Mummy
Though most shamble through forgotten catacombs or tombs there are some mummified individuals who came back with their sanity intact, ready to take on the world again even though now undead.
Who's your Mummy?
Mummies are not limited to purely humans, though they are the most common of them all, mummies may come from all races and regions. Though they do not share a familiar culture with one another the traumatic experience of becoming a mummy and living a life dead bonds them together more than they would have with other races in life.
Immortality:Curse or Blessing?
Mummies can live forever if left completely alone, the magics that created them protect their body from normal rot or wear however they can still die just as easily as any other creature living or non-living.
Most mummies who awaken from their slumber do not do so immediately, usually it is when their resting place is disturbed they are awoken from the void of their undeath. Other times its when binding rituals or latent magic in the area wear off or intensify, rousing them from sleep.
Generally most mummies do not awaken until far after their normal lifes would of allowed but at the minimum a few years, some may still be sleeping in a forgotten tomb from thousands of years ago.
Mummies Among Us
Though mummies are rare to show up, the ones who choose to try to live their life more may try to go back to the society they have been missing from for so long. Through use of simple disguise they can pass as a scarred human, the magic spices of their internment covering up the grave smell, however when found out they may be routed from town as a monster. Those settlements who accept a mummy will find them no different from a normal individual, they are just like they were in life personality wise.
Playing a Mummy in your Campaign
Although ultimately up to the DM, choosing an undead race such as the Mummy could have severe social consequences, so trickery of some kind is recommended for normal social encounters.
However unveiling the fact you are a mummy could be useful as well, so be creative.
Whats a mummy with you?
Generally there are three goals for these revitalized Mummies to focus on in their new unlife.
They perhaps want to just live on as normal, continuing a trade or goal they did in their previous life. Some are able to return to their old jobs even, perhaps finding a family shop that is still in business when they awake.
Others were tricked or deceived into death, causing these mummies to long after revenge or sometimes redemption. Nobody expects a man you killed centuries ago to come back for revenge after all.
Still other mummies focus on returning to proper life so they can die properly for good or merely to feel alive again.
There are many other potential goals for mummies, as varied as their origin but these three remain the most common goals.
Mummy Traits
Though they come from various races all mummies share some common attributes they gained in this new form of life.
Ability Score Increases.Your Constitution Score is increased by 1 and your Wisdom is increased by 1.
Age.Mummies can potentially live forever and be awoken thousands of years after though after the first thousand year milestone the magics of their life begin to weaken, causing similar effects of old age.
Alignment.Mummies being from many races and regions do not lean towards alignments but public perception see's them as evil undead.
Size.Mummies size vary depending on the race.
Speed.Mummies all have 20 speed, regardless of the race they come from as their bindings slow them down.
Darkvision.Even mummies who did not have darkvision in life gain it in death due to the enchantments to allow mummies to navigate their tombs if awoken.You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
No Mummy, No Food. Mummies do not require food or water but can ingest them and potions if they choose too. They do require the equivalent of sleep in the form of a trance which functions like sleep.
Mummies Resistance.Mummies are immune to non-magical poisons and diseases,and have resistance against necrotic damage.
Vulnerability Due to mummies dried and undead nature they are Vulnerable to Fire damage.
Degraded Social Skills. After being interred for so long and being an undead you have disadvantage with Persuasion and Deception checks versus living creatures.
Dreadful Glare.Mummies can attempt to terrify a creature within 60 feet that can see you. It must make a Wisdom Save(DC=8+Proficiency+Constitution Modifier) or become frightened until the end of their next turn.You cannot use this glare on the same target again within 24 hours and you cannot use this ability again until after a short or long rest.
Languages.Mummies know the languages their race did in life and Wrap Rap, a special language that only other mummified creatures can understand.
Subrace and Region Variants.As mummies come from all over the world and various races they have differing traits. You can choose a race the Mummy was made from and a regional variant as well. Mummies do not gain Ability Score Increases for their regional differences.
Mummy Subraces
| Source Race | Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Human | +1 to any Attribute |
| Dwarf | +1 Constitution |
| Elf | +1 Dexterity |
| Half-Elf | +1 Charisma |
| Half-Orc | +1 Strength |
| Dragonborn | +1 Charisma |
| Halfling | +1 Dexterity |
| Gnome | +1 Intelligence |
| Tiefling | +1 Charisma |
| Goliath | +1 Strength or Constitution |
Original Racial Bonuses
Even though they had various traits while in life, after being mummified they lose most of the traits of their original race due to such a drastic change.
Desert Mummy
Desert Mummies are the most common to find and one of the more resilient type of mummies out there, only dwarfed by the Arctic Mummy.
Gift of the Sands Desert Mummies spend their lifes in sandstorms of the desert and are now Resistant versus Force Damage at the cost of losing their Necrotic Damage Resistance feature.
Deep Earth mummy
Deep Earth mummies may not have been originally buried deep below the earth but one way or the other ended up there after death. The years they spend wandering the darkness has improved their vision even further.
Special EyesDeep Earth Mummies have special eyes, increasing their darkvision to 120 feet but now have sunlight sensitivity.
Bog Mummy
Drowned in the swamp these mummies stink the most for sure as they retain their swamp origins.
Bogged Down. Bog Mummies base movement speed is reduced to 15 but the added weight from water and debris gives them an extra +2 HP per level.
Holy Mummy
Some mummies are awakened through failed attempts of Resurrection, though now imbued with positive energy that they lacked prior.
Radiant Mummy Holy Mummies can heal like normal living creatures and resists Radiant Damage but loses the Necrotic Damage Resistance feature.
Catacombs Mummy
These mummies are found beneath cities or in old ruins, in once or current civilized societies so lack the resistances mummies in more extreme environments enjoy.
Urban Mummy.Catacombs Mummies have learned to blend into society in their secret sojourns and gain do not suffer from Degraded Social Skills. However they lose access to the Dreadful Glare race feature.
