It was originally released back in March, so there are bound to be changes, but at the time the two biggest traits for Fairies were that they had a fly speed of 30 feet and the ability to hover, which are both powerful options for a PC, especially at low levels.Īnd on top of that they get Fairy Magic which lets them cast druidcraft and faerie fire for free–it makes you wonder why fairies cast faerie fire, and if faeries cast fairy fire, but either way it’s pretty simple and straightforward.

You’ll also be a flier, if the Unearthed Arcana is anything to go by. Not only are they small but they carry forth the new tradition for all PC race option–you increase one score by 2 and a different score by 1 when creating your character. If you just want to call yourself a generic fairy, go right ahead.” If you want to call yourself a brownie, go right ahead. And beyond that, and the fact that you can fly, what kind of fairy you are is customizable. They’re size small, but no smaller than say a gnome who’s about two-and-a-half, three-feet tall. “We wanted to give you a fairy option, but we wanted to get it closer in size to our gnomes and our halflings for practical game considerations. But still full of practical considerations, like the rules for playing as a Fairy which have you actually a bit larger than you’d think: But as Chris Perkins, principal story designer for D&D at WotC, puts it, the plane is as much whimsy as it is dark and twisted–it’s very (brothers) Grimm.

You can check out a brief preview of the two races below, starting with the Fairies, who bring a touch of multicolored magic to the Feywild. Both of these are brand-new to 5th Edition, but feel like they’ve been a long time coming. There are two brand-new races in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, the spritely Fairies and the sprightly rabbitfolk known as the Harengon. Today we’re taking a look at previews of the upcoming races in the new book, thanks to Polygon, who revealed some of the details you’ll see below. You’ll come for the magic carnival, but stay for the fey sprites and new player options. It’s all thanks to The Wild Beyond The Witchlight: An UwU Adventure, the upcoming fae-cottage core adventure from WotC. And not as monsters or cute NPCs you can interact with but never actually get to play unless your DM lets you adopt them, but just as playable options for your character. That’s right folks, fairies and rabbitfolk coming to your D&D game in the very next book. Come and take a look at two of the new races coming in The Wild Beyond The Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure – Fairies and Harengons, aka rabbitfolk.

All playable races in d&d 5e