Courtly Elves in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
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Courtly Elves
Courtly Elves are the result of elves severing their connection to the plane of Faerie
completely. The changes brought by this severance are physical, magical, and cultural.
Fey Severance: Unlike other elves, you do not have the Fey Ancestry feature or the Trance
feature, and you don’t know the Elven language.
Courtly Weapon Training: You have proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and fans (see the
Pointy Hat Bard video for more information on fan weapons).
Court Education: You can read, speak, and write one additional standard language of your
choice other than Elven. You also have proficiency in Persuasion. If you gain proficiency in
Persuasion through some other means, you have expertise in Persuasion.
Courtly Charisma: When forced to make an Intelligence or Wisdom saving throw, you can
choose to make a Charisma saving throw instead. Once you use this trait, you can't do so again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Noble Duel: When you make a melee attack against a creature while wielding a finesse
weapon with which you are proficient, you can choose to reroll all ones in both your attack and
damage rolls as long as there are no creatures within 5 feet of either you or the creature. You
must take the second roll. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency
bonus.
Physically, courtly elves are more hirsute than other elves, able to grow facial hair, which
they take great care of. They are also taller than other elves, and their bodies have more
diverse builds than other elven subraces.
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