Making custom character sheets is easier than ever with a special, streamlined game type to build and test them! The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Update. Speak with Beasts and Plants. Once on her turn, the dryad can use 10 feet of her movement to step magically into one living tree within her reach and emerge from a second living tree within 60 feet of the first tree, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second tree.

Dryads act as guardians of their woodland demesnes. As part of the PDF he gives 10 fun examples of a unique taverns including one with 6 huge tress growing as part of the building. Fey Charm. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh.

Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the dryad dies, is on a different plane of existence from the target, or ends the effect as a bonus action. The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the dryad dies, is on a different plane of existence from the target, or ends the effect as a bonus action.

He left the forest briefly to learn the ways of the Druid to find someway to remove her from the forest safely in hopes to hide her from a sorcerer who constantly came to see her.
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Dryads work with other sylvan creatures to defend their forests. Some elven nature cults can actually convert their faithful into Dryads, so acolyte is also a solid background choice. The resident Dryad cut a deal with owner to save the trees and in exchange the Dryad does favors for the owner and long term patrons. How is shillelagh a once a day spell for a Dryad, but a cantrip for a druid? All rights reserved. Club. Wouldn't need to cast it more than once a day. On Social Media: Roll20® is a Registered Trademark of The Orr Group, LLC. Tree Stride. Mielikki is the Forrest Queen, so that might be a good choice. as well as any other useful suggestions. It may also be worthwhile looking into elven deities, as they have the most dealings with Fey. Put your scrollwheel or trackpad to good use! What do Dryads worship?]) The charmed creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. Dryads resemble highly humanoid beings only made out of smooth, brown-green wood, and with grass and leaves for hair. Innate Spellcasting.

Although the target isn't under the dryad's control, it takes the dryad's requests or actions in the most favorable way it can. For the background, Hermit or Outlander could work, both are separated from civilization. Each time the dryad or its allies do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Each time the dryad or its allies do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

I just randomly bought a PDF on running fun brawls in Taverns. my hellscape is based on Evil Dead/Dante's Inferno with a few other crossover bits related to my player's character's origins. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, their respective logos, and all Wizards titles and characters are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries.

304. agree. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+6 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. 5e SRD >Gamemastering >Monsters & Foes >Monsters By Type >Fey > Dryad.

The charmed creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected.

The dryad targets one humanoid or beast that she can see within 30 feet of her.

I like the idea of a dryad, enthralled with stories of the open ocean choosing to serve aboard such a living ship, having bonded to the tree used in its construction. The dryad's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). I'm trying to create a character who was raised and bonded with a young Dryad. Contents.

Years later just as he returned with the solution, the sorcerer came and took her while he was at the process of safely transporting her. The dryad's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). In fact, it’s entire ability set (especially goodberry), with this “recruitment” and support strategy. , pg. Fey Charm.

In some cases, you will see that some Dryads have both hair and eyes that change with the seasons. The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

©2020 Wizards. Really cool idea! They don't have hair, having leaves instead, and their eyes are a more grey-tinted version of their skin color.

The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language.

This means the Dryad's 'real' average damage output per round is 400% higher than it appears (2 compared to 8), and it's attack bonus is 300% higher than it appears. homebrewing a hellscape version of this for my Evil Dead segment of my current campaign.

Club. For more information on our use of non-essential Cookies, visit our Privacy Policy, Druidcraft, Entangle, Goodberry, Barkskin, Pass Without Trace, Shillelagh. Silvanus, Eldath, or any other nature deity should work well. The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language. A dryad struck by the beauty of a stranger might investigate more closely, perhaps even try to lure the individual away to be charmed. Traits Innate Spellcasting: The dryad's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). Dryad Monster D&D 5E (5th Edition)) August 9, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment. The new Ghosts of Saltmarsh supplement does a nice job of creating fun seafaring scenarios. So, basically the dryad can innately cast the following spells and it requires no material components.

Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+6 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target.

As it stands it should be using entangle and fey charm non-stop anyway, and it can't use barkskin and entangle at the same time. One of the superior ship upgrades listed is "Living Vessel" where the ship's hull is made of living wood crafted by master shipwright Eladrins in the Feywild.

If a target's saving throw is successful, the target is immune to the dryad's Fey Charm for the next 24 hours. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh.

The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. The dryad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 1/day each: barkskin, pass without trace, shillelagh. Environment: Dryad, Duskthorn; Medium fey, neutral . Although the target isn't under the dryad's control, it takes the dryad's requests or actions in the most favorable way it can. It effectively wouldn't be a CR1 creature anymore.

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Speak with Beasts and Plants. Innate Spellcasting: Actually, the dryad’s innate spellcasting ability is charisma (spell save DC 14). All it would really do is remove their slight vulnerability to having dispel magic cast on them, dropping their shillelagh.

Magic Resistance.

The dryad can have no more than one humanoid and up to three beasts charmed at a time.

Forest, Basic Rules The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language.

We use Cookies to help personalize and improve Roll20. Since it's almost never going to use shillelagh, giving it more uses of it would barely change the dryad, because fighting in melee combat is the last thing it wants to be doing being a squishy support caster. The dryad can have no more than one humanoid and up to three beasts charmed at a time. Innate Spellcasting. "Would you like to hear the reports from the seagulls, Captain?".

Both trees must be Large or bigger.

The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Shy and reclusive, they watch interlopers from the trees.

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Updated Dynamic Lighting now does as much and even more than our legacy system! If a target's saving throw is successful, the target is immune to the dryad's Fey Charm for the next 24 hours. Dryads are roughly 5 feet tall, and have orange, green, or yellowish-green skin, covered with leaves.

Tree Stride.

Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ul-cZyuYq4, ©2020 D&D Beyond | All Rights Reserved | Powered by Fandom Games. If the target can see the dryad, it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed. They only have one weapon, and it's kinda like an extension of her body.

The dryad targets one humanoid or beast that she can see within 30 feet of her. Speak with Beasts and Plants. Check out new settings that allow you to zoom and scroll easily.

Variants. A hellscape version appears in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, but they just use banshee stats for ‘em.
Both trees must be Large or bigger. The dryad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: druidcraft 3/day each: entangle, goodberry 1/day each: barkskin, pass without trace, shillelagh Magic Resistance: The dryad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. The dryad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: Magic Resistance. They were favored representatives of great number of deities, such as Baervan Wildwanderer, Corellon Larethian, Eldath, Erevan Ilesere, Hanali Celanil, Mielikki, Rillifane Rallathil, Sharess, Sharindlar, Sheela Peryroyl, Silvanus, Solonor Thelandira, Sune, and Thard Harr. I just realized that the most efficient way a Dryad could use Barkskin would be to cast it on one of its charmed defenders, not itself.

They are almost always female, however, male Dryads do exist.