Nephelim

Humanoid, Medium

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Racial Traits

Speed —

Age Mature at 20, live up to 180 years

Languages Common, Celestial

Alignment Tendencies Neutral, Lawful Neutral, Chaotic Neutral, Neutral Good

Ability Score Increases

Titanblood Lineage

STRENGTH

CONSTITUTION

Starvein Lineage

INTELLIGENCE

CHARISMA

Forgeheart Lineage

DEXTERITY

INTELLIGENCE

Racial Features

Blood Memories

Memories of the first giants and their celestial sires live dormant in your veins. You have proficiency in the History skill. When you make an Intelligence (History) check related to ancient empires, lost arts of magic or invention, celestial lore, or cataclysmic floods, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10. You also know the Guidance cantrip, using Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (your choice when you select this species) as your spellcasting ability for it.

Usage: Passive

Pactbound Resolve

The ancient oath of mutual protection still echoes in your blood. You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Frightened condition. When you fail a saving throw, you can choose to succeed instead. Once you use this latter benefit, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest.

Usage: Once per Long Rest (success override)

Dormant Celestial Spark

As a Bonus Action, you awaken a fragment of your heavenly ancestry. You gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Proficiency Bonus + your character level, and you have Advantage on the next attack roll you make before the end of your current turn. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Usage: Proficiency Bonus times per Long Rest

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 Flexible 5.5-style: base species grants +0; each lineage completes an exact +3 package (+2/+1 or equivalent) so every playable combination totals +3 with no single score above +2.

Balance Notes Comparable to official SRD species such as Goliath, Dragonborn, or Human variants: three modest base traits (skill-and-cantrip package, limited save override plus fear advantage, and a PB-limited bonus-action temporary HP plus single attack advantage) plus narrow lineage features that add one exploration/social benefit, one limited combat spice, and one small passive without granting flight, full armor, multi-resistance stacks, or at-will spellcasting.

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