Homebrew Dryad/Bhaalspawn (1) Species Details
Dryads usually appear as beautiful young women, with the colour of their skin being made of bark, reflecting the tree to which their spirit is bound. Their hair is long, representing the colour of the leaves and the foliage that decorates their tree. Depending on what type of dryad they are, their abilities and proficiencies change.
As a bhaalspawn, you too have the skin of bark and hair of leaves as associated with a typical dryad. However, the beautiful nature of these arboreal creatures is perverted in some way. Perhaps your bark looks pale and rotted, perhaps your hair of leaves is black and decaying.
Willow dryad
- considered the most graceful and beautiful type of dryad.
Long Limbs - your movement speed increases by 5ft
Graceful Stealth: you can take the Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns and can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage or other plants
Dryad/Bhaalspawn Traits
Creature Type: fey
Size: 6ft 2
Age : ages like a tree does - dependant on their tree type
Speed: 30 (+5) feet
Ability score increase: +2 wisdom (Dryad), +1 strength or dexterity (Bhaalspawn).
Bonus skills: animal handling, nature, intimidation, stealth.
Languages: Common, Sylvan
Creature of the forest: can speak with animals and plants as if you have a shared language. However, due to your unwelcoming nature as a Bhaalspawn, you have disadvantage.
Fey Ancestry - cannot be charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep
- know the druidcraft and inflict wounds cantrip. At the 3rd level, you learnt the Entangle spell, but can only use twice per long rest.
Darkvision 60ft
Tree stride: Once per long rest, you can use 10 feet of your movement to step magically into one living tree within your reach and emerge from a second living tree within 60ft of the first tree, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5ft of the second tree. Both trees must be large or bigger. At 10th level, you can use this twice per long rest. At 20th level, you can use this thrice per long rest.
At fifth level, you learn the Pass without a Tract spell and cast it once per long rest.
Treebound: Usually dryads are bonded to a single tree, which serves as their spirit and lifeforce. As a half dryad, you are not bonded to a singular tree, but rather your strength increases when surrounded by them, and decreases when trees are not present. You will have advantage and disadvantage accordingly.
Dryad/Bhaalspawn (1) Traits
As an Dryad/Bhaalspawn, you have these special traits.Darkvision
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
Elven Lineage
You are part of a lineage that grants you supernatural abilities. Choose a lineage from the Elven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drow | The range of your Darkvision increases to 120 feet. You also know the Dancing Lights cantrip. | Faerie Fire | Darkness |
| High Elf | You know the Prestidigitation cantrip. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can replace that cantrip with a different cantrip from the Wizard spell list. | Detect Magic | Misty Step |
| Wood Elf | Your Speed increases to 35 feet. You also know the Druidcraft cantrip. | Longstrider | Pass without Trace |
Fey Ancestry
You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
Keen Senses
You have proficiency in the Insight, Perception, or Survival skill.
Trance
You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a Long Rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness.