Homebrew Rakshasa Species Details

The rakshasa employs delicacy and misdirection in its pursuit of dominion over others. Few creatures ever see the fiend in its true form, for it can take on any guise it wants, although it prefers to masquerade as someone powerful or influential: a noble, cardinal, or rich merchant, for example. A rakshasa’s true form combines the features of a human and a tiger, with one noteworthy deformity: its palms are where the backs of the hands would be on a human.

 

Rakshasa Traits

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Ability Score Increase

Rakshasas are charismatic creatures.

Darkvision

Rakshasas, having tiger heads, can see in the dark better than humans.

Evil Reborn

Rakshasas do not truly die unless killed in the Nine Hells, and will come back to the material plane after a period the DM deems appropriate.

Shapeshifting

Rakshasas, being masters of deception, can shapeshift into different forms. 

Languages

Rakshasas speak common and infernal.

Creature type

Rakshasas are not humanoids, unlike most player races. They are fiends, and to be treated as such by spells and effects that affect fiends.

Alignment

 Most rakshasas are lawful evil, with chaotic evil being somewhat common as well.

Expanded Spell List

Rakshasa casters can cast Detect Thoughts.

Claws

Rakshasa claws deal 1d4 damage.