Homebrew Cricketfolk Species Details
Cricketfolk are an ancient race that take the form of a common cricket, although their true form is widely debated. The two prevailing theories are that: their souls are remnants of the old gods OR they are simply smaller crickets controlling tiny construct versions of slightly larger crickets.
Whether or not either of these is true, the few Cricketfolk that have made their presence known on the mortal planes often present themselves with small top-hats and are known for their whimsical spontaneous ballads. They will often travel with much larger creatures, treating them as a mount for the purposes of in-game mechanics. They prefer not to fight outright, but stay hidden and offer helpful advice to their embattled friends.
Cricketfolk Traits
Cricketfolk are very small, and their ancient lineage make them naturally adept to magic. Due to their size, they are rarely effective in melee combat and often are too weak to wield conventional weaponry or armor.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength scores decreases by 4. Your Wisdom Score increases by 2. You Intelligence and Charisma Scores increase by 1.
Tiny Stature
It's a damn cricket - it's tiny. You ever try to shoot a cricket? It's tough. Creatures of a size medium or larger have disadvantage on attacks against this creature. 6 inches tall maximum or it's no longer a cricket - it's an abomination. You know what? Fine! Spit in the face of the gods and bring forth a 40 foot tall one, but don't you dare try to use this feature you heathen.
How are you not dead?
Your hit dice is a d4 and you constitution score can not exceed 10 - even by magical means.
Wish Upon a Star
At level 6, Cricketfolk can call out to the stars one time per long rest. Roll a d100 and use the following for the effect:
1 - You immediately die and your spirit is trapped in a far off star. You can not be revived or resurrected by any means but a wish spell cast at 9th level.
2-10 - You gain inspiration until the end of the next round
11-20 - You can give up to one creature inspiration
21-30 - You and one other creature gain inspiration
31-40 - You and two other creatures gain inspiration
41-50 - You and three other creatures gain inspiration
51-60 - You and four other creatures gain inspiration
61-70 - You and five other creatures gain inspiration
71-80 - You can cast Misty Step at will for one minute
81-90 - You gain one cast of the Heal spell
91-99 - You gain one cast of the Mass Heal spell
100 - Destiny Bond - You bond your spirit to one enemy that you can see. If you are reduced to zero hit points, or die by any other means, this creature's spirit is ripped out of its body and off to a far off star where they must listen to your ballads for all eternity.
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