Homebrew:Rakshasa Bloodline
(OOC: This is an implementation of the Rakshasa Bloodline subclass from Tasha's Crucible of Everything Else volume 2)
Base Class: Sorcerer
Your innate magic comes from the meddling of a devious rakshasa, a manipulative and tiger-like fiend that uses illusions and enchantments to torment its prey. One of the devilish creatures might have claimed you as a prize after scheming against your family, then imbued you with power for its own nefarious ends; maybe somewhere in your ancestry, a rakshasa took on the guise of a family member long enough to taint your line; or perhaps one of your ancestors slew a rakshasa and was cursed to bear children that resemble the infernal monster. However they came to be, the rakshasa's powers of misdirection and manipulation course through your veins.
The rakshasa bloodline can physically manifest itself in different ways. At your option, you can pick from or roll on the Rakshasa Sorcerer Quirks table to create a quirk for your character.
| d6 | Quirks |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your hands are backwards, with palms where the backs of your hands would normally be. |
| 2 | You have tiger-like stripes that stretch across your skin or hair. |
| 3 | You have gleaming, cat-like eyes that reflect light in the dark. |
| 4 | You have a habit of growling when angered and purring when content. |
| 5 | When someone states an obvious fact, you feel compelled to convince them otherwise. |
| 6 | Your ears, hair, nose, or some other facial feature has a different look every day. |
Deceitful Prowler
1st-level Rakshasa Bloodline feature
You can speak, read, and write Infernal, and you gain proficiency in the Deception
Charisma (Deception)skillYour Charisma (Deception) check determines whether you can convincingly hide the truth, either verbally or through your actions. This deception can encompass everything from misleading others through ambiguity to telling outright lies. Typical situations include trying to fast-talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone's suspicions with false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a blatant lie. and Insight
Wisdom (Insight)skillYour Wisdom (Insight) check decides whether you can determine the true intentions of a creature, such as when searching out a lie or predicting someone’s next move. Doing so involves gleaning clues from body language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms. skills. If you already have proficiency in either of these skills, you can add twice your proficiency bonus to any check made using that skill.
Impervious Disguise
1st-level Rakshasa Bloodline feature
You know the disguise self spell, but it doesn't count against the number of sorcerer spells you can know.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the spell without expending a spell slot by spending 1 sorcery point.
Spell Immunity
6th-level Rakshasa Bloodline feature
You manifest part of the limited magic immunity that a rakshasa possesses. Whenever you are subject to a spell and you can see or hear the caster, you learn the spell's level. You can then immediately use your reaction to spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level (or 1 point for a cantrip) and become immune to that casting of the spell. The highest level of a spell you can become immune to using this feature equals your sorcerer level divided by 3, rounded down.
Dream Delver
14th-level Rakshasa Bloodline feature
You can infest the dreams of others to influence their actions when they awaken. You learn the dream spell. It is a sorcerer spell for you but doesn't count against the number of sorcerer spells you know.
If you select yourself as the messenger, you can spend 2 sorcery points once before the spell ends to cast the suggestion spell on the target. The target is considered within sight and range when you cast the suggestion spell in this way, regardless of its actual distance from you.
Fiendish Defense
18th-level Rakshasa Bloodline feature
You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered.