to 3d6 at 5th level, 4d6 at 10th, and 5d6 at 15th.