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curaxu · 1 year

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UNDYINGS

A homebrew trait/race I made for the 5E campaign I’m running! It essentially creates functional immortality, and it’s primarily functioning as a plot point for my campaign, but I figured I’d share it since I’m pretty proud of it for my first proper homebrew creation! Feel free to use it, just please credit me and reblog if you do! (also, I’m unsure on whether this would classify as a trait/feature or a race? It functions similarly to a race, but it doesn’t change or override the original race.)

UNDYINGS (A D&D 5E Homebrew Trait)

The Undying trait is available to (almost) any species, and can be chosen during character creation. It can also be chosen later on, if the DM and/or player thinks it would be appropriate.

Undyings can exist in one of two states: unawakened and awakened. An unawakened Undying is one who has not yet had their first death, and in most cases, is unaware that they possess this trait. Many Undyings grow old and pass away from old age without awakening the trait, as a natural death of old age will not activate it. An awakened Undying has died and come back at least once. They cease aging, as their body simply returns to the state it was in before they first awakened the trait, negating any scars, injuries, or disabilities they acquired during a “cycle”-- a term referring to the time between deaths.

When an Undying dies, their dead body decays at a much faster rate. It takes about two days for the body to disappear, rapidly rotting and disappearing. A new body will then appear in the place they last slept OR last felt safest to begin another cycle (this can be up to the player or the DM), with a red mark from the death being the only thing left behind. Marks vary from injury to injury, but are consistent between certain causes of death.

Communities of Undyings are typically tight-knit, regardless of species, frequently taking in non-Undyings as well. Be warned, though: Some consider Undyings to be pure evil. Flaunting this trait is often a way to bring yourself trouble.

Species Unable to Take This Trait: Fey-type creatures (e.g. Fairies, Centaurs, Hexbloods, Satyrs); Construct-type creatures (e.g. Warforged, Autognomes); Undead-type creatures (e.g. Vampires, Dhampirs, Reborns, Revenants); Aetherborn

Ability Score Increases: If your initial species does not provide an increase to Constitution, your Constitution score increases to the next even number.

Age: After their first death, an Undying ceases to physically age. The one exception to this trait is seen if an Undying is under the age of adulthood (eg, 18 in humans). In that case, they will continue to age at 1/3rd of the typical rate until they reach this physical age.

Undying Sense: When rolling to detect if another person is an awakened Undying using Insight, Investigation, or Perception, you may add half of your proficiency score, rounded down.

Swift Recovery: Typically, an Undying can take anywhere from two days to two weeks to come back from a death (calculated by rolling 2d6), but through much trial and error, it was discovered that certain spells can speed up the process. These spells are primarily healing spells, and are listed below:

1st Level: Cure Wounds, Healing Word 2nd Level: Lesser Restoration, Prayer of Healing 3rd Level: Aura of Vitality, Life Transference, Mass Healing Word 5th Level: Greater Restoration, Mass Cure Wounds 6th Level: Heal 9th Level: Mass Heal, Power Word Heal, Wish

Instead of being performed on the person themselves, these spells can be performed on an item important to them to speed up the process of an Undying coming back. The amount of hit points “healed” affects how much the spell will speed up the process.

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vanoriser · 3 years

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thinking about how i didn’t have 1 mcyt phase i had like 5

#first stampy & friends; team crafted; the pack; achievement hunter if their mc lets plays count; and dsmp #i was also into bodil + simon for a while & lowkey hollow; rage; and curaxu #everytime i think i’m done boom another one #ive been into so many yt groups + yters and this is just mentioning the mc ones #rambles #edit: i’m remembering more ppl like subzer0extabyte and antvenom AKJSKSJDK #oh and brice omg #i’ve been into too many 💀

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curaxu · 1 year

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nothing gold can stay

welcome to my writing blog! my name is adrian, and i’ve stolen the curaxu brand for myself. if you remember the original curaxu, you deserve a veteran’s discount, and you’re allowed to gently bully me over this beloved special interest.

for names, i also go by tristan or curaxu. for pronouns, i use they/them, he/him, it/its, and gol/golds pronouns! honestly anything not she/her is fair game.

i’m hoping to get this blog a bit more active! you’ll mostly see OC writing here, but i may drabble in some fics. feel free to wander into my inbox about just about anything! i don’t necessarily take requests, but if you ask me about something, you’ll probably get a bit of writing anyway!

my talk tag is #curaxu rambles, and my writing tag is #curaxu writes! my main blog is @equinoxum

CURRENT PROJECTS:

- MOONGLADE SEA; a series of drabbles and snapshots of a merfolk au. the premise is simple: Evan, a human, was saved from drowning as a child by a young mer. to return the favor, he’s started working at a rehabilitation facility for mers as an adult. the plot follows him and the pod of four mers he helps, showing the journey of the pod first meeting to the slow romance that builds between the 5 main characters.

- NEW RIVIERA SICKFICS; a few oneshots about the main cast of New Riviera, a city where some people can return from the dead. many of these people have turned to crime and less than ethical ways of manipulating the corrupt to get their acts together. even if you can’t die, crime isn’t the safest thing to do. this is really just an excuse to write whump.

- A BLOODY SYMPHONY: A D&D 5E CAMPAIGN; exactly what it says on the tin. this campaign uses Undyings (the people who come back from the dead) as a homebrew trait/mechanic. the party has been summoned to deal with The Symphony, an Undying crime syndicate that has been wreaking bloody havoc for nearly two years. but they also may face down The Court, another Undying crime syndicate, who have been ruling the city of Riviera for over a decade, and are less than pleased that The Symphony has been on their turf.

#curaxu rambles #curaxu writes #moonglade sea #new riviera #a bloody symphony #dungeons and dragons #d&d #pinned #intro post

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curaxu · 1 year

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Welcome!🌈

oh thank you!! i’ve been here for a bit, but i’ve finally got actual time to write! ^v^

#curaxu rambles #asks #anonymous

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curaxu · 3 years

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Welcome to New Riviera

Welcome to my writing sideblog! I’m Ace, and I’ve stolen the Curaxu brand for myself. If you remember the original Curaxu, you deserve a veteran’s discount, and you’re allowed to gently bully me over this seemingly undying hyperfixation.

Speaking of undying! The main focus of this blog will likely be on the world of NEW RIVIERA, a fictional southern Californian city filled with criminals who can’t seem to stay dead. They always come back, blessed (or perhaps cursed) with a mutation that makes them UNDYINGS.

This world has a bunch of lore, and it’s often a collaborative effort, given that much of it developed through a roleplay server! It’s very close to my heart, and I can’t wait to share it more! ^v^

#curaxu rambles #new riviera #new riviera lore #undying #undying lore

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