Plipli
Plipli
Sheet
AC 12 · HP 32 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
17 featuresAction
- Breath WeaponDragonbornAs an Action, exhale destructive energy in a 15-foot Cone. Creatures in the area make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d10 Acid damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. Usable a number of times equal to proficiency bonus per Long Rest.
Bonus action
- Quickened Spell
When Before casting a spell with a casting time of 1 Action
As a Bonus Action, Plipli spends 2 Sorcery Points to cast a Sorcerer spell that normally takes an Action as a Bonus Action.
- Innate SorceryLevel 1
You can unleash an inner surge of magic for 1 minute. While active, your Sorcerer spells have Advantage on one damage roll, and once during each of your turns you can use a Bonus Action to cause one spell you cast that turn to have no Verbal component. You can activate this feature twice per Long Rest.
- MetamagicLevel 2
You gain two Metamagic options. Plipli knows Quickened Spell and Subtle Spell. Quickened Spell changes a spell with a casting time of an Action to a Bonus Action by spending 2 Sorcery Points. Subtle Spell removes the Verbal and Somatic components of a spell by spending 1 Sorcery Point.
Reaction
- Shadow's Retreat
When An ally or Plipli is reduced to 0 Hit Points
When a creature Plipli can see within range is reduced to 0 Hit Points, he can use his reaction to move up to half his Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks and gain temporary Hit Points equal to his Charisma modifier.
Always on
- Subtle Spell
When When casting a spell
Plipli spends 1 Sorcery Point to cast a spell without Verbal or Somatic components, making his magic difficult to detect.
- SpellcastingLevel 1
You use Charisma as your spellcasting ability. You can cast prepared Sorcerer spells using spell slots and can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus.
- Font of MagicLevel 2
You gain 5 Sorcery Points, which you can spend to fuel Metamagic and other Sorcerer features. You regain all expended points when you finish a Long Rest.
- Eyes of the DarkLevel 3
You gain 120 feet of Darkvision. You always have Darkness prepared, and you can cast it without a spell slot. When cast through this feature, you can see through the darkness created by the spell. You can cast it once per Long Rest without a spell slot, or use Sorcery Points to cast it again.
- Strength of the GraveLevel 3
When damage reduces you to 0 Hit Points, you can make a Charisma saving throw with a DC of 5 plus the damage taken. On a success, you drop to 1 Hit Point instead. You cannot use this feature if you are reduced to 0 Hit Points by radiant damage or a critical hit. Once used, you cannot use it again until you finish a Long Rest.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat for which you qualify. This character increases Charisma by 1, reflected in the final ability scores.
- Sorcerous RestorationLevel 5
You can regain up to 3 expended Sorcery Points when you finish a Short Rest.
- Draconic Ancestry, Black DragonbornDragonbornPlipli's breath weapon deals Acid damage.
- Damage ResistanceDragonbornYou have Resistance to Acid damage.
- DarkvisionDragonbornYou can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light.
- Draconic LanguageDragonbornYou can speak, read, and write Draconic.
- Shelter of the FaithfulAcolyte
You can usually find shelter, food, and basic aid from temples and religious communities that share your faith or recognize your service. You can also perform religious rites and receive modest support from your religious connections.
Spells
15 spellsSpellcasting. Plipli casts with Charisma (spell save DC 14, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , , , , ,
1st level (4 slots): , , ,
2nd level (3 slots): , ,
3rd level (2 slots): ,
Gear
10 itemsWeapons
- QuarterstaffA simple wooden staff used as a walking stick and improvised arcane focus.
- 2×DaggerLight finesse weapons kept concealed beneath his coat.
Gear
- Arcane FocusA crystal set in a black iron frame, used as an arcane focus.
- Scholar's PackA pack containing a bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, ten torches, ten days of rations, waterskin, and 50 feet of rope.
- Holy SymbolA silver holy symbol bearing the sign of Plipli's temple.
- Prayer BookA small book containing copied prayers, rites, and personal annotations.
- 5×IncenseScented sticks burned during daily rites.
- VestmentsCeremonial clothing worn during temple service.
- Common ClothesDurable everyday clothing suitable for travel.
Purse
- 15×Gold PiecesUnspent starting currency from his religious service.
Appearance
Plipli is a lean, charcoal-scaled black dragonborn with faint violet highlights between his scales and pale silver eyes that seem to dim in bright light. He stands very still when listening, taking up less space than his broad, swept-back horns suggest, but his long tail constantly traces nervous half-circles behind him. His claws are stained with ink from years of copying prayers and warding symbols. He dresses in clean but plainly repaired acolyte vestments beneath a dark traveling coat, and carries a polished obsidian pendant that he refuses to explain.
Mannerisms
Plipli pauses before answering ordinary questions, as if checking whether his first response came from him or from somewhere else. He counts doorways under his breath, lowers his voice in bright rooms, and instinctively positions himself where his shadow falls across the feet of anyone he is speaking to.
Personality
Plipli is unfailingly polite, practical, and eager to help with mundane tasks. He repairs loose hinges, washes temple cups, and asks strangers whether they have eaten before asking their names. He genuinely wants a normal life, but his idea of normal includes checking every room for hidden portals and sleeping with a warding circle drawn beneath his bedroll.
Ideals
Redemption. A person is not defined by the worst secret they have carried, but by what they do after learning the truth.
Bonds
He carries the obsidian prayer pendant of the temple that gave him a second chance. He will protect that temple and its people, even if doing so forces him to face the shadow court again.
Flaws
He lies by omission whenever the Shadow Realm comes up, even with people who have earned his trust. He is also convinced that any period of peace is merely the silence before a consequence arrives.
Quirks
Background
Plipli was raised in a quiet temple where the priests taught that every soul cast a shadow, and that wisdom came from understanding what the shadow concealed. His talent for magic appeared during a nighttime vigil, when the temple lamps went out and a pool of darkness gathered around his hands. The darkness spoke in memories that were not his own. Before long, agents from the Shadowfell found him, offering forbidden lessons and promising that his strange gift could become a doorway rather than a curse. He followed them into the Shadow Realm and spent several years helping with secret bargains, memory thefts, and rituals whose true purposes were hidden even from him. When he finally learned that one of those rituals would condemn an innocent village to eternal gloom, Plipli sabotaged it. The act saved the village but exposed his involvement in everything that came before. The shadow court banished him, stripping away his name among them and casting him back into the mortal world. Now he serves as an acolyte, keeps regular hours, pays for what he breaks, and tries very hard to live an ordinary life. Unfortunately, the darkness still answers when he calls, and some nights something on the other side calls back.
“His talent for magic appeared during a nighttime vigil, when the temple lamps went out and a pool of darkness gathered around his hands.”
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Species
Dragonborn
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