Homebrew Redcap Species Details

A redcap is a homicidal Fey creature born of blood-lust. Redcaps, although small, have formidable strength, which they use to hunt and kill without hesitation or regret. Redcaps lack subtlety. They live for direct confrontation and the mayhem of mortal combat.

Vicious and cruel, redcaps are insane serial killers who thriv on others' pain and dipped their caps in the blood of those they'd killed. They desire only to murder and cause carnage and mayhem, and act only to satisfy these bloody impulses. However, their instinct to survive and need to soak their hats in fresh blood is the root of their murderous nature.

Favoring attacking head on, they have no sense of subtlety. Even when they try to be stealthy, their heavy iron boots make them noisy and menacing, and clumsy except when rushing to the slaughter.

Redcap Traits

You have the following racial traits

Creature Type

You are a fey

Size

You are small

Speed

Your walking speed is 25 feet.

Ironbound Pursuit

Ironbound Pursuit. The redcap moves up to its speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take (3d10 +4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.

Iron Boots

Iron Boots. While moving, the redcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Outsize Strength

Outsize Strength. While grappling, the redcap is considered to be Medium. Also, wielding a heavy weapon doesn’t impose disadvantage on its attack rolls.

Bloodthirsty Madman

You gain advantage for checks to track someone you inflicted a wound upon 

Darkvision

Thanks to your infernal heritage, 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

Natural Armor

Your AC is 13 without armor