7/29/2023 0 Comments D and d 5e awakenWhat if it began to demonstrate a sort of low-level cunning and chose key areas to spread into to maximize its effects. Black mold in the real world is both toxic and terrifying, but as far as we know, unintelligent.Perhaps that violet fungi emanates an aura of sedating vibes that distracts from the decomposition surrounding it.Maybe that shrieker developed a spore attack and can spray toxic particles with its screech?.It allowed the players to acquire sort of a personal trademark item they could then use without needing to. The possibilities for fungus are wide and varied, and the reputation of poison and rot might also be played up. Basically there is a standard 'dormant' magic item stage, and depending on certain conditions, they would reach into an 'Awakened' stage, followed by the 'Exalted' stage unlocking additional abilities, or damage, or higher AC for example. No save is necessary when personal gain is the motivator. Don’t hesitate to make mention of gleaming magical armor half-buried in the loam nearby or a half-filled potion bottle or moldy old scroll. Scattered treasure of previous kills is often an effective lure to greedy characters.Have the characters succeed at a reasonable saving throw or be drawn near against their better judgment. Monstrous plants can be granted lures of a visual, olfactory or auditory nature.Plants with tendrils might move about and use their arms to fling characters into pits or over cliffs, allowing gravity to act as an ally.Screen traps or hiding spots from perceptive rogues or wizards. Awaken a 5th level spell costs 1000 gp and is instantaneous. My gnomish Wizard loved to beat people up with flying gold coins Tiny Servant a 3rd level spell from Xanathar's Guide to Everything is another way to animate a tiny object for up to 8 hours. Arrange plants to restrict access to or prevent retreat from certain areas. 20 Animate Objects a 5th level spell should allow you to do this for 1 minute at a time.Given their passive nature, it’s up to a clever foe to take advantage of the benefits they provide: Their lack of innate intelligence means they cannot betray their masters or take independent actions that might upset plans. Who expects a fern to be a deadly assassin? Or a potted plant to be plotting against you? Plants seem to lack clear motivations other than nutrition and need to expand in a given area. Moreover, unconscious creatures automatically fail their Strength Saving Throws (PHB 292), so they get automatically entangled as well.Plants can make particularly dangerous and surprising threats due to the ubiquity and a natural assumption of passivity. So by the spell description, Entangle doesn't cause any damage to the affected creatures, which makes me think it wouldn't wake creatures affected by Sleep spell. When the spell ends, the conjured plants wilt away. A creature restrained by the plants can use its action to make a Strength check against your spell save DC. For the duration, these plants turn the ground in the area into difficult terrain.Ī creature in the area when you cast the spell must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained by the entangling plants until the spell ends. Grasping weeds and vines sprout from the ground in a 20-foot square starting from a point within range. (.) each creature affected by this spell falls unconscious until the spell ends, the sleeper takes damage, or someone uses an action to shake or slap the sleeper awake. Quoting both of the spells, Sleep (PHB p.276) states:
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