Homebrew Nymph Species Details

A Nymphs' demeanor is wild and mercurial. Like nature itself, she embodies both great beauty and fearsome danger. She can be kind and graceful to mortals who revere the wild places of the world, but is also quick to strike against mortals who take more than they need or who treat nature thoughtlessly. Animals of all types flock to a nymph, ignoring the presence of natural enemies; injured beasts know that the nymph will tend their wounds. 

A nymph is about the height and weight of a female elf, or a female gnome.

Nymphs speak Sylvan and Common

Nymphs get a +1 to Dex, a +1 to Wis, and a +2 to Cha.

Combat

A nymph usually avoids contact with nonfey, but she often has a place she holds sacred and defends against all intrusion - a grove, a pool, or sometimes a hilltop or peak. She uses her spells and animal allies to drive intruders away from the spot she defends, preferring to use nonlethal attacks first and resorting to deadly attacks only when faced by evil creatures or intruders who reply to her efforts with deadly attacks of their own.

Nymphs are better disposed toward elves, half-elves, and druids, individuals they recognize as friends of nature. They are likely to offer such people a chance to explain their presence instead of driving them away. Nymphs have also been known to aid good heroes who approach them in a courteous and respectful manner.

Blinding Beauty: This ability affects all humanoids within 30 feet of a nymph. Those who look directly at a nymph must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom save or be blinded permanently as though by the blindness spell, only permanent. A nymph can suppress or resume this ability as a free action. 

Stunning Glance: As an action, a wrathful nymph can stun a creature within 30 feet with a look. The target creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned for 2D4 rounds. 

Unearthly Grace: A nymph adds her Charisma modifier as a bonus on all her saving throws, and as a bonus to her Armor Class. 

Wild Empathy: This power gives the nymph a +6 racial bonus to Animal Handling checks.

 

Nymph Traits

Nymphs use their natural talent with animals, and their natural beauty against those that threaten them or their sanctuaries

Fey Resistance

Your Fey blood has given resistance to cold

Language

You can speak, read, and write Common, and Sylvan. Sylvan is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Sylvan literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires.

Darkvision

Thanks to your Fey blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim Conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in Darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in Darkness, only Shades of Gray.

Animal Handling Bonus

Nymphs have a racial bonus to animal handling checks, and are naturally proficient

Unearthly Grace

A nymph adds her Charisma modifier as a bonus on all her saving throws, and Armor Class.

Blinding Beauty

This ability affects all humanoids within 30 feet of a nymph. Those who look directly at a nymph must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom save or be blinded permanently. A Nymph can suppress or resume this ability as a free action.

Stunning Glance

As an action, a wrathful nymph can stun a creature within 30 feet with a look. The target creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wis save or be stunned for 2D4 rounds.

Ability Score increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, Wisdom by 1, and Charisma by 2

Trance

Nymphs don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Size

A Nymph's size is either medium or small. Medium resembling an elf, or small resembling a gnome in height.