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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 6900646" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>Introduced in 3e as a race of malevolent, sadomasochistic fey from the Plane of Shadow who had to seek intense stimulation to keep themselves from fading into nothing and who blamed humanity for their plight, the Shadar-Kai were reinvisioned as a race of immortality-seeking humans who found their goal gone horribly right when they migrated to the Shadowfell in 4e. I'd like to make their origins a little more malleable in my 5e writeup, since I want to use shadar-kai in my post-apocalyptic high fantasy setting as being descended from elves who survived - barely - being caught in necrotic energy storms, but otherwise the 4e version is definitely the basis I want to stick to.</p><p></p><p>[h=3]<span style="color: #434343"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Shadar-Kai</span></span>[/h]<span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Descendants of mortals who migrated to the Shadowfell in search of immortality, the shadar-kai found it - at a cost. Although they do not wither and age like mortals do, they must seek out constant stimulation, lest they fade away into nothing as the shadowy energies within them consume their flesh and soul.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ability Score Increase:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> +2 Dexterity, +1 Charisma</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Size:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Medium</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Speed:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> 30 feet</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Vision:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Darkvision</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Sunlight Sensitivity:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A shadar-kai suffers Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on attack rolls made whilst the shadar-kai or its target is in direct sunlight. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Superior Darkvision:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A shadar-kai has Darkvision to a range of 120 feet.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Fading Flesh:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A shadar-kai is Proficient in Dexterity (Stealth) checks.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Cling to Life:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Once per long rest, a shadar-kai that is reduced to 0 hit points without being killed outright can instead choose to only be reduced to 1 hit point.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Shadow Jaunt:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A shadar-kai can teleport up to 30 feet once per short rest, but must begin and end its teleport in an area of dim light or darkness.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Shadar-Kai Racial Feat: Darkwinter Soul</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Requisite: Shadar-Kai</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Effects:</span></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gain Resistance to Cold Damage<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gain Resistance to Necrotic Damage<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After using its Shadow Jaunt, a Shadar-Kai gains the Incorporeal Movement trait for (1 + Charisma modifier, minimum of 1) turns.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 6900646, member: 6855057"] Introduced in 3e as a race of malevolent, sadomasochistic fey from the Plane of Shadow who had to seek intense stimulation to keep themselves from fading into nothing and who blamed humanity for their plight, the Shadar-Kai were reinvisioned as a race of immortality-seeking humans who found their goal gone horribly right when they migrated to the Shadowfell in 4e. I'd like to make their origins a little more malleable in my 5e writeup, since I want to use shadar-kai in my post-apocalyptic high fantasy setting as being descended from elves who survived - barely - being caught in necrotic energy storms, but otherwise the 4e version is definitely the basis I want to stick to. [h=3][COLOR=#434343][FONT=Arial]Shadar-Kai[/FONT][/COLOR][/h][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Descendants of mortals who migrated to the Shadowfell in search of immortality, the shadar-kai found it - at a cost. Although they do not wither and age like mortals do, they must seek out constant stimulation, lest they fade away into nothing as the shadowy energies within them consume their flesh and soul.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Ability Score Increase:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] +2 Dexterity, +1 Charisma[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Size:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Medium[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Speed:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] 30 feet[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Vision:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Darkvision[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Sunlight Sensitivity:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A shadar-kai suffers Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on attack rolls made whilst the shadar-kai or its target is in direct sunlight. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Superior Darkvision:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A shadar-kai has Darkvision to a range of 120 feet.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Fading Flesh:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A shadar-kai is Proficient in Dexterity (Stealth) checks.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Cling to Life:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Once per long rest, a shadar-kai that is reduced to 0 hit points without being killed outright can instead choose to only be reduced to 1 hit point.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Shadow Jaunt:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A shadar-kai can teleport up to 30 feet once per short rest, but must begin and end its teleport in an area of dim light or darkness.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Shadar-Kai Racial Feat: Darkwinter Soul[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]Requisite: Shadar-Kai[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Effects:[/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST] [*]Gain Resistance to Cold Damage [*]Gain Resistance to Necrotic Damage [*]After using its Shadow Jaunt, a Shadar-Kai gains the Incorporeal Movement trait for (1 + Charisma modifier, minimum of 1) turns. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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