Homebrew Faerie Species Details
The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples, including faeries. Faeries are a wee folk. The first faeries spoke Elvish, Goblin, or Sylvan, and encounters with human visitors prompted many of them to learn Common as well.
Infused with the magic of the Feywild, most faeries look like tiny elves with insectile wings, but each faerie has a special physical characteristic that sets the faerie apart. For your faerie, roll on the Fey Characteristics table or choose an option from it. You’re also free to come up with your own characteristic if none of the suggestions below fit your character.
Fey Characteristics
| d8 | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your wings are like those of a bird. |
| 2 | You have shimmering, multicolored skin. |
| 3 | You have exceptionally large ears. |
| 4 | A glittering mist constantly surrounds you. |
| 5 | You have a small spectral horn on your forehead, like a little unicorn horn. |
| 6 | Your legs are insectile. |
| 7 | You smell like fresh brownies. |
| 8 | A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you. |
Creating Your Character
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. You can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.
Life Span
Faeries are born from rare flowers that only grow in their gardens. Faeries have a life span of about a century.
Height and Weight
Faeries are between 8 and 12 inches in height and weigh between 2 to 4 pounds.
Faerie Traits
As a faerie, you have the following racial traits.Creature Type
You are a Fey.
Size
You are Tiny.
Speed
Your walking speed is 15 feet.
Faerie Magic
You know the druidcraft cantrip.
Once per long rest you can shrink objects sized for a medium or small creature to suit your size while it is carried by you. While shrunk, a weapon can be used normally. The damage for two-handed weapons is reduced to 1d4 plus your strength modifier when shrunk and one-handed weapons are reduced to 1 plus your strength modifier when shrunk.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Tiny Body
Due to being a creature of Tiny size, there are several things that apply to you:
- You have a proficiency in Stealth
- You can end your turn while occupying the same space as a creature of size Small or larger.
- +1 AC Bonus, since being small is hard to hit
- You have a reach of 0ft. You must occupy the same space as the target of a Melee attack, or a spell requiring Touch.
- You have Disadvantage on all Strength rolls.
Nimble Form
You are small and hard to pin down. When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 12 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your Nimble Form to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.
Flight
Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to double your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.
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