Homebrew Leprechaun Species Details

A leprechaun is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like creatures rarely appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore.

The earliest known reference to the leprechaun appears in the medieval tale known as the Echtra Fergus mac Léti (Adventure of Fergus son of Léti). The text contains an episode in which Fergus mac Léti, King of Ulster, falls asleep on the beach and wakes to find himself being dragged into the sea by three lúchorpáin. He captures his abductors, who grant him three wishes in exchange for release.

Leprechaun Traits

Your Leprechaun has a number of traits in common with all other small humanoids.

Leprechaun - Shillelagh

Your Leprechaun automatically gains Shillelagh, a transmutation cantrip. You do not need the verbal or material components to cast this spell. 

Leprechaun - Mending

Your Leprechaun automatically gains Mending, a transmutation cantrip. You do not need the verbal or material components to cast this spell. 

Leprechaun - Charm Person

Your Leprechaun automatically gains Charm Person, a level-1 enchantment spell. 

Leprechaun - Ability Score Increase and Decrease

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 3. However, your Strength score decreases by 2 and your Constitution score decreases by 1. 

Leprechaun - Age

A leprechaun can live up to two centuries, and they keep a gold coin for every year they've been alive.

Leprechaun - Alignment

Most leprechauns are neutral or chaotic good. Leprechauns don't have any organized society and prefer to live practically alone in the wild. 

Leprechaun - Size

Leprechauns average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 50 pounds. Your size is Small.

Leprechaun - Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Leprechaun - Lucky

When you roll a 1 or a 2 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.

Leprechaun - Nimbleness

You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Leprechaun - Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common.