Weird Insight. The target must contest its Charisma (Deception) check against the nothic’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If the nothic wins, it magically learns one fact or secret about the target. The target automatically wins if it is immune to being charmed.
Can Nothics speak?
If you want any interaction to take place between your PCs and the nothic, I suggest giving it telepathy, because the PCs aren’t likely to be fluent in Undercommon, which is the only spoken language the nothic knows.
Can you charm a Nothic?
Psychic damage is still the name of the game for the Nothic, but its abilities now include charm and fear effects.
Do Nothics have names?
Since Nothics are wizards from other races who turned into Nothics, they typically have names from other cultures. However, for the few that are naturally-born Nothics, their names are reflective on what was usually used to create them.
What does a Nothic want?
The nothic targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must contest its Charisma (Deception) check against the nothic’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If the nothic wins, it magically learns one fact or secret about the target. The target automatically wins if it is immune to being charmed.
What are star spawns?
Star spawn were a variety of creatures created by Elder Evils to act as their agents on the Prime Material plane in the role of heralds, lieutenants, foot soldiers, simple servants, or even avatars. Star-like Elder Evils varied in the amount of star spawn they could send out, with some having as little as one.
What is a death slaad?
Death slaadi, also known as the lesser masters, were possibly the most deadly of the slaad race, responsible for organizing the disorderly creatures into mobs and releasing them across reality to wreak havoc.
What does a nothic’s weird insight action discover do?
Nothics possess a strange magical insight that allows them to extract knowledge from other creatures. While this isn’t the same as detect thoughts, which uses a Wis save rather than an ability contest, it’s similar in that it is discovering something in the mind of it’s target.
Can a nothic see within 30 feet of it?
The backstory of one character was that they were born to a noble family but were abandoned at birth (because they are a tiefling). Because the character was abandoned early, they do not know that they have this heritage. The nothic targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it.
Why do we want to know the secret of a character?
As readers, when something is hinted at but unknown, we sit up and pay attention. We hunger to follow clues down the rabbit hole until the shape of what is being withheld is revealed. This is why secrets are so addictive, and act as an excellent way to bring readers closer to your characters.
What was the backstory of one character in can a nothic?
The backstory of one character was that they were born to a noble family but were abandoned at birth (because they are a tiefling). Because the character was abandoned early, they do not know that they have this heritage.
