Homebrew Faerie Species Details
Descendant of the Feywild where the faeries range from curious pixies to hardy sprite warriors their connection to the Feywild is no longer as strong as it once was. Faeries still have the traits of the ancestors, the pixies and sprites of the Feywild, but they are no longer recognized as kin among them.
Standing barely a foot tall, faeries resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise.
Time appears to have stopped aging once a faerie reaches the age of maturity, although trying to understand when that may be is a bit difficult by their ancient way of counting seasons rather than years. This does mean that there may be a faerie that counts their age as one, where another counts their age as three-hundred even if they were born in the same year but in a different hemisphere where seasons either never change or change rapidly. As with the confusion of seasonal aging most there has never been a reported death of a fairy due to age.
Artwork is Elora by Lane Brown (Edited by Aria Blais)
Pixies
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.
Sprites
In secret groves and shaded glens, tiny sprites with dragonfly wings flutter. For all their fey splendor, however, sprites lack warmth and compassion. They are aggressive and hardy warriors, taking severe measures to ward strangers away from their homes. Interlopers that come too close have their moral character judged, then are put to sleep or frightened off.
Unlike pixies, sprites rarely indulge in frivolous merriment and fun. They are firm warriors, protectors, and judges, and their stern bent causes other fey to consider them overly dour and serious. However, fey that respect the sprites’ territory find them staunch allies in times of trouble.
Faerie Traits
Creature Type: Fey
Size: Tiny (about 1–2 feet tall)
Speed: 10 feet
Faerie Traits
As a Faerie, you have these special traits.Nimble Flight
Your Nimble Flight allows you to quickly dodge out of the way of attacks and dart across the battlefield. Because of your wings you have a fly speed of 30 ft. You have difficulty maintaining your flight and cannot fly high too high. The height in feet you're able to fly is your Proficiency Bonus multiplied by 5. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.
Fluttering Leap. At 1st level you can use your wings to move up to your fly speed without touching the ground. At the end of your turn, if you're not on a solid surface you start to fall. Your quick movements allow you to dodge enemies easily. You have a +1 bonus to your AC.
Stable Wings. At 3rd level you have better control over your flight and you can make an Athletics check to remain in the air at the end of your turn, the DC is the distance you are from the ground.
Proficient Flier. At 5th level you have found a way to use wind to your advantage. You can make an Athletics or Acrobatics check, the DC is equal to the distance you are from the ground. You also are able to dodge incoming attacks more easily. Your AC bonus is now a +2.
Faerie Lineage
You are part of a lineage that grants you supernatural abilities. Choose a lineage from the Faerie Lineages table. You gain the level 1 benefit of that lineage.
When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait (choose the ability when you select the lineage).
| Lineage | Level 1 | Level 3 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie | You also know the Dancing Lights cantrip. | Color Spray | Fly |
| Sprite | You know the Starry Wisp cantrip. | Protection from Evil and Good | Magic Circle |
Fey Ancestry
You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
Tiny Trickster
You have proficiency in the Insight, Perception, or Survival skill.
Small Stature
Due to your small stature you are met with challenges that other adventurers of larger sizes don't experience. Your Strength score decreases by 4.
Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your Strength score multiplied by 7.5. This is weight (in pounds) that you can carry.
Push, Drag, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift a weight in pounds up to twice your carry capacity (or 15 times your Strength score). While pushing or dragging weight in excess of your carrying capacity, your speed drops to 2 feet.
Weapons
You are only able to wield weapons that have specifically been designed for your stature or if you meet the strength requirement with new properties as shown in the table below. All normal sized weapon damage rolls are subjected to a -1d4 modifier.
| Tiny Size Weapon Requirements | ||
| Weight | Strength | Property |
| 1 lbs | 4 | Finesse |
| 2 lbs | 8 | Two Handed |
| 3 lbs | 12 | Two Handed, Heavy |
| 4 lbs | 16 | Two Handed, Heavy |
| 5 lbs | 20 | Two Handed, Heavy |
Tiny sized versions of all normal sized weapons and they share the same properties. Tiny weapons damage die is one size smaller.
* You do not gain the benefit from the reach property from any weapons.
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