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Harpy: Unique Player Options HARPY UNIQUE PLAYER OPTIONS ! by Christopher M. Cevasco COVER ART: The harpy, Marta by Soni Alcorn-Hender Bibliography • Monster Manual II (1983) Along with the core fifth-edition sourcebooks, the Other material herein draws significant inspiration from: • Baker, Keith. "Backdrop: Graywall." Dragon 368 (Oct 2008). • Baker, Keith. Dragonshards: The Medusas of Droaam (9/5/2006). Fifth Edition • Baker, Keith. The Queen of Stone. Wizards of the Coast, 2008. • Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) • Baker, Keith, et al. Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron. DMsGuild, 2018. • Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019) • Curtis, Barbara E. "The Ecology of the harpy: Songs of Beauty.…" • Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica (2018) Dragon 115 (Nov 1986). • Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020) • Greenwood, Ed. "The Ecology of the harpy: …Songs of Death." Fourth Edition Dragon 115 (Nov 1986). • Demonomicon (2010) • Langr, Ryan. Grazzilax's Guide to Ancestry. DMsGuild, 2019. • Eberron Campaign Guide (2009) • Monster Manual (2008) Interior Art Credits Third Edition (incl. v.3.5) Feathers on page 13 by Emma Marie Andersson (License). • Eberron Campaign Setting (2004) Image on page 29 from Welcome Images, operated by Wellcome • Eberron: Explorer's Handbook (2005) Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the UK (License). • Eberron: Five Nations (2005) • Eberron: Sharn: City of Towers (2004) Statue image on page 31 by PHGCOM (License). • Faiths and Pantheons (2002) Page backgrounds are from Cole Twogood's old paper background. • Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006) Preface Background from Mike Barltrop's Old/Aged Paper • Monster Manual (2003) Background Texture / Image - Colour Pack. • Player's Guide to Eberron (2006) Apart from those images obtained through DMs Guild Creator • Savage Species (2003) Resource artpacks, all other illustrations and artworks herein First Edition are in the public domain (or composed by the author from modi- • Monster Manual (1977) fied elements from one or more works in the public domain) DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, Ravnica, Theros, and all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. This work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used with permission under the SampleCommunity Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. file All other original material in this work is copyright 2019 by Christopher M. Cevasco and published under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only. Rogue ..................................................................................27 Contents Harvester .....................................................................27 Warlock .............................................................................30 Preface ..................................................................................3 Fiend Patron: Pazrael (Pazuzu) Customization Options ....................................30 Ch. 1: Harpy Lore .............................................................4 Ch. 4: Bestiary .................................................................34 Origins in the Forgotten Realms................................ 4 Lesser Harpy ....................................................................34 Origins on Eberron ..........................................................5 Origins on Ravnica ..........................................................6 Origins on Theros ............................................................6 Sidebars Other Campaign Settings .............................................7 Harpies and Theran Devotion ....................................7 Harpy Swanmays ...........................................................10 Ch. 2: Harpy Player Options....................................... 8 Suggested Harpy Backgrounds ................................18 Harpy Ancestry .................................................................8 Variant: Lesser Harpy Familiar ................................34 Hungry Omnivores .....................................................8 Sexual Monomorphism ...........................................8 Harpy Society ...............................................................9 The Forgotten Realms........................................ 10 Eberron .....................................................................11 Ravnica ....................................................................12 Theros .......................................................................12 Alignment, Outlook, and Tactics ........................13 Harpy Names ..............................................................13 Harpy Traits ................................................................14 Ancestry Instead of Race.................................. 14 Possible Major Inheritances ...........................14 Possible Minor Inheritances ...........................15 Wilderness Region ..........................................15 Grim Region (Blood-Toll Harpy) ................15 Marine Region (Siren) ..................................16 Harpy Tables ...............................................................17 Ancestral Feats ................................................................19 Airborne Menace ......................................................19 Blood of Discord ........................................................19 Maestro of Desire .....................................................20 Prodigy .........................................................................20 Sea Warrior ................................................................20 Touch of Darkness ...................................................20 Ch. 3: Character Class Options ................................21 Barbarian ..........................................................................22 PathSample of the Flesh-eater............................................ 22 file Bard .....................................................................................24 College of Sirensong................................................ 24 Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only. Preface HARPIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF D&D. tation for being voracious killing machines or They appeared in first edition's Monster Man- alluring tricksters, harpies are often dismissed ual (1977) and returned in every subsequent as mere monsters and indeed are given the edition's core monster compendium. Harpies "monstrosity" creature type in the Monster feature quite prominently on the world of Manual. In truth, they are as civilized as any Eberron, and with the recent introduction of sort of humanoid, with their own rich cultural the Theros campaign setting for fifth edition, lore, societal constructs, and archetypal tradi- harpies are once again front and center given tions. For this reason, the playable harpy here- the setting's derivation from Greek mythology. in is given a hybrid humanoid-monstrosity Third edition's Savage Species guidebook type in the tradition of the 2018 Unearthed offered several approaches for modifying mon- Arcana centaur and minotaur races. sters (including harpies) into player characters This supplement dives deep into harpy lore or NPCs, but there has never been a devoted and contains everything you need to play a set of rules for an official playable harpy race. harpy character in the Forgotten Realms, This supplement seeks to remedy that, pro- Eberron, Ravnica, Theros, or any fifth-edition viding a framework for harpy characters that setting. Along with ancestral traits, for the contemplates ancestry rather than race so as harpy, you'll find subancestries for sirens and to allow for more versatile and customizable blood-toll harpies, new subclasses (including characters and avoid the monolithic, one-size- one inspired by the Siren prestige class from fits-all drawbacks of racial mechanics. In this the Savage Species tome), new feats, and even regard, the harpy traits herein rely signifi- a stat block for a new lesser harpy that cantly on game mechanics developed in Ryan doubles as a familiar! Langr's Grazzilax's Guide to Ancestry (2019). But notwithstanding their long association with D&D, these winged beings are among the most misunderstood creatures. With a repu- Sample file Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only. Harpy | Preface 3 Chapter 1: a long-fingered hand upon his shoulder. The rogue spins, a Harpy Lore dagger flashes, but the wizard has already begun to sing, and the dagger falls uselessly as the halfling's eyes glaze over. Perhaps now they can WINGED FIGURE REACHES HER ARMS speak like civilized people… toward the dazed fighter below her For as long as there have been adventurers, tree, calling to him with an alluring there have been tales of harpies—humanoid- song that keeps him smiling right up bird hybrids who lure folk to their deaths with A until the moment she pounces upon their magical voices and who fight with all the him with her strong vulture talons and rips the vicious cruelty of nature's red-clawed wrath, life from him. devouring those who don't escape. But what is On a rocky shoal, three figures stretch the origin of these bizarre, composite beings? languidly in the
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