Homebrew Banshee Species Details
Banshee
The Banshee is an Elven woman who was killed by the one they loved. For some reason they came back to life and are now obsessed with getting revenge. They hate seeing people in love and will often take it out on the couples around them. Their body tends be so thin they look like they are starving. Their skin tends to be a pale white that is almost ghostly. Their hair is usually stark white and seems to lightly resist the forces of gravity.
Banshee Traits
As a Banshee, you have the following racial traits.Creature Type
You are considered undead.
Size
You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.
Speed
Your walking speed is 30 ft. and you can also choose to hover. You have a Hover speed of 30 ft. Hovering makes you immune to rough terrain. You cannot hover over water.
Deathly Visage
Thanks to your Undead nature, you gain proficiency with Intimidation.
Piercing Wail
As an action, you can let out a piercing wail in a 15-foot cone. Any enemies caught inside it must make a Wisdom saving throw equal to 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 psychic damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level.
Creatures that cannot hear are immune to this attack.
Magic of the Dead
You know the Thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the spell Misty Step once per day without using a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the spell Fear once per day without using a spell slot. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You may use a spell slot of the appropriate level to cast these spells again.
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