they resemble the race of their “parent”, the one who caused the magic that gave them humanoid form, but with dead giveaways that they were once a magic item
so like, they could look mostly like a tiefling, but when they speak the words they say form on their skin in ink and it’s clear they used to be a spellbook
or they could look like an orc, but have the pattern of the gemstone they used to be all over
or they could look like an elf but they are very clearly covered in feathers and obviously used to be a quill
the base race gets a +2 to charisma and has darkvision
their age, alignment, size and speed all follow the typical stuff for their “parent” race
they also start with either mage hand or prestidigitation, representing their inherent magical nature
then the subraces are like
CANDLE
you gain a cantrip that deals fire damage. you radiate dim light in a 30 foot radius. your constitution increases by 1.
SPELLBOOK
you gain a cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list and an extra language of your choice. your intelligence increases by 1.
ATHAME
you gain proficiency in two weapons of your choice and can treat them as finesse weapons. your dexterity increases by 1.
POTION VIAL
you know the spell Healing Elixir and can cast it at its lowest level without material components. once you cast this spell in this way, you must complete a long rest before you can cast it again. your constitution increases by 1.
GEMSTONE
you know the cantrip Magic Stone. your AC and strength increase by 1.
CRYSTAL BALL
you know the cantrips Guidance and True Strike. your wisdom increases by 1.
QUILL
you know the spell Feather Fall and
can cast it at its lowest level without material components. once you
cast this spell in this way, you must complete a long rest before you
can cast it again. your dexterity increases by 1.
or yknow. other things. depending on balance
but you can also just like
switch out the artifact for another artifact that could reasonably have the same effect??? like the crystal ball could super easily be tarokka cards, the potion vial could also be a mortar and pestle, that kinda thing
and, consulting with your DM, you could just make a whole new one, swapping out the feature for something equivalent
that feeling when you see someone wearing a jacket with a shit-ton of patches and you need to get closer so you can tell what type of punk they are
counterpoint: girl scouts
Are you trying to tell me that girl scouts aren’t a type of punk?
SHIT fuck you’re absolutely right
Actually, I totally have something to add to this.
So walking home from work yesterday, I passed a girl scout and her big sis selling girl guide cookies, and I was like: Score! I just got kickback money, so for once I have money on hand, and they never come to my house!
As I’m walking up, I hear the person at the door they’re currently at …let’s say he was berating the poor girl for being brown.
So when he slams the door, the little one just turns to her sis and cheerfully says something like ‘That’s another one for the list. I think he’s at least a two!’
And I’m already behind her at this point with my $10 out for two boxes of thin mints, and she’s all like ‘ah thanks!’, and I ask “What’s this list …?”
“My big sister is keeping a list here of racist fucks and she’s going to break their windows and stuff on halloween!”.
Anyways, girl scouts are precious little angels.
Oh right, this.
I checked around the dude’s house late halloween night.
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