GeekGirl
2021-03-04, 04:40 PM
Hi everyone. I'm helping a friend bring his character idea to life, and we're kinda stuck. Here's the idea:
The idea started with the Scribe subclass. First, magic to me is like math. It's built on the foundation of simple thing you learn. As you get higher levels, sometimes to will work with a team. New high levels spells can be discovered on your own, but it's easier with a few people looking at a problem.
If a powerful (high level) paranoid wizard (especially in a taboo specialty like necromancy) wanted an assistant, but clearly would never trust another wizard smart enough to help him. So he's going to make one. So its starts with an awakened spellbook. After time being sentient, it get smarter. The book would almost be like research assistant (think Jarvis, or Bob from Dresden Files). The next step would be to give it a human-ish for to work. Maybe the spell has a time limit and they revert to a book, or maybe there's another spell to turn them back. After a few changes to human form, the book doesn't want to turn back into a book. So tricks the wizard into making it more permanent and escaping.
So that's basic idea for the character. The DM likes the idea, it give nice story elements, like being hunted by the wizard. I think a homebrew race would be the way to go, but we're not sure what racial traits they should have. Or if that's the best idea. Is there a race that would fit?
Here's the general ideas for racial traits we think.
It's a being of magic, the living embodiment of the written word.
Racial Traits:
+2 int (its a book, it should be smart), +1 Con(magic creation should be hardy)
Living Construct
Something to let them understand most written text. Not read, or translate, but get the general idea of what is being said. so exact wording doesn't come through.
Dispel and Anti-magic field may hurt them, maybe dispel can stun them on a failed save, and lose consciousness in an anti-magic field?
These were just kind of spitballed ideas. We want to make something balanced, but I haven';t spent enough time with 5e to make it myself.
I open to any thoughts or suggestions.
The idea started with the Scribe subclass. First, magic to me is like math. It's built on the foundation of simple thing you learn. As you get higher levels, sometimes to will work with a team. New high levels spells can be discovered on your own, but it's easier with a few people looking at a problem.
If a powerful (high level) paranoid wizard (especially in a taboo specialty like necromancy) wanted an assistant, but clearly would never trust another wizard smart enough to help him. So he's going to make one. So its starts with an awakened spellbook. After time being sentient, it get smarter. The book would almost be like research assistant (think Jarvis, or Bob from Dresden Files). The next step would be to give it a human-ish for to work. Maybe the spell has a time limit and they revert to a book, or maybe there's another spell to turn them back. After a few changes to human form, the book doesn't want to turn back into a book. So tricks the wizard into making it more permanent and escaping.
So that's basic idea for the character. The DM likes the idea, it give nice story elements, like being hunted by the wizard. I think a homebrew race would be the way to go, but we're not sure what racial traits they should have. Or if that's the best idea. Is there a race that would fit?
Here's the general ideas for racial traits we think.
It's a being of magic, the living embodiment of the written word.
Racial Traits:
+2 int (its a book, it should be smart), +1 Con(magic creation should be hardy)
Living Construct
Something to let them understand most written text. Not read, or translate, but get the general idea of what is being said. so exact wording doesn't come through.
Dispel and Anti-magic field may hurt them, maybe dispel can stun them on a failed save, and lose consciousness in an anti-magic field?
These were just kind of spitballed ideas. We want to make something balanced, but I haven';t spent enough time with 5e to make it myself.
I open to any thoughts or suggestions.