Harpy Owl (5e Subrace)
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Harpy Owl[edit]
(kobold press tome of beasts pg 246)
Physical Description[edit]
This race is all female short and feathered with bird like frames with zygodactyl clawed hands and feet.
History[edit]
Harpy Queens. An owl harpy is superior among her kind, possessing superior grace and intelligence. Owl harpies never grow hair, only feathers, which often wreathe their faces and crown their heads like a headdress. Their taloned feet are zygodactyl strong and razor sharp. They are much stronger fliers than lesser harpies; they swoop and hover in mid-air with ease. They are found in temperate climates as well as in deserts and jungles.
Society[edit]
Owl harpys like other harpies find other demihuman males to mate with to produce their offspring which are always female raised in large communal nests they are able to fly by 1 year old and able to sing by 3 at this point they are considered young adult and expected to bring in food or treasures for the roost. by 5 they have learned how to use their hovering darkness ability and are consided full adult, before they reach 10 years old they start manifesting the ability to cause darkness 3 times a day. While this matriarchal society is focused on hunting and patrolling their territory which can be 200 miles around their nest owl harpiesalsolike to creat thing to decorate their personalnest and self. many roosts practice a rare, potent magic associated with darkness and the night. They can counter most light sources easily.leading many to be faithful Servants of Alquam. Owl harpies are natural bards thanks to their sharp wits, Less common but not unheard of are oracles, scholars, and collectors. These savants are known to exchange their knowledge and insights for companionship or for unusual gifts and treasures.
Harpy Names[edit]
A Harpies roost names tend to have mixtures of bird song and screechs chosen at their adulthood ceremony to fit their personality. this name can grow as she matures. they also adopt names easier for other races to pronounce if they have a lot of dealings with outsiders. they however keep the tendency to shape it to their personality a charmer may have a name in the flowing language of elves, the harsh commander may prefer the sharp harsh sounds found in the orcish tongue
Harpy Traits[edit]
Racial Traits A humanoid race with the frame of a large owl with strong wings and zygodactyl claws on their hand and feet they have no hair only feathers which can range from blackish brown to red, orange, and in the colder climates snowy white.
Ability score[edit]
cha score increases by 2.
dex score increases by 1.
str score decreases by 2.
con score decreases by 1.
===Age===
Harpies reach maturity by 10
They only live about 80 years
===Alignment===
older harpies tend to be more lawful focusing on their roosts survival learning cooperation means more for all the younger harpies tend to be more neutral. the carnivorous nature of harpies has them see most living things as prey or toys which lends to a neutral to evil disposition.
===Size===
Harpies tend to be just over 4 ft.
Your size is Medium.
Speed Your base walking speed is 20. Your flight speed is 60. with the ability to hover
Blindsight 60ft
You have incredible hearing darkness and invisibility do not stop your ability to hunt.
your passive perception is 12 if deafened Blindsight is unavailable you also have disadvantage aginst sound based attacks
Languages Common and a local language of your area
Quiet Feathers her feathers are like that of an owl which muffle the sounds of her flight and somewhat of her walking wearing restrictive clothing like armor will lessen stealth as it compresses the feathers she must spend a short or long rest preening her feathers to restore the muffling effect if this happens light cloth and cloaks low weight harnesses with pouches and belt pouches should not do this but unclothed with belt pouches and harnesses is preferred for this reason
Skills
Proficient: Performance, Stealth (advantage on Stealth while flying)
Innate Spellcasting. innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. when an Owl harpy character reaches level 5 she can innately cast requiring no material components:3/day: darkness
Multiattack. The owl harpy makes two claw attacks or two talon attacks.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
level balancing
level 1 +1 to hit
level 3 +3 to hit
level 5 +5 to hit
level 6 +6 to hit
also as it represents a double attack you may be required by the DM to roll 2 separate attacks if you miss one the damage would be halved
Hovering Darkness. at level 3 An owl harpy character that hovers in flight can shake a fine, magical dander from her wings over a creature within 20 feet and directly below her. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious and be poisoned for 10 minutes. It wakes up if it takes damage or if a creature uses an action to shake it awake, but waking up doesn’t end the poisoning.
Luring Song. The owl harpy sings a magical melody. Every humanoid and giant within 300 feet of the harpy that can hear the song must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the song ends. The harpy must use a bonus action on its subsequent turns to continue singing. It can stop singing at any time. The song ends if the harpy becomes incapacitated.
While charmed by the harpy, a target is incapacitated and ignores the songs of other harpies. A charmed target that is more than 5 feet away from the harpy must move at its highest rate (including dashing, if necessary) along the most direct route to get within 5 feet of the harpy. The charmed creature doesn’t maneuver to avoid opportunity attacks, but it can repeat the saving throw every time it takes damage from anything other than the harpy. It also repeats the saving throw before entering damaging terrain (lava or a pit, for example), if the most direct route includes a dangerous space. A creature also repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. A successful saving throw ends the effect on that creature and makes the creature immune to this harpy’s song for 24 hours.
Level balance as a harpy matures she learns to sing clearer and project further
Level 1 DC 5 range 50ft
Level 2 DC 8 range 100ft
Level 3 DC 11 range 150ft
Level 4 DC 13 range 200ft
Level 5 DC 15 range 300ft
Random Height and Weight[edit]
| Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4′ 6″ | +2d8 | 90 lb. | × 2d12 lb. |
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