Homebrew Dryad Species Details
Dryads are fey creatures resembling humanoids sculpted from bits of trees. In some settings, they closely resemble beautiful humans or elves, while in others their bodies appear composed entirely of wood.
Dryad Traits
Your Dryad character will have the following racial traitsAbility score increase
Increase one ability score by 1 and a different ability score by 2
Creature type
You are a fey
Darkvision
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Bound to the forest
Your spirit is bound to a single tree. Your appearance resembles that of your tree, changing with the seasons as your tree does. If the tree takes damage, you take an equal quantity of damage. If the tree becomes sick, you suffer effects similar to the tree. If your tree dies or is uprooted you die instantly. If you die your tree dies instantly.
Dryad magic
You know the shelleigh and druidcraft cantrips. At 3rd level you know the Goodberry and entangle spells. You can cast these each once per day. You can use any spellslots you may have to cast them as well. Choose wisdom, charisma or intelligence as your spell casting ability for these spells
Natural Armour
While not wearing armour you nave a +1 bonus to your AC
Speak with trees
You can speak with trees as if you shared a language
Tree stride
As a bonus action, you may spend 10 feet or more of your movement in 5 foot increments. Once per turn, you may then enter a tree at least one size bigger than you and emerge from another tree within a distance equal to twice the movement you spent to activate this ability. You emerge 5 feet from the tree in an unoccupied space of your choice.
Languages
You can speak read and write Common and Sylvan
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