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Dryad PR 1

Dryad

A dryad is bound to one tree and the ground around it, and it talks with travelers about how close they mean to come. Dryads are found in old growth and in terraformed preserves.

Dryad, drawn at Medium scale
Physiology
Fae
Size
Medium
Speed
30 ft.
Armor class
14 (bark-hardened skin)
Hit points
38 (7d8 + 7)
Proficiency
+2
  • STR 11 +0 save +0
  • DEX 15 +2 save +2
  • CON 13 +1 save +1
  • INT 13 +1 save +1
  • WIS 15 +2 save +2
  • CHA 17 +3 save +3
Skills
Nature +3 , Stealth +4 , Persuasion +5
Passive Perception
12
Languages
Sylvan, Common
Found in
Woodland , Terran (Verdant)

Spells

Channels with CHA. Save DC 13, spell attack +5 .

A dryad casts through its bound tree.

Traits

  • Bound Tree

    The dryad cannot willingly move more than 300 feet from its tree. Within 10 feet of the tree, it regains 5 hit points at the start of each of its turns.

  • Tree Step

    The dryad moves through its own tree and out of any other tree within 60 feet, once per turn, as part of its movement.

Actions

  • Thorn Lash

    +4 to hit · reach 10 ft.

    1d10 + 2 piercing damage

    A whip of living briar.

  • Entreat

    DC 13 Wisdom save

    One creature within 30 feet is Charmed for one minute on a failed save, and repeats the save if the dryad or its allies harm it.

  • Tree Escape Reaction

    When the dryad is targeted by an attack while within 10 feet of a tree, the attack fails and the dryad emerges from any other tree within 60 feet. It cannot do this more than 300 feet from its own tree.