Homebrew Black Mage Species Details

Black mages, also known as Dark-Ones, are autonomous, man-sized magician dolls with faces that are dark with two glowing eyes, always wear the distinctive steepled hat as a clothing item of choice to cover their faces. Black mages are created from Mist to be the soulless magical arm of their master. They are similar to familiars in being artificially produced organisms, but they can gain the ability to move, do and perform on their own. The black mages appear to be born without a will and mind of their own, and passively obey their masters' orders. It is unclear as to how aware they are of themselves and their surroundings at this initial stage, as the black mages are unresponsive and keep going on about their work uninterrupted, ignoring the stowaways. Over time, and spontaneously so, they gain their independence from their masters and act upon their own accord. Once freed from their captivity, they are known to be docile and nice. They typically hide themselves away from the rest of society, but there have been some cases where they have explored out to visit and explore the world.

Whenever you create a Black Mage character, you roll 10d100 (or 1d1000 if you are able). This number is associated with your identity and appears written on either your Black Mage's signature mage hat or on the back of your Black Mage's head. When (or if) you meet other Black Mages, they will prefer to call your Black Mage by their number instead of the name that they have adopted, it being a natural instinct that is programmed into the minds of all black mages. Black Mages do not require sleep or food to survive, but can partake in them if they wish to fit in with society a bit better, though exhaustion will still set in on a Black Mage over time, the only way to cure it is by natural means of sleeping and consuming food. Otherwise, they can go without food or sleep indefinitely.

(This race is inspired by Final Fantasy 9 Black Mages, but are not entirely the same.) 

 

Black Mage Traits

Black Mages are constructs with an insanely deadly grip behind their magic prowess and are a force to be reckoned with.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence, Charisma, and Wisdom scores increase by 2.

Age

Black Mages are instantly mature when they are created (born) and live to be as old as elves.

Alignment

Most Black Mages are peaceful and good people. They tend not to fall unto evil unless they become maddened or insane.

Size

Black Mages are more slender and smaller than humans, typically being 4'11"-5'7". Your size is small, due to your more slender build.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your abyssal nature, you have superior vision in dark and dim 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.

Manipulative's Resistance

You have resistance to psychic damage.

Gullible

You are more vulnerable to charm.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Celestial, Infernal and Common.