Death

Death was not always a watcher; he was once a player himself, a brilliant strategist who won so many games that the cosmic forces governing the borderlands grew weary of his dominance and offered him a choice: eternal imprisonment or eternal employment as their arbiter. He accepted the role, trading his mortality for omniscience, and spent millennia observing the game masters who crafted endless scenarios for countless souls, occasionally intervening with his own elaborate contests designed to test the very limits of fate and free will. His chaotic nature made him an unpredictable guardian—sometimes merciful, sometimes cruelly whimsical—and the other cosmic entities could never quite predict whether he served the borderlands' purpose or merely entertained himself at their expense. Death has come to understand that his reign, like all things, must end; he plays his games knowing that defeat awaits him, that some future reaper will eventually best him and claim his crown as watcher. This knowledge has not made him melancholy but rather more fervent in his contests, for he believes the only true victory lies in playing magnificently right up until the moment of one's inevitable loss. He watches the watchers and games the gamers, fully aware that the final game—his own—is already in motion.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

16, modifier 3

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

20, modifier 5

Wisdom

18, modifier 4

Charisma

22, modifier 6

Spectral Scythe

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 3d10 + 5 slashing damage.

Game of Fate

Choose up to 3 creatures within 60 ft. Each must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or be forced to reroll their next attack or saving throw.

Whims of Chaos

Death can create a chaotic effect in a 30 ft. radius. Each creature must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 6d6 force damage and be knocked prone.

Final Contest

As a bonus action, Death can challenge a creature to a contest of wills. If the creature accepts, both roll 1d20 + their Intelligence modifier. The loser takes 4d10 psychic damage.

Omniscient Watcher

Death can see all events in the borderlands, granting advantage on Insight checks.

Game Mastery

Once per turn, Death can reroll any failed ability check or saving throw.

strength

10

dexterity

11

intelligence

12

wisdom

11

constitution

12

charisma

13

Necrotic

Psychic