Homebrew Fairy (Sylphide) Species Details
The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples, including fairies. Fairies are a wee folk, but not nearly as much so as their pixie and sprite friends.
Sylphide Fairies are one of the three species of fairies existing in the Feywild, along with the Aesside Fairies and the Alvae Fairies. Sylphides are of broadly humanoid shape, but are closely related to the insectoid realm, with most of their bodies resembling those of ants, bees, butterflies or other small critters. For this reason they often appear more alien than their Alvae or Aesside cousins to the people outside of the Feywild, and are mostly considered more scary than charming by those unaware of their nature.
Fairy (Sylphide) Traits
As a Sylphide fairy, you have the following racial traits.Creature Type
You are a Fey.
Size
You are Small.
Speed
Your walking speed is 25 feet.
Fairy Magic
You know the poison spray cantrip.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the speak with animals spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce spell with this trait. Once you cast speak with animals or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells 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).
Natural Weapons
You have a sting, claws or mandibles that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier piercing or poison damage (you choose when you make each attack), instead of the normal bludgeoning damage for an unarmed strike.
Flight
Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.
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