Homebrew Boggart Species Details
Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue
Make sure your night-time wanderings are not the death of you
Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back
Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond
O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue
Wild boggarts now will dance for you...
Over the centuries, many Drow turned their backs on Lolth and their kin, inhabiting the upper tunnels of the Underdark. This affront would not be tolerated long, and her priesthood brought down the upper tunnels with tremors to crush the deserters.
The tunnels were sealed over the bodies of the Drow except where the peakland marshes dulled the tremors which shattered the stone elsewhere – they were not killed in the tremors, but the tunnels still sealed behind them, driving them to the surface.
Among the surface-dwellers, the Drow expected to be scorned for the actions of their kin, but their fear was misplaced: the Forest Gnomes who inhabited the lowland woods knew curiosity far more than they knew fear or hatred, and accepted the newcomers forced into their land with warmth.
Between the punishment from their own kind and the hospitality of their hosts, the Drow quickly abandoned their old lives and adapted to Gnomish society. The descendants of this union between Drow and Gnome became the Boggarts – the blue-skinned "Moor Elves" in crow-like rags, the will-o’-the-wisp Spooklights who take mischievous joy in leading travellers from the beaten path.
Boggart Traits
As a Boggart, you have the following racial traits.Darkvision
Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions.
You can see in dim light within 90 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can't discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.
Spooklights
Boggarts can use the racial cantrip Spooklights.
The Boggart also rests in the Spooklight form but, while resting, cannot move or use the attack effect of the spell, but are not detectable as being a living creature.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 15 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration
The boggart creates a small blue flame within range and teleports into its space.
While in the Spooklight form, the Boggart is incorporeal and may move by teleporting up to 15 feet, or can make an enchantment attack against a target’s Wisdom saving throw to lure
them towards it.
If the target fails the save, they are pulled half their speed towards it and can take no other action that turn; if they pass, they suffer no ill effect.
Your spellcasting characteristic for this spell is Charisma.
The fire does not do damage but does illuminate 30 feet of dim light and gains concealment from light sources.
Wild Mischief
You have proficiency with improvised weapons and add a die size to damage with them.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against enchantments and illusions and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Nocturnal
You gain a +1 to all Wisdom based rolls in darkness but a -1 in daylight.
Languages
You can speak, read and write Common, Gnomish and Elvish.
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity increases by 2 and your Charisma increases by 1.
Age
Boggarts live to be around 650 years old, reaching maturity around 90.
Alignment
Boggarts love mischief and causing confusion in others – not usually so maliciously as to be evil, but truly chaotic.
Size
Boggarts are a gangly build and only as tall as Dwarves, rarely over 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
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