Jan 3, 2016 · A PC wants to play a harpy homebrew race in dnd 5e, but its a bit OP. How could i nerf it to make it playable?

Nov 11, 2017 · An adventurer harpy may be staying in combat much more dangerous or for longer periods than a common harpy, meaning they are risking damage their bodies aren't built for. Also, them being fragile doesn't really match the harpy star block, they have decent strength and constitution, so this paragraph may be a bad suggestion overall.

Jun 8, 2020 · A harpy combines the body, legs, and wings of a vulture with the torso, arms, and head of a human. Its wicked talons and luring song make it a formidable threat in combat, and its eyes reflect the absolute evil of its soul. To hear a harpy's song is to hear music more beautiful than anything else in the world.

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Oct 17, 2014 · While charmed by the harpy, a target is incapacitated and ignores the songs of other harpies. If the charmed target is more than 5 feet away from the harpy, the target can take the Dash action on its turn to move toward the harpy by the most direct route." Emphasis mine and some details irrelevant to this question removed.

I think you need to consider editing/ rewriting the fluff. It reads a little bit like a mary-sue race and even dips towards "magical realm" if you're familiar with the term. Additionally the details given under Harpy Society/ physical description don't really match with the PhB in terms of detail.

Jan 5, 2016 · Harpy on lead vocals and guitar, with bard/fighter levels, backed by a 3 man orc band. Pink mohawks encouraged. The harpy uses her song (subtly, roll will saves in secret), to entice the PCs into a central dance floor location. Under the dance floor is a giant flamethrower trap. Treat it as a fireball spell of appropriate will save.

currently I am setting up a couple different dungeons and one of them currently only have a bunch of Harpy's in it. What else would you put with Harpys? or what would you use as a boss of harpys?

Apr 23, 2021 · For low level play- maybe a single Harpy in the crow's nest of a shipwreck. PC's of course must recover something from within the hold. For higher levels- Harpies swarming in a huge tree, (look at images of fruit bats nesting) possibly in the botanic gardens of a major city. Minimizing damage/carnage while driving them out is top priority, citizens are at risk!

Jun 14, 2020 · There are harpy variants in the Monster Manual Expanded, a 3rd party book published by Dragonix via DMs Guild.