Homebrew Pixie (MM Adaption) Species Details

Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and can barely contain their excitement around them. The urge to introduce themselves and strike up a friendship is almost overwhelming; only a pixie's fear of being captured or attacked stays its hand. Those who wander through a pixie's glade might never see the creatures, yet hear the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh. Pixies array themselves like princes and princesses of the fey, wearing flowing gowns and doublets of silk that sparkle like moonlight on a pond. Some dress in acorns, leaves, bark, and the pelts of tiny woodland beasts. They take great pride in their regalia and beam with joy when they are complimented on their ensembles.

Magical Faerie Folk
With their innate power of invisibility, pixies rarely appear unless they wish to be seen. In the Feywild and on the Material Plane, pixies etch patterns of frost on winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. They cause flowers to sparkle with summer dew, and color the leaves with the blazing hues of autumn.

Pixie Dust.
When pixies fly visibly, a shower of sparkling dust follows in their wake like the glittering tail of a shooting star. A mere sprinkle of pixie dust is said to be able to grant the power of flight, confuse a creature hopelessly, or send foes into a magical slumber. Only pixies can use their dust to its full potential, but these fey are constantly sought out by mages and monsters seeking to study or master their power.

Tiny Tricksters.
While the arrival of visitors piques their curiosity, pixies are too shy to reveal themselves at first. They study the visitors from afar to gauge their temperament or play harmless tricks on them to measure their reactions. For example, pixies might tie a dwarf's boots together, create illusions of strange creatures or treasures, or use dancing lights to lead interlopers astray. If the visitors respond with hostility, the pixies give them a wide berth. If the visitors are good natured, the pixies are likely to be emboldened and more friendly. The fey might even emerge and offer to guide their "guests" along a safe route or invite them to a tiny yet satisfying feast prepared in their honor.

Opposed to Violence.
Unlike their fey cousins, the sprites, pixies abhor weapons and would sooner flee than get into il physical altercation with any enemy.

Pixie Names.
Pixies tend to name themselves after things found in nature, most commonly after flowers and other plants. Usually these names are in Sylvan, but Pixies are known to translate their names into common when interacting with other races. Pixies don't distinguish between Male and Female names

Common Pixie Names: Peace-Blossom, Cobweb, Mote, Mustardseed...

 

Pixie (MM Adaption) Traits

Pixies are tiny creatures and are also inherently magical, due to their connection to the Feywild, this gives Pixies a combination of physical and Magical traits that distinguish them from other Fey, and even other Faeries.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

Pixies do not age as normal races do, and after reaching maturity do not die except from wound or disease.

Alignment

Natural tricksters, with the simple desires for freedom and fun, Pixies are almost always Chaotic, tend towards Good.

Size

With a slender build and standing just shy of 1 foot, your size is Tiny. 
Tiny Size characters gain the following benefits and hindrances.

  • You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill.
  • You gain advantage on stealth checks relying on sight.
  • You may also end your turn in the same space as another creature.
  • Your AC increases by 1.
  • All weapons lacking the Light property must be wielded with both hands.
  • You cannot wield any weapons with the Heavy property.
  • You forgo the improved damage die normally given to wielding Versatile weapons with both hands.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 10ft. You have a flying speed of 30ft. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armour. You may also hover in place but you will fall to the ground if knocked prone.

Faerie Flight

You have a flying speed of 30ft. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armour. You may also hover in place but you will fall to the ground if knocked prone.

Fey

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep. Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.

Tiny Bodies

Tiny Size characters gain the following benefits and hindrances.

  • You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill.
  • You gain advantage on stealth checks relying on sight.
  • You may also end your turn in the same space as another creature.
  • Your AC increases by 1.
  • All weapons lacking the Light property must be wielded with both hands.
  • You cannot wield any weapons with the Heavy property.
  • You forgo the improved damage die normally given to wielding Versatile weapons with both hands.

Innate Spellcasting

You can cast the cantrip Druid Craft at will and can also cast Greater Invisibility with a range of self once per Long rest

Pixie Dust

Every day you naturally generate enough Pixie Dust for the pixie to cast any spell from the Pixie Dust spell list as long as that spell level is at least ½ the pixie's level rounded up. (2nd level spells at level 3, 3rd level spells at level 5, etc.) Charisma is your spell casting modifier. All of the days pixie dust is expended and you can only create enough to cast another spell after a long rest.

Anyone can use pixie dust but any non pixie can only cast from the list at ⅓ rounded up their class levels. (2nd level spells at level 4, 3rd level spells at level 7, etc…) Pixie Dust loses its potency after 24 hours and so cannot be hoarded indefinitely.

Pixie Dust can be used to cast the Following Spells:
confusion, druid craft, dancing lights, detect evil and good, detect thoughts, dispel magic, entangle, fly, phantasmal force, polymorph, sleep 

Languages

You Speak, read, and write in Common and Sylvan

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