Homebrew Dryad Species Details
Children of the Fey Forests, they act as speakers and guardians. Prone to the mercurial nature of Fey and wanderlust, they branch away to explore the planes. They remain anchored to the Feywilds through their soul-linked tree and can always find their way home.
Dryad Traits
Creature Type: Fey
Size: Medium (about 5–8 feet tall)
Speed: 25 feet
Fey Ancestry
You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
Nature's Connection
You know the “Druidcraft” cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the “Goodberry” spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the “Barkskin” spell once and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Tree Strider
Starting at level 3, as an action you may teleport up to 60 ft between two trees whose trunks are big enough to fit your entire body. You may use this ability a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per Long Rest and regain all uses when you finish a Long Rest.
You may also as an action teleport to your Ancestral Tree on the Feywild at will through any tree whose trunk is big enough to fit your body through. You cannot bring other creatures or objects not being carried with them when they do this. You can only teleport back through the same tree last used with this ability through your Ancestral Tree in the Feywild.
Arboreal Link
If the Ancestral Tree is damaged, you take the same amount and type of damage. If the Ancestral Tree is destroyed, you take 10D10 Psychic and begin to wither. If the Heart Core Seed (see below) is not replanted in 1D4 days after the tree is felled, you wither and die.
- HEART CORE SEED - This item is located inside a dryads Ancestral Tree and is ejected when the tree is felled. It has 50 Hit Points, 10 AC, and 0 Movement Speed. If this seed is destroyed or left unplanted when the Ancestral Tree is felled before 1D4 days pass, the seed and the Dryad connected to it wither and die.
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