Homebrew Simulacra Species Details

A Simulacra is arcane and cloned backup of a select individual's memories, knowledge, and personality. It is unknown precisely how Simulacra are made, but their most common application was to preserve a valued soldier whose original body was destroyed or damaged beyond repair. A copy of their cloned consciousness is installed into a man-sized construct frame, allowing those soldiers to live on and continue fighting. Nonetheless, it is known that there will be some form of inevitable memory loss from the transfer. Generally speaking, and presumably to avoid confusion, there is presumed to only ever be one simulacrum of a given person walking around at a time.

Due to their personalities and to maintain vestiges of their past selves, Simulacra will often decorate or customize their chassis with trinkets or clothing, despite not having a practical need for them. This can be seen in the raccoon-like ponytails serving as "hair" or a hood and mask, for example. A Simulacra will still typically identify themselves as masculine or feminine, as well, and this is reflected in their chassis - not only can they speak with a masculine or feminine voice, but also a "female" Simulacra has a more pronounced bust.

Not everyone takes well to the reality of their situation when they find themselves to be a Simulacra.

 

 

Simulacra Traits

Now a machine, the mundanities and carnal needs of the flesh no longer plague you. Continue fighting, we can repair you.

Construct Upgrades

As a construct your constitution is increased by 2 and one other ability score is increased by 1.

You are granted enhanced mobility, increasing your waking speed by 5ft and granting you a climbing speed of 10ft.

As a construct:

- You no longer need to eat, sleep, and breathe.
- You are immune to disease.
- You are immune to poison damage and the poison condition.
- You are immune to the effects of exhaustion but can take a form of rest while remaining motionless and inactive, but aware for your surroundings, for a period of 4 hours. 

- Your construct chassis grants you an additional +1 to your Armor Class. 
- You have retained some knowledge from your past, granting you a feat at 1st level and your choice of one tool proficiency and one language. 
- Although, technically a construct, your new body is designed to be affected by magic that normally wouldn’t effect constructs such as Cure Wounds, Hold Person, Revivify, etc.