Homebrew Feywild Pixie Species Details
Appearance
Pixies are small fey humanoids that resemble tiny elves but with rounder features instead of the angular one's elves usually have. Pixies typically can be seen being 1 to 2.5 feet tall. Pixies typically wear clothing made from small leaves, acorns, and tiny animal pelts. These clothes usually very vibrant in color, mirroring the patterns of the Feywild and beautiful flowers. Most importantly however, Pixies use their small almost translucent wings to fly. These tend to be similar in shape to either moth wings, bee wings, or butterfly wings. In the daylight you can expect their fair wings to shine brightly.
Temperament
Pixies can usually be found in the Feywild where they originate, although some have wondered into the material planes looking to explore and spread mischief. They indeed are quite mischievous sprites that enjoy playing pranks on people. Such pranks include leading travelers astray and tricking misers into parting with their wealth. Be warned, some pixies are known to use their innate magical abilities to cast minor curses on those who annoy them, or those they see it most entertaining to misfortune. Although they appreciate a good prank, they take nature and their own interests very seriously. They usually are willing to dedicate their entire immortal life to one profession, hobby, or location. A pixie with a love of flowers may spend all their days singing to them and helping them grow.
Innate Fey Magics
Their chaos isn't just emotional. Pixies are born with an affinity for the arcane that allows them to cast a range of tricky spells. Some pixies are able to cast Invisibility on themselves, making them especially stealthy combined with their miniature sizes. Along with Invisibility, other spells like Polymorph, Dancing Lights, Confusion, and Bestow Curse come naturally to these fey. As they grow, they learn to cast two of these at will for the rest of their lives.
Pixie Traits
Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Tiny (about 1–2.5 feet tall)
Walking Speed: 15 feet - Fly Speed: 30 feet
Darkvision
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
Tiny Target
Due to being a creature of Tiny size, there are several things that apply to you while you are Tiny:
- You have Advantage on all Stealth rolls.
- You have Disadvantage on all Strength rolls.
- Ranged weapon attacks made against you are at Disadvantage.
- You can end your turn while occupying the same space as a creature of size Small or larger.
- You have a reach of 0ft. You must occupy the same space as the target of a Melee attack, or a spell requiring Touch.
Note: Any effects that increase your size to Small or bigger automatically void these effects.
Pixie Shrink Ray
You can shrink items meant for medium or small creatures as long as they are something a creature can equip. While shrunk, weapons and armor can be used normally. Things that can't be equipped such as an object like a chair, large rock, etc. are not possible to shrink. Once an item is unequipped, it immediately grows to its original size. An item that grows back to normal size in a place it can't fit will be destroyed. Creatures blocking an item from growing back to its original size will be shunted 5ft out of the way and take 2d6 force damage.
Fey Ancestry
You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition., and magic can’t put you to sleep. You also do not need to sleep but instead meditate for at least 4 hours in a trance like state.
Magical Wings
Your delicate pixie wings grant you your fly speed of 30 feet. You can hover though you still fall if knocked prone or are deprived of the ability to move. It is possible to lose your ability to fly, thus making your fly speed 0. Some of these ways can be seen below, however they are up to your DM's discretion.
- If your wings are destroyed, cut, etc.
- Wings are soaked by water.
- If you are in an environment of freezing temperatures.
If your wings suffer damage or are destroyed in any way, they will recover after 1 long rest.
Pixie Lineage
You are part of a Pixie lineage that grants you supernatural abilities based on your wing shape. Choose a lineage from the Pixie Lineages table. You gain the level 1 benefit of that lineage.
When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you learn a new 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.
| Lineage | Level 1 | Level 3 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlit Moth Wings | The range of your Darkvision increases to 120 feet. | Misty Step | Darkness |
| Sundrop Butterfly Wings | You can add twice your proficiency modifier to nature checks. | Polymorph | Confusion |
| Mischievous Bee Wings | You gain the ability to bestow custom minor curses on target creatures as a magic action. These custom curses are decided by your DM. | Invisibility | Bestow Curse |
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