Aarakocra Variants
Flit and Flutter. As an action, you can begin moving
Bird-of-Paradise
Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase and Flight traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by
2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Blinding Beauty. You know the dancing lights cantrip. At
3rd level, you can cast color spray once with this trait, and
regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. At 5th
level, you can cast blur once with this trait, and regain the
ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When cast in this
way, you do not need material components for these spells.
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Carrion Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase and Flight traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases
by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Poison Resistant. You have advantage on saving throws
against poison, and you have resistance against poison
damage.
Detritivore. Undead have disadvantage on attack rolls
against you. In addition, you can eat carrion and other
detritus as normal food with no adverse effects.
Finch Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase and Flight traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases
by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Specialized Beak. You know the primal savagery cantrip,
which transforms your beak when cast in this way.
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.
Special Adaptation. You have proficiency with one tool of
your choice.
Hummingbird Aarakocra
You gain the following features.
Small. Your size is Small rather than Medium.
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incredibly quickly. Until the end of your next turn, you can have
move at double your movement speed, you have advantage on Be
Dexterity saving throws and other creatures have make
disadvantage on attack rolls against you. Once you use this dama
feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a short or long bludg
rest.
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Owl Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Flight
trait.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Darkvision. 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. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Nocturnal Hunter. You have proficiency in the Perception
and Stealth skills.
Keen Hearing and Sight. You have advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.
Parrot Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase and Flight traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by
2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Mimicry. You can mimic sounds you have heard, including
voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell
they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check
opposed by your Charisma (Deception) check.
Naturally Personable. You have proficiency in one of the
following skills of your choice: Deception, Intimidation,
Performance, and Persuasion.
Variant Parrot: Kakapo Aarakocra
Being very few in number, kakapo aarakocra are extremely
rare. They have adapted to live on the ground without the
need for flight.
You have the features of a parrot aarakocra. The following
features replace your Flight trait.
Darkvision. 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. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Flight Avoidance. You have adapted to avoid flying
hunters. Airborne creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls
against you.
Penguin Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase, Flight, and Talons traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases
by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
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Score Increase and Flight traits. you can cast charm person once with this trait, and regain ability
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. At 5th level, way, y
2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1. you Char
Glamour. You have glamorous feathers that others may
find beautiful. As an action, you can unfurl your feathers to Wa
give you advantage on one Charisma check you make. You
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proficiency bonus. You regain all expended uses when you and T
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end of your turn, you fall if you are airborne and the only Bil
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speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor. deal b
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Ratite Aarakocra dama
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You gain the following features, which replace your Ability check
Score Increase, Speed, Flight, and Talons traits. profic
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by profic
2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1. profic
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet. Lo
Marathon. Your strong legs allow you to move with a burst keep
of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can advan
double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this again
trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of
your turns.
Kick. Your legs are natural weapons, which you can use to
make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal
bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier,
instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed
strike.
Variant Ratite: Kiwi Aarakocra
Relatively few in number, kiwi aarakocra are quite rare
(though not as rare as the kakapo).
You have the features of a ratite aarakocra, as well as the
following traits.
Small. Your size is Small rather than Medium.
Darkvision. 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. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Small and Mighty. You may be small, but you are mighty.
When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and
the creature's size is larger than yours, you can cause the
attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra
damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't
use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Keen Smell. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on smell.
Songbird Aarakocra
You gain the following features, which replace your Ability
Score Increase and Flight traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by
2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Flight. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed,
you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
 
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