Homebrew Firefly Swarm Species Details
Created by mere happenstance when a wayward magical eddy collided with a swarm of fireflies. Their minds bound together, they learned to live as one and control the magical abilities granted to them, and have created a ragdoll avatar of cloth and plant to maintain an outwardly humanoid appearence.
Firefly Swarm Traits
Your firefly swarm character has the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2
Size
The firefly swarm is between 2 and 3 feet tall and weighs between 20 and 30 pounds. Your size is Small .
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Firefly's Glow
You give off dim light in a 5 foot radius around you at all times. This light can be temporarily deactivated as a bonus action, and then reactivated in the same way.
You can cast the light cantrip
with this trait, targeted on yourself, causing some of the fireflies to emerge from the ragdoll and illuminate the area.Decentralized Mind
The decentralized nature of the hive mind allow you to more easily maintain focus and perform tasks, granting you the following benefits:
- You have advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you take damage.
- You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.
- When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, and Elvish.