Editing Harpy (section)

==Dungeons & Dragons==
A classic monster in [[Dungeons and Dragons]], the '''Harpy''' is at once a perfect horror; beautiful and horrible all at once. Known for their ability to sing and draw prey, inexorably, towards them, they are notoriously sadistic and have a well-deserved reputation for [[Slaanesh|playing with their prey in an excessively cruel way, only killing it when they've gotten their rocks off by subjecting their "plaything" to unspeakable torments]].

Avian [[Dark Eldar]] for the win, really. They can pose a serious threat to low-level adventuring parties, thanks to the abundance of Charm Person type effects they can throw around, which is where races with high saves vs. Charm or charm resistance, like [[elves]], come in handy.

Traditionally, D&D harpies are fucking ''ugly'', with the AD&D version being a cranky, weathered old hag and the 3.5 version being a withered crone-bat. 4th edition made them more attractive, essentially winged elves with clawed hands & feet, but the 5th edition artwork basically slid back towards the "ugly" side of things.

Harpies debuted in the very first ever D&D supplement; 1975's [[Greyhawk]]. They went on to appear in the [[Monster Manual]] for every single edition, as well as BECMI's Basic Set. Harpies received two-part Ecology article "Ecology of the Harpy: Songs of Beauty/Songs of Death" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #115. They received a PC writeup for BECMI in the [[splatbook]] [[Top Ballista]] and another PC writeup for 3e in [[Savage Species]].

===BECMI PC Stats===
Harpy PCs in BECMI have the following traits:
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 3/18, Dexterity 3/18, Constitution 3/18, Intelligence 3/16, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 3/18
::Prime Requisite: Strength
::Base Armor Class: AC 7
::Harpies can only fly for a number of hours per day equal to 1/3rd their Constitution score at 1 HD, 1/2 their Constitution score at 2 HD, and their Constitution score (maximum 14 hours) at 3 HD.
::Harpies with Wisdom 15+ can become [[Shaman]]s of up to 6th level.
::Harpies with Intelligence 15+ can become [[Wokani]] of up to 4th level.
::Harpies do not use armor.
::Harpies cannot use missile weapons.
::Harpies can make 2 claw attacks damage per round; these claw attacks do 1d2 damage for 1HD harpies; 1d3 damage for 2HD harpies; and finally 1d4 damage for mature harpies (3HD and above).
::Harpies can also bite for 1d6 damage.
::Harpies save as [[Fighter]]s.

{| class=wikitable
!Harpy Level ||Experience Points ||Hit Dice || Special Abilities
|-
|Young ||-6,000 ||1d8 || I
|-
|Teen ||-3,000 ||2d8 || II
|-
|Adult ||0 ||3d8 || III
|-
|1st ||6,000 ||4d8 || -
|-
|2nd ||18,000 ||- || IV
|-
|3rd ||42,000 ||5d8 || -
|-
|4th ||90,000 ||6d8 || V
|-
|5th ||180,000 ||7d8 || VI
|-
|6th ||360,000 ||- || -
|-
|7th ||660,000 ||8d8 || VII
|-
|8th ||960,000 ||9d8 || -
|-
|9th ||1,260,00 ||+2 hit points || -
|-
|Subsequent ||300,000 ||+2 hit points ||- 
|}

Harpy Special Abilities:
::I: A harpy can Charm Person at will via her song, but targets receive a +2 saving throw bonus.
::II: Targets of a harpy's charming song now receive only a +1 saving throw bonus.
::III: Targets of a harpy's charming song no longer receive a saving throw bonus.
::IV: Once per day, a harpy may attempt to Charm Person with a touch attack, inflicting a -2 penalty on the saving throw.
::V: The harpy can use their Charm Person Touch Attack 3/day.
::VI: The harpy can make a Charm Monster Touch Attack 1/day, with the same -2 saving throw penalty.
::VII: The harpy can now use their Charm Monster Touch Attack 3/day.

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===Gallery===
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Harpy_ODD5.png|Original D&D
Harpy 1e.jpg|1e
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Harpy MCV1.jpg|2e
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Harpy 3e.jpg|3e
Harpy 4e.jpg|4e
Harpy 5e.png|5e
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