Heavenly Creature Template

There are many forces of good in the universe that protect the innocent and fight against evil. Goodness can come in many different forms depending on its source. One of these forms originates in heaven. Heavenly goodness places a shard of good in the heart of anyone it encounters. The evil who get in contact with this phenomenon are either washed in a bath of holy flames, or perish and turn to ash until nothing remains. The good who are lucky enough to cross such a creature’s path receive gifts beyond the wildest of imaginations.

The touch of heaven can change a creature both physically and spiritually, as goodness is a potent form of energy. A fiend’s blood-red skin may turn sky-blue, a lion’s fur may turn to gold, or a green dragon may start to breathe radiant light. Their intentions and behaviors also change, becoming more aligned with that of the good. For instance, while red dragons are generally greedy, a heavenly red dragon may build orphanages with its treasure.

Different creatures can become heavenly creatures on different occasions, the instance and the nature of which are determined at the GM’s discretion. For instance, a vampire can slowly turn into a heavenly creature after it consumes the blood of an angel, while a paladin who has saved a red dragon’s eggs can drastically change the dragon’s motives, having them gain a heavenly aspect over time.

Heavenly Creature Template

The heavenly creature template can be added to all creatures. A creature with this template retains its statistics except as follows.

Alignment. The heavenly creature’s alignment becomes good.

New Feature: Heavenly Aura. The heavenly creature emits a 10-foot radius aura. When an evil-aligned creature that intends to harm the heavenly creature (presently) enters the aura for the first time or ends its turn within, it takes 1d4 radiant damage.

Challenge. The creature’s challenge rating increases by 1.

Senses. The heavenly creature gains darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If it already has darkvision, it gains blindsight out to a range of 30 feet.

Language. The heavenly creature understands all languages, but can only speak the ones it knows.

Resistances. The heavenly creature has resistance to radiant damage.