Broken Wings
2011-01-25, 04:51 PM
Here is a race I designed not to long ago designed for those who want to play a race closely associated with demons and the abyss, they are based slightly off real world legends of half fiends.
Demon-Touched
Racial Traits
+2 CHA, -2WIS: Demon-Touched have strong personalities like the demons that surround them, but these presences also make them susceptible to the will of others and often mildly, if not totally, insane.
Demon-touched have Darkvision out to 30ft.
Demon-Touched base land speed is 30 feet.
Demon-Touched are medium size creatures
Humanoid (Planetouched): Due to their close association and susceptibility to demonic possession, Demon-Touched are partially removed from other material plane creatures.
Demonic Influence(Su): Because they are born lacking souls, Demon-Touched are extremely susceptible to the influence of the denizens of the abyss and cannot fight off demonic possession on their own. Any save made resist demonic possession automatically fails (unless they are on hallowed ground or in a magic circle against evil). Once possessed, however, a Demon-Touched can make saves to resist the effects of a demonic possession, but they cannot expel their demonic rider without the aid of another. Because of their strong connection to demons, a demon-touched has a chance to influence them as well giving them a +2 to CHA related checks with demons.
Abyssal Whispers(Su): A demon-touched can, as a full round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, listen to the whispers of the abyss giving her a +2 bonus to one attack roll, save, or skill check 1/day, and the bonus must be applied within one minute (10 rounds) of listening to the whispers or that use of the ability is wasted. At 5th level and every five levels after this bonus increases by +2 and can be used one additional time per day. Once used, this ability has a 10% chance of activating the Dark Pact (see below) and randomly adding the Pact bonus to an ability score (roll a d6 to determine) as well as causing a penalty of -4 to Dex, Int, Wis, and Cha as the whispers overwhelm her psyche for the duration of the Dark Pact.
Dark Embrace(Su): A Demon-Touched is born without a soul, but instead has a strong connection to the Abyss, however, when the Demon-Touched dies, that part of her essence is automatically returned to the chaotic realm of demons, and she can only be brought back with a True Resurrection, Wish, or Miracle spell, even then, a caster must make a DC 35 Spellcraft check to restore the character to life or the attempt fails and a demon instead takes over the body and turns it into a fiendish creature.
Unbeating Heart(Ex): Due to the lack of a soul, a Demon-Touched's heart does not beat though she still lives. Any creature that has to identify her by lifesense or a similar ability cannot perceive her, and any effect that targets her heart to harm or heal her has no effect, and she has 25% fortification to turn any critical hit into a normal hit. Spells and effects such as Deathwatch detect her as neither alive nor dead. Despite her heart not being the organ that keeps her body active, the Abyss provides her the energy she needs to live (much as an undead's connection to the negative energy plane) and she does not require sleep, though she still needs to eat and breathe as any material plane native would.
Dark Pact (Su): 1/day a Demon-touched who does not have a demonic rider can choose to call forth a demon to possess her for a number of rounds equal to her CHA mod + 3, giving her a +4 bonus to any one ability score during this time.
Automatic Languages: Common, Abyssal Bonus Languages: Infernal, Draconic, Ignan, Undercommon
Favored Class: Warlock
This is second post, first homebrew project, PEACH
Fluff will be added in at a later date.
Demon-Touched
Racial Traits
+2 CHA, -2WIS: Demon-Touched have strong personalities like the demons that surround them, but these presences also make them susceptible to the will of others and often mildly, if not totally, insane.
Demon-touched have Darkvision out to 30ft.
Demon-Touched base land speed is 30 feet.
Demon-Touched are medium size creatures
Humanoid (Planetouched): Due to their close association and susceptibility to demonic possession, Demon-Touched are partially removed from other material plane creatures.
Demonic Influence(Su): Because they are born lacking souls, Demon-Touched are extremely susceptible to the influence of the denizens of the abyss and cannot fight off demonic possession on their own. Any save made resist demonic possession automatically fails (unless they are on hallowed ground or in a magic circle against evil). Once possessed, however, a Demon-Touched can make saves to resist the effects of a demonic possession, but they cannot expel their demonic rider without the aid of another. Because of their strong connection to demons, a demon-touched has a chance to influence them as well giving them a +2 to CHA related checks with demons.
Abyssal Whispers(Su): A demon-touched can, as a full round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, listen to the whispers of the abyss giving her a +2 bonus to one attack roll, save, or skill check 1/day, and the bonus must be applied within one minute (10 rounds) of listening to the whispers or that use of the ability is wasted. At 5th level and every five levels after this bonus increases by +2 and can be used one additional time per day. Once used, this ability has a 10% chance of activating the Dark Pact (see below) and randomly adding the Pact bonus to an ability score (roll a d6 to determine) as well as causing a penalty of -4 to Dex, Int, Wis, and Cha as the whispers overwhelm her psyche for the duration of the Dark Pact.
Dark Embrace(Su): A Demon-Touched is born without a soul, but instead has a strong connection to the Abyss, however, when the Demon-Touched dies, that part of her essence is automatically returned to the chaotic realm of demons, and she can only be brought back with a True Resurrection, Wish, or Miracle spell, even then, a caster must make a DC 35 Spellcraft check to restore the character to life or the attempt fails and a demon instead takes over the body and turns it into a fiendish creature.
Unbeating Heart(Ex): Due to the lack of a soul, a Demon-Touched's heart does not beat though she still lives. Any creature that has to identify her by lifesense or a similar ability cannot perceive her, and any effect that targets her heart to harm or heal her has no effect, and she has 25% fortification to turn any critical hit into a normal hit. Spells and effects such as Deathwatch detect her as neither alive nor dead. Despite her heart not being the organ that keeps her body active, the Abyss provides her the energy she needs to live (much as an undead's connection to the negative energy plane) and she does not require sleep, though she still needs to eat and breathe as any material plane native would.
Dark Pact (Su): 1/day a Demon-touched who does not have a demonic rider can choose to call forth a demon to possess her for a number of rounds equal to her CHA mod + 3, giving her a +4 bonus to any one ability score during this time.
Automatic Languages: Common, Abyssal Bonus Languages: Infernal, Draconic, Ignan, Undercommon
Favored Class: Warlock
This is second post, first homebrew project, PEACH
Fluff will be added in at a later date.