Godborn

Species, Medium

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Racial Traits

Speed 30 ft.
Age 80–160 years
Languages Common, Celestial
Alignment Tendencies Any

Ability Score Increases

Warborn
STRENGTH
+2
CONSTITUTION
+1
OR
Forgeborn
STRENGTH
+1
CONSTITUTION
+2
OR
Seaborn
DEXTERITY
+1
WISDOM
+2
OR
Stormborn
DEXTERITY
+2
CHARISMA
+1
OR
Shadowborn
DEXTERITY
+1
CHARISMA
+2
OR
Hearthborn
CONSTITUTION
+2
WISDOM
+1
OR
Wordborn
INTELLIGENCE
+2
WISDOM
+1
OR
Tricksterborn
DEXTERITY
+2
CHARISMA
+1
OR
Starborn
INTELLIGENCE
+1
CHARISMA
+2
OR
Wildborn
STRENGTH
+1
DEXTERITY
+2
OR
Lawborn
INTELLIGENCE
+1
WISDOM
+2
OR
Sorrowborn
STRENGTH
+2
CONSTITUTION
+1
OR
Dreamborn
INTELLIGENCE
+2
CHARISMA
+1
OR
Plagueborn
CONSTITUTION
+2
CHARISMA
+1

Racial Features

Divine Blood

Your veins carry the ichor of a god. You have Resistance to Radiant damage.

Usage: passive

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid, though some Godborn manifest faint divine traits that scholars of the planes find unsettling. You are counted as Humanoid for all spells and effects.

Usage: passive

Darkvision

Divine light smolders behind your eyes. You can see in Dim Light within 60 feet of yourself as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Usage: passive

Godsight

The divine spark in you recognizes itself. As a Bonus Action, you can open your inner sight for 1 minute. During that time, you know the location of any Celestial, Fiend, or Undead within 30 feet of yourself, even if they are hidden or Invisible. You can use this trait twice, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Usage: bonus_action, 2 per long rest

Divine Resilience

Your divine parent's protection wards your mind and spirit. You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.

Usage: passive

Languages

You know Common and Celestial, the tongue your divine parent speaks in dreams.

Usage: passive

Rules Compatibility

Primary Ruleset D&D 5.5 / SRD 5.2
Compatible Rulesets D&D 5.5 / SRD 5.2, D&D 5e / SRD 5.1
Ability Scores Each lineage grants a fixed +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1 (total +3) package; GMs using fully flexible 5.5 point-buy may allow players to reallocate these increases per the standard species variant rule.
Balance Notes Base species grants Radiant Resistance, Darkvision, Godsight, Divine Resilience, and Celestial language—comparable to Dragonborn or Mountain Dwarf. Every lineage completes a valid +2/+1 or +2/+1/+0 ability package totaling +3. Lineage resistance swaps (never additions) keep total resistances at one per character, plus narrow utility effects. No lineage stacks flight, armor, bonus-action spells, and resistances simultaneously; the strongest combat options (Battle-Trance, Unyielding Spark) mirror Orc's Relentless Endurance and comparable official traits.

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