Otto Von Scrachensnyph

Otto Von Scrachensnyph was born the third son of a wealthy medical dynasty, his family's fortune built upon generations of anatomical innovation and patronage from the nobility. While his older brothers were groomed for administrative roles within the family's vast hospital network, young Otto found himself drawn to the forbidden corners of medical science—the late-night dissections, the experimental procedures, the whispered theories about reversing death itself. His natural aptitude for surgery was undeniable, yet his social ineptitude became legendary among the aristocratic circles his mother desperately tried to integrate him into, leaving him perpetually red-faced and stammering whenever a suitable young woman entered the room. By his late twenties, Otto had rejected the comfortable path of society surgery to pursue his obsession in a converted monastery laboratory on the family's remote estate, where he conducted increasingly audacious experiments on recently deceased animals and cadavers obtained through morally questionable means. His colleagues whispered that he'd gone mad, that his ambitions bordered on blasphemy, but Otto remained convinced that death was merely another medical condition awaiting the right cure. Despite his isolation and the growing estrangement from his disapproving family, he harbored secret dreams that one day his breakthrough would not only revolutionize medicine but finally prove to the world—and perhaps to some understanding woman—that his unconventional mind possessed value beyond social graces.

Strength

12, modifier 1

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

18, modifier 4

Intelligence

20, modifier 5

Wisdom

16, modifier 3

Charisma

10, modifier 0

Surgical Precision

Make a melee spell attack against a creature. On a hit, deal 3d8 + 5 piercing damage and regain hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Revitalizing Surge

Once per long rest, Otto can restore 4d10 hit points to an ally within 30 ft. as he channels his knowledge of life.

Cadaverous Experiment

Otto can animate a corpse as a zombie for 1 hour. The zombie obeys his commands and acts on his initiative.

Frantic Dissection

As a bonus action, Otto can make a Medicine check to stabilize a dying creature within 5 ft. on a success, the creature regains 1d4 hit points.

Anatomical Insight

Otto has advantage on Medicine checks and can identify ailments with ease.

Experimental Resilience

Otto has resistance to necrotic damage due to his studies on death.

strength

1

dexterity

2

constitution

4

intelligence

5

wisdom

3

charisma

0

necrotic