Homebrew Dryad Species Details

Dryad Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2.
Age. You age just like a tree, very slowly, which means you can live anywhere from a few hundred years to a few thousand.
Alignment. Dryads tend to be lawful and are rarely evil, following and protecting the "law" of the forest.
Size. Dryads come in many sizes, ranging from a little under 6 feet to almost 14 feet tall. Your size is dependant on subrace.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Barkskin. You have a naturally occurring tough skin covering you from head to toe. When unarmored, your Armor Class is equal to 12 + your Dexterity modifier.
Forest Blend. You have advantage on Stealth checks made to hide amongst foliage, trees and other plant life.
Plant. Your creature type is both fey and humanoid. Given that your physiology is primarily composed of plant matter, you are vulnerable to fire damage.
Photosynthesis. Being a plant-based life form, you create your food through photosynthesis, being in bright sunlight will regenerate hit points equal to your proficiency bonus at the end of each hour you spend this way, likewise, if you aren't in sunlight for a number of days equal to your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier you will start to decay, taking one level exhaustion at the end of each long rest until you do so. You cannot recover these levels of exhaustion by long resting.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Some Dryads that deal with druids folk know Druidic themselves.
Subrace. Pick one from Guardian and Watcher.

Dryad Traits

Humanoids made of Wood. Guardians of the Forest. Watchers of Nature.

Barkskin

When unarmored, your Armor Class is equal to 12 + your Dexterity modifier.

Plant

Given that your physiology is primarily composed of plant matter, you are vulnerable to fire damage.

Photosynthesis

Being a plant-based life form, you create your food through photosynthesis, being in bright sunlight will regenerate hit points equal to your proficiency bonus at the end of each hour you spend this way, likewise, if you aren't in sunlight for a number of days equal to your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier you will start to decay, taking one level exhaustion at the end of each long rest until you do so. You cannot recover these levels of exhaustion by long resting.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Age

You age just like a tree, very slowly, which means you can live anywhere from a few hundred years to a few thousand.

Alignment

Dryads tend to be lawful and are rarely evil, following and protecting the "law" of the forest.

Size

Dryads come in many sizes, ranging from a little under 6 feet to almost 14 feet tall. Your size is dependant on subrace.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Some Dryads that deal with druids folk know Druidic themselves.

Subrace

Pick one from Guardian and Watcher.