Abberant Mindspawn

ABERRANT MINDSPAWN — A Sorcerer Subclass

The spell is not cast. It is unleashed.
You were a vessel for something that didn’t finish what it started. When the larva failed to remake your mind, it left behind a thread—raw psionic potential buried deep in your soul. And now, that thread pulls at reality.

Sorcerers born of the Aberrant Mindspawn origin wield power that feels more invaded than inherited. Their magic is not practiced—it is triggered. Their psionics ripple through conversation, through memory, through perception itself. They speak in thoughts. They defend with instincts. And when pushed to their limit, they can unravel a mind with a whisper.

This is not arcane heritage.
This is a scar that grants you power.

NOTE TO THE DM:
This class has extremely high Role-Playing and Story potential due to the “guest” inside the mind of a character made with this class. This could also be an NPC character instead.
Untested for D&D 5.5e.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Thoughtform Speech — Communicate telepathically with any creature you can see. No voice required.

• Mindspawn Magic — Gain access to a tailored list of psionic-themed spells, including Intellect Fortress and Modify Memory.

• Psionic Metabolism — Burn Hit Dice to fuel Metamagic, trading vitality for raw power.

• Mental Echo — Evade damage by slipping partially out of reality, leaving only a psychic afterimage.

• Fractured Ascendance — Concentrate on two spells at once, pierce psychic resistances, and obliterate minds with a stunning psychic surge.

Aberrant Mindspawn is for those whose magic is not learned,
but leaked from a past that should have erased them.

Will you command the echo within?
Or let it shape your destiny in secret?

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