The Revenant DDI exclusive race

[Phaezen]

There is an interesting banner on the WOTC website advertising the Revenant.

The Ravenquenn doesn't want you - yet

Character death is only the beginning, get a new lease on unlife with the Revenant, a new character race"

The fluff on the article should be interesting to read.

 

[Tharian]

Thanks for the pointer. I hadn't seen the news yet.

 

[Ktulu]

Heh, it's pretty cool, really; my next character is an Avenger of the Raven Queen who has died at least 4 times but she keeps bringing him back. Revenant might work awesome for the race.

 

[Kwalish Kid]

Heh, it's pretty cool, really; my next character is an Avenger of the Raven Queen who has died at least 4 times but she keeps bringing him back. Revenant might work awesome for the race.

See, I thought of making an avenger for the Raven Queen, too. I didn't think of the dead once or twice bit, though. Thanks for that!

 

[Byronic]

Hmm, no thanks. I already know an undead race would come across to my DM. He'd probably buy special miniatures for the occasion.

It's hard to roleplay when every shop spits in your face Well, anything beyond "I throttle the shopkeeper"

 

[Lackhand]

Hmm, no thanks. I already know an undead race would come across to my DM. He'd probably buy special miniatures for the occasion.

It's hard to roleplay when every shop spits in your face Well, anything beyond "I throttle the shopkeeper"

Now, that's a little unfair. I think it depends on how decomposed you are/how unholy you appear. Even in your classical campaign, PCs return from the dead quite a lot; it's pretty easy to pass yourself off as "Yesh, the cleric got to me a bit later than I'd have preferred."

Your gold and silver don't change color, and (I'm guessing) you don't catch fire in sunlight or when entering a church, and they'll probably set the Religion checks to know what you are pretty low

 

[Rechan]

Not to mention that with a little bit of cosmetics, you can pass. I imagine "Bluff" works for disguise.

 

[Dausuul]

Not to mention that with a little bit of cosmetics, you can pass. I imagine "Bluff" works for disguise.

Yeah, I wouldn't allow a revenant PC in my game to walk around with his bare bones showing and not get chased out of town, but if you make a token effort to disguise your undead nature, it's cool. I wouldn't even require a Bluff check most of the time.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Heck, just wear a closed helmet, or a hood with face mask. I'm sure they see adventurers doing that all the time. That and them hogging every dark corner they can find.

 

[Vael]

Anyone care to speculate on Revenant racial features?

I'm thinking it's gonna be an INT/CON race. One, aside from the not-yet PC Githyanki, it's an unfilled slot. Plus, I think it fits.

I'm also guessing it will have some built in necrotic resistance. Racial power? Probably some kind of defensive/self-heal ability.