Homebrew Dryad Species Details
Dryads are humanoid-resembling spirits of nature with a wide variation of skin colour, flowers, thorns, bark and other plant-like features. Most resemble a female figure, covered in leaves or bark, with long hair-like wines. Some prefer to grow thorns on their fingers, or branches on their head imitating horns, others grow to be as much of a tree as they can. what they all have in common are the brightly yellow or orange eyes, usually, the only thing one might catch a glimpse of when passing through dryad territory.
Dryad Traits
Dryads have many strange and peculiar features coming from their plant-like formAbility score increase
Your Wisdom score increases by +1
Variable growth
Let your cuticle grow into bark for higher protection (AC+2) OR Make your cuticle more flexible to become more dexterous (DEX +2) OR Let your hair and body flower to be more charismatic (CHA+2) OR Grow thorns as a natural weapon (1d4 poison)
Variable growth 2
Let your cuticle grow into bark for higher protection (AC+1) OR Make your cuticle more flexible to become more dexterous (DEX +1) OR Let your hair and body flower to be more charismatic (CHA+1) OR Grow thorns as a natural weapon (1d4 poison)
You cannot choose the same feature twice
Spirit of nature
Creature type
You are a fey
Fey eyes
You have darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 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.
Plant body
Due to your plant origin, you are vulnerable to fire damage but resistant to poison.
Bond with nature
You have proficiency in Nature (Wisdom) checks
Speak with Plants and Animals
You can communicate with plants about events in the spell's area within the past day, gaining information about creatures that have passed, weather, and other circumstances.
You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts. The knowledge and awareness of many beasts are limited by their intelligence, but at minimum, beasts can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever they can perceive or have perceived within the past day. You might be able to persuade a beast to perform a small favour for you, at the DM's discretion.
Languages
You can speak, read and write in Common, and Sylvan
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