Homebrew Pixie Species Details

Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and can barely contain their excitement around them. The urge to introduce themselves and strike up a friendship is almost overwhelming; only a pixie’s fear of being captured or attacked stays its hand. Those who wander through a pixie’s glade might never see the creatures, yet hear the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh.  

Pixies array themselves like princes and princesses of the fey, wearing flowing gowns and doublets of silk that sparkle like moonlight on a pond. Some dress in acorns, leaves, bark, and the pelts of tiny woodland beasts. They take great pride in their regalia and beam with joy when they are complimented on their ensembles.

Pixie Traits

Your fey nature grants you the following traits

Ability Score Adjustment

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Charisma score increases by 1. Your Strength score decreases by 2.

Diminutive Stature

As a tiny creature, some of the normal rules of adventuring for small and medium creatures need to change slightly to reflect how much smaller you are. As such, the following rules apply to you:

  • You may occupy the same space as any other creature of your size or larger
  • If you would normally gain half cover, you instead gain three-quarters cover. If you would normally gain three-quarters cover, you instead gain total cover. You also gain half cover from objects that would otherwise be considered incidental, such as rocks or tree saplings
  • Your lifting and carrying capacity is half that normally calculated for your Strength, and you have disadvantage on Strength ability checks, saving throws, and attacks.
  • You may only use diminutive versions of weapons and equipment.
    • Diminutive weapons are specially-crafted for tiny creatures, are ½ their normal weight, and deal ½ their normal damage (minimum 1). Weapons with the heavy, two-handed, or reach properties cannot be made diminutive, and you cannot use them. You do not benefit from weapons with the light property when wielding one in your off-hand when two-weapon fighting, versatile weapons must be wielded in two hands and deal their basic damage rather than their versatile damage, and you only gain the benefits of finesse weapons if they also have the light property.
    • Diminutive armor is specially-crafted for tiny creatures and is ½ its normal weight. Armor that imposes disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks cannot be made diminutive. Using armor you are not proficient with prevents you from being able to fly.
    • You have disadvantage when trying to use non-diminutive versions of weapons or equipment that a small creature could normally use (provided your above restrictions), and cannot use weapons or equipment made for medium creatures or larger.
  • You gain a +2 bonus to your AC when not wearing any armor

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Naturally Stealthy

Pixies gain proficiency in Stealth

Pixie Prowess

You know the druidcraft cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan
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