Homebrew Freed Dryad Species Details
Once a dryad like any other you have found a way to shirk your bond to the tree you were bound to without losing your mind. Perhaps a powerful arcane spellcaster freed you or perhaps you did it by yourself by merging with the tree and becoming your own shackles. Whatever happened life will never be the same again.
Newfound Freedom
Once stuck inside the forest you are now free, maybe you were freed a long time ago, maybe just last week. Many newly freed dryads seek a life of adventure to exercise their newfound freedom, at a direct contrast to their significantly more reclusive kin.
Friends of the Forest
As a freed dryad you will have spent many hours in the forest and knew keenly of its dangers. Dryads are guardians of the forest and have spent centuries staying out of sight while protecting the beasts and plants of the forest, freed dryads have not forgotten this fact and when they see nature at risk they will most likely come to its aid.
Natural Calm
A freed dryad has been alive for so long that many things that would bother a shorter-lived person or race just don't have much effect on them.
Generally, a freed dryad would prefer to talk their way through a situation instead of escalating to violence, though this is not to say all freed dryads feel the same way.
Freed dryads like to go at their own pace and find the rushed pace of other races uncomfortable.
Freed Dryad Names
Freed Dryads don't really have a culture to call home so they often choose their own names, though if they were freed by someone that person may have given them a name.
Freed dryads will often adopt names from elves and firbolgs they have met during their time in the forest making both firbolg and elf names a good choice for a freed dryad character.
Freed Dryad Traits
As a freed Dryad you have the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your charisma score increases by two. On top of this, your wisdom or dexterity score increases by one.
Age
Freed Dryads don't seem to have a maximum age but many freed dryads are already hundreds or thousands of years old, most of this time spent as a normal dryad.
Alignment
Most Freed Dryads are Neutral like thier unfreed kin, though many are chaotic and eager to explore their newfound freedom. Though it is not unheard of for them to be lawful or even evil or good.
Size
The size of a freed dryad can vary massively however most are around the same size as elves ranging from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and having slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Speech of Beast and Leaf
You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner with beasts and plants. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them.
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 60 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.
Fey Origin
When you create your character you can choose whether you are humanoid, fey, or plant type.
Innate Spellcasting
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells and for you they require no material components.
You know the druidcraft cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast goodberry with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast barkskin with this trait. Once you cast goodberry or barkskin, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Roots and Leaves
Provided with at least an hour of contact with soil and sunlight, (not necessarily at the same time) the freed dryad has gained the necessary nutrients and energy to sustain themself for the day.
Though only soil access is necessary to quench their thirst a freed dryad requires both sun and soil for food.
The freed dryad can still benefit from food and water as normal.
Walk Through Trees
Once on per short rest, a freed dryad can use 10 feet of their movement to step magically into one living tree within their reach and emerge from a second living tree within 60 feet of the first tree, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second tree. Both trees must be Large or larger.
Languages
You can, speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Sylvan.
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