Yuan-ti Characters

On page 119 of Tomb of Ann h lation, the book describes

the possibility of a character becoming a yuan-ti. I think

lot of pl yers would love having the option of m king a

char cter like this right from the beginning of the adventure.

The character could be very myste1ious, hidden under

hoods, alw ys paranoid of being accused of being an

evildoer. They might desperatelyw nt to find aw yto

return to norm 1.

The m in thing to consider when deciding whether to

llow this is to note that the character will be quite powerful,

having both m gic resist nee and an immunity to

poison.

This is a hard adventure, so there is probably room for

character that is a bit more powerful than the norm. The

ppe 1 of this option is more in the cool factor rather than

the st tistic 1 benefits. The character will be stronger, but

will be at a big dis dvant ge when interacting with potenti

1 allies, who will not tmst the character and in some

c ses will be openly hostile to them.

M ke sure the rest of the group is cool with it. Some

pl yers get bent out of shape over power discrepencies.

STATISTICS

Madness. The yu n-ti character has a form of indefinite

m dness (DMG page 260). There are three options

that seem very fitting for this.

• • 3~45 ''Ach e ng my goal is the only th ng of interest to me, and I'll ignore e eryth ng else to pursue it." The character w nts revenge against the yu n-ti, who changed them into this abomination.

  • 81-85 "There's only one person I can trust. And only I can see this spec al fr end." This "speci 1 friend" could be re l! It might be Dendar, m nipul ting the character to free her. It could be Ubt o himself, ultim tely showing the character that this transform ti.on w s all part of a bigger pl n.

  • 9~100 "I' e discovered that I really l ke k ll ng people." This one would be appe ling to m ny pl yers. Their character is a badass Wolverinetype of antihero.

Darkvision. You c n see in dim light within 60 feet of

you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were

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dim light. You c n't discern color in darkness,

only shades of gray.

nnate I Jfellcasting. You know the poison

spray (PH pg 266) c ntrip. You c n c st animal

fr endshp (PH pg 212) an unlimited number of

times with this trait, but you c n t rget only snakes

with it. St rting at 3rt1 level, you c n also c st suggestion

(PH pg 279) with this trait. Once you c st

it, you c n't do so again until you finish a long

rest.

agiM tBistance. You have advant ge on s ving

throws against spells and other m gic 1 effects.

oiso61mmunity. You are immune to poison

dam ge and the poisoned condition.

BACKSTORIES

There are a lot of possibilities for the char cter's

backstory. Here are some that are tied to the Tomb

of Ann h lation story.

WRECK 10 HE '&R OJDDESS

The character could have been one of the crew of

the crashed airship (f oA pgs 84-85).

RAS Ns1

The character could have been a prisoner that R s

si decided to rele se so that the character could

find the cure to the de th curse. R s Nsi promised

to revert the character to norm 1 once the mission

is complete ( lie).

FENTHAZA

The character w s a sl ve ofFenthaz (foA page

11 7) that befriended the air element 1 in the um

("Stone Um", ToA pg 117). The element 1 secretly

helped the character esc pe, and now the hero

w nts to go back to free the element 1 from the

um.

DENDAR

Dendar sends dre ms to the char cter, urging them

to find the bl ck opal crown ( described on ToA

page 189). Those dre ms are sometimes invaded

by the Sewn Sisters, who w r with Dendar in the

dre msc pe. There is one w y to end this m dness

- find and destroy the bl ck opal crown.