The 'Esper' Lineage

About this Pack: The esper lineage is a race expansion that characters might
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Barbarian Subclass
Demon Weapon
Your bloodline was tainted by a foul experiment which
involved the fusion between a human soul and a weapon,
allowing your body to change form almost instantly and
appear as nearly any weapon imaginable. Your power is
amplified by eating the souls of monsters, and the intense
training you partake in with your weapon meister.
Weapon Transformation
Starting at 3rd level, whenever you rage you can cause part of
yourself to transform into a single weapon of your choice
until your rage ends. Ranged weapons don't possess the
'ammo' or 'loading' properties and fire infinite ammunition
which vanishes after dealing damage.
You can attack with your weapon form as if you were
wielding it, using the appropriate weapon statblock. Weapon
attacks made with your weapon form are magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistance.
Your weapon form also gains a +1 bonus to its attack and
damage rolls at 6th level, increasing to a +2 at 14th level.
Soul Resonance
Starting at 3rd level, you can grow a close bond with a
creature that correlates into immense strength in combat. To
use this feature, choose a creature that you can see. The
following must all be true between both you and that
creature:
Trustful. We both trust each other with our lives.
Friendly. We get along with and appreciate each other.
Reliable. We've both shown to be reliable with many
aspects of our company.
If you're raging while all 3 are true, whenever you are within
15 feet of each other, you gain an additional attack whenever
you take the Attack action on your turn. You can change the
creature used by this feature after every long rest.
Aggressive Parry
Starting at 6th level, while raging, you can occasionally block
dangerous effects before they make contact.
If a creature within attack range of your weapon form is hit
by an attack, you can use your reaction to add one of your
weapon form's damage dice to their AC. If you activate this
feature using a ranged weapon, the damage die used by this
feature is reduced by one category.
Faithful Maneuvers
At 10th level, you've mastered your fighting technique,
allowing your entire body to flow like an elegent weapon.
You possess an additional reaction on each of your turns
which can only be used to make opportunity attacks and
activate your Aggressive Parry feature.
Witch's Soul
At 14th level you become capable of eating the soul of a
powerful monster to gain a devastating new ability. The DM
determines what monsters are qualified to possess this soul,
and once consumed, grants the following feature:
If you score a critical hit against a creature with your
weapon form, the target must succeed on a DC 10 +
(your Strength or Dexterity) Constitution saving throw
or be vulnerable to the attack's damage.
If you created your Demon Weapon barbarian at or above
level 14, ask your DM if it would make sense for your
character to have already eaten this soul.
Character Archetype

Kuudere

C
alm and focused, Kuudere show next to no
outside emotion. The lack of feeling often comes
off as cold and stoic, but deep inside they truly
care about their 'friends', even if others may not
see it as such. A Kuudere's quick remarks can
make them seem smart and calculating, always
quick to verbally jab anyone around them.
Ability Scores
Intelligence: +1 (Cannot exceed 20)
Any 1 ability modifier with a score of 11 or higher: -1
(Ability) Level Head:
You can stay calm and focused in nearly any situation. You
have advantage on saving throws against spells and effects
that would charm or frighten you.
(Forced Ability) Hollow:
Your apathetic attitude makes dealing with social situations
difficult. Any Charisma or Wisdom (Animal Handling) check
you make towards another creature is reduced by 1d4.
Optional Personality Traits:
I'd rather most people just leave me alone.

I rarely speak unless it's absolutely necessary.

I'm a completely different person deep inside. Nobody's ever

seen that side of me, though.

Optional Flaws:
I can't leave an encounter until I've had the final remark.

Nobody cares about me, so why should I care about them?

I feel the need to mock and belittle other people for having
expressive emotions.
Lineage

Esper

E
spers are humanoid creatures who have
had their metaphorical third eye opened as
a result of intense emotions festering
within their mind. These creatures can now
access a latent psychic power to influence
the world around them.
Racial Expansion
If you gain this lineage, you can keep all of the elements of
your previous race.
Forceful Grasp
Whenever a spell you cast details the maximum weight of an
object it can influence, you can triple the weight capacity of
that spell.
Psy Magic
You can cast the mage armor and catapult spells with this
trait. At level 3 you can also cast the levitate spell.
Once you cast any of these spells with this trait, you can't
cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You
can also cast these spells using spell slots if you have any.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability
for these spells (choose the ability when you gain this
lineage).
Esper Origins
Many espers found their psychic connections through various
emotional pathways. Roll on or choose an option from the
Esper Origins table to determine how your character gained
their lineage.
d6 Origin
1 A life or death event caused your powers to awaken,
giving you the strength needed to overcome it.
2 Hours of painful suffering allowed your sealed powers
to crack through.
3 Intense jealousy over another's success festered into
your new powers.
4 The news of a life-changing event occurring recently
changed you forever.
5 You couldn't stand back and watch others suffer
anymore. You've had enough.
6 The evil deed you committed released a wave of
regret, sadness, and psychic energy into your mind.