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Cephilith

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At a glance

Typical size
Medium; 5-7 ft
Typical lifespan
500 years
Features
Willpower / Flay the Mind

Ancestry overview

Cephiliths resemble squid-headed, alien humanoids with enhanced cerebral physiology.

Top feature

Willpower
You have advantage on reaction rolls against mind-affecting features and effects.

Bottom feature

Flay the Mind
Make a Finesse Roll to access the brain of an adversary with a conscious mind within Melee range. On a success, they mark 2 Stress and you clear a Stress.

Physical characteristics

Squid-faced Enhanced neurological/cerebral physiology Mucous-like skin

Examples / variants

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About this ancestry

Daggerheart version of illithids

Ancestry

Cephilith

Cephiliths resemble squid-headed, alien humanoids with enhanced cerebral physiology.

Willpower: You have advantage on reaction rolls against mind-affecting features and effects.

Flay the Mind: Make a Finesse Roll to access the brain of an adversary with a conscious mind within Melee range. On a success, they mark 2 Stress and you clear a Stress.

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