Pixie

Winged fairies often found in forested areas who love beauty and pranks

Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game

Armor Class	17
Hit Dice	1*
Number Appearing	2d4, Wild 10d4, Lair 10d4
Attacks	1 dagger (1d4)
Damage	1d4
Movement	30' Fly 60'
Save As	Fighter: 1 (with Elf bonuses)
Morale	7
XP	37
Treasure Type	R, S

Pixies are winged fairies often found in forested areas. Like sprites, pixies love beauty. They dress in bright colors and favor clothing with flourishes like feathered caps, curly-tipped shoes, scarves, and so on. They are quite small, just 2½ feet in height and weighing no more than 30 pounds. Pixies can only fly for 3 turns maximum before requiring rest of at least one turn, during which time the pixie may walk at normal speed but may not fly.

Pixies are whimsical, enjoying nothing so much as a good joke or prank, especially at the expense of a “big person.”

Special Abilities

Invisible: A pixie can become invisible at will, as many times per day as it wishes, and can attack while remaining invisible. Anyone attacking an invisible pixie does so with an attack penalty of -4 unless the attacker can somehow detect invisible creatures. Pixies may ambush their foes while invisible; if they do so, they surprise on 1-5 on 1d6.

Other Sources

OSRIC

Armor Class	5
Hit Dice	1d4hp
Number Encountered	5d4
Attacks	1
Damage	By weapon
Move	60-ft; 120-ft flying (AA:V)
Alignment	Neutral
Intelligence	Exceptional
XP	3/50+1/hp
Treasure Type	2d4×1,000 gp (40%), 1d6×1,000 pp (50%), 4d8 gems (55%), 1d12 jewellery (45%), 2d4 potions (40%), 1d4 scrolls (50%), 1 misc. magic (60%)
Size	Small
Frequency	Very rare
Lair	5%

Pixies are a race of troublesome creatures who enjoy playing tricks and generally annoying anyone who passes through their territory. They like to dwell in secluded forests. They are normally invisible and can stay invisible even when they attack. Unless the pixie turns visible, or they are otherwise detected, opponents roll “to hit” at -4.

Even though pixies are small, only about 32 in tall, they can defend themselves. Their swords are considered daggers. Their bows shoot three different kinds of arrows at +4 to hit. The first type of arrow is a standard type that causes 1d4+1 points of damage. The second type of arrow causes sleep for 1d6 hours unless the target saves vs magic. The third type of arrow causes total amnesia if the target fails their save vs magic. The only way to regain memory is to receive an exorcism.

Pixies speak their own language, sprite, and common.

Special Abilities

Invisibility: Normally invisible and can stay invisible even when they attack. Unless the pixie turns visible, or they are otherwise detected, opponents roll ’to hit’ at -4.

Special Arrows: Their bows shoot three different kinds of arrows at +4 to hit. The first type of arrow is a standard type that causes 1d4+1 points of damage. The second type of arrow causes sleep for 1d6 hours unless the target saves vs magic. The third type of arrow causes total amnesia if the target fails their save vs magic. The only way to regain memory is to receive an exorcism.

Polymorph Self: Can make themselves visible or polymorph themselves.

Create Illusion: Able to create illusions with both sight and sound that do not have to be controlled. The illusion will last until it is touched or dispelled.

Confusion Touch: A pixie’s touch causes confusion in anyone who fails their save vs magic. The confusion will last until they receive a remove curse.

Spell-Like Abilities: Once each day pixies can cast dispel magic (as if they were 8th level), dancing lights, and ESP. Some can also cast irresistible dance.