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|name=Dryad  
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|type=Fey <!--Dragon, Humanoid, Outsider, Swarm, etc.-->
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|refs={{SRD5ref}} <ref name="mm5.121">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=121}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref> <ref name="moot.234tag">{{5ep|Nymph}} tag - {{Cite Pub|Mythic Odysseys of Theros|pages=234}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref> <ref name="hab">Note: Habitat is not part of the [[SRD5]].</ref> <ref name="dmg5hab">habitat - {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)}} p.302-305</ref>
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|size=Medium  
|subtype= <!--Elf, Goblinoid, etc.-->
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|type=Fey  
|align=Neutral <!--Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil-->
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|swarm=  
|ac=11 <!--armor class-->
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|subtype=Nymph, Dryad
|acfluff=16 with ''barkskin'' <!--reason if given-->
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|align=Neutral  
|hp=22 <!--number of hit points-->
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|ac=11  
|hd=5d8 <!--10d8, 4d12, etc.-->
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|acfluff=16 with ''barkskin''  
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|hp=22  
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|speed=30 ft.
 
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|cha=18
 
|cha=18
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|skills={{SRD5|Perception}} +4, {{SRD5|Stealth}} +5 <!--{{SRD|Stealth}} +3-->
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|skills={{SRD5|Perception}} +4, {{SRD5|Stealth}} +5  
|damageresistances= <!--bludgeoning, slashing, piercing-->
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|damageresistances=  
|damageimmunity= <!--damage type; fire, radiant-->
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|damageimmunity=  
|conditionimmunity= <!--condition; charmed, petrified-->
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|conditionimmunity=  
|senses= <!--darkvision 60 feet, Tremorsense 30 feet-->
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|senses=  
|perception=14 <!--Passive Perception bonus; +5-->
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|perception=14 <!--Passive-->
|languages=Elvish, Sylvan <!--Common, Goblin, None, etc.-->
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|languages={{5elang|Elvish}}, {{5elang|Sylvan}}
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|habitat=Forest
 
|cr=1 <!--Challenge Rating-->
 
|cr=1 <!--Challenge Rating-->
|xp=200 <!--Experience points for destroying-->
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|xp= <!--Experience points for destroying-->
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{{5e Ability|Innate Spellcasting|The dryad’s innate {{srd5lc|Spellcasting Ability}} is {{SRD5|Charisma}} (spell save {{SRD5|DC}} 14). The dryad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: <br />
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|summary=Fey tied to a tree
At will: ''{{srd5lc|Druidcraft}}'' <br />
 
3/day each: ''{{srd5lc|Entangle}}, {{srd5lc|Goodberry}}''<br />
 
1/day each: ''{{srd5lc|Barkskin}}, {{srd5lc|Pass Without Trace}}, {{srd5lc|Shillelagh}} }}
 
  
{{5e Ability|Magic Resistance|The dryad has {{srd5lc|Advantage}} on {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}}s against spells and other magical effects.}}
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|fdesc1=The dryad’s innate {{srd5lc|Spellcasting Ability}} is {{SRD5|Charisma}} (spell save {{SRD5|DC}} 14). The dryad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: <br />
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:At will: {{5espell|Druidcraft}} <br />
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:3/day each: {{5e Spell Line|Entangle, Goodberry}}<br />
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:1/day each: {{5e Spell Line|Barkskin, Pass without Trace, Shillelagh}}
  
{{5e Ability|Speak with Beasts and Plants|The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language.}}
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|feature2=Magic Resistance
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|fdesc2=The dryad has {{srd5lc|Advantage}} on {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}}s against spells and other magical effects.
  
{{5e Ability|Tree Strider|Once on her {{srd5lc|Turn}}, the dryad can use 10 feet of her {{srd5lc|Movement}} to step magically into one living tree within her {{srd5lc|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. Both trees must be {{SRD5|Large}} or bigger.}}
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|fdesc3=The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a {{srd5lc|Language}}.
  
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{{5e Ability|Club|''Melee Weapon Attack:'' +2 to hit (+6 to hit with ''shillelagh''), reach 5 ft., one target. ''Hit:'' 2 (1d4) {{srd5lc|Bludgeoning}} damage, or 8 (1d8+4) bludgeoning damage with ''shillelagh''.}}
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|fdesc4=Once on her {{srd5lc|Turn}}, the dryad can use 10 feet of her {{srd5lc|Movement}} to step magically into one living tree within her {{srd5lc|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. Both trees must be {{SRD5|Large}} or bigger.
  
{{5e Ability|Fey Charm|The dryad targets one {{srd5lc|Humanoid}} or {{srd5lc|Beast}} that she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can see the dryad, it must succeed on a {{SRD5|DC}} 14 {{SRD5|Wisdom}} saving throw or be magically {{srd5lc|Charmed}}. The charmed creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. 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.  
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|adesc1=''{{SRD5|Melee Weapon Attack}}:'' +2 to hit (+6 to hit with ''shillelagh''), reach 5 ft., one target. ''Hit:'' 2 (1d4) {{srd5lc|Bludgeoning}} damage, or 8 (1d8+4) bludgeoning damage with ''shillelagh''.
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|action2=Fey Charm
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|adesc2=The dryad targets one {{srd5lc|Humanoid}} or {{srd5lc|Beast}} that she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can see the dryad, it must succeed on a {{SRD5|DC}} 14 {{SRD5|Wisdom}} saving throw or be magically {{srd5lc|Charmed}}. The charmed creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. 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.  
  
 
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. 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 {{srd5lc|Bonus Action}}. If a target’s saving throw is successful, the target is {{srd5lc|Immune}} to the dryad’s Fey Charm for the next 24 hours.  
 
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. 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 {{srd5lc|Bonus Action}}. If a target’s saving throw is successful, the target is {{srd5lc|Immune}} to the dryad’s Fey Charm for the next 24 hours.  
  
The dryad can have no more than one humanoid and up to three beasts charmed at a time.}}
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The dryad can have no more than one humanoid and up to three beasts charmed at a time.
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'''Unofficial Description:''' Fey tied to a tree
  
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{{otherlore|A dryad’s delicate features are much like a female elf’s, though her flesh is like bark or fine wood, and her hair is like a canopy of leaves that changes color with the seasons.
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Although they are generally solitary, up to seven dryads have been encountered in one place on rare occasions.|{{SRD3ref}}|3.5e lore}}
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===Found in Adventures===
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{{5e Creature Adventure List|Dryad}}
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==List of Dryads==
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{{5e Monster List|Dryad}}
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==Sources and Notes==
* [[SRD-OGL v5.1]]
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Disambiguation.png
Dryad exists in other D&D editions see:

Dryad (disambiguation).

This material from the 5th edition (2014) SRD v5.1 is published under the OGL and CC-BY
DnD Dryad
By LadyofHats (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Public Domain Image
Image not part of the SRD
Dryad [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY][1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Medium Fey (Nymphs, Dryads), Neutral
Armor Class: 11 (16 with barkskin)
Hit Points: 22 (5d8)
Speed: 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 18 (+4)
Skills: Perception +4, Stealth +5
Senses: passive Perception 14
Languages: Elvish, Sylvan
Habitat: Forest
Challenge: 1 (200 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2

Features

Innate Spellcasting. The dryad’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). 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.

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

Tree Strider. 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. Both trees must be Large or bigger. 

Actions

Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+6 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d8+4) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh.

Fey Charm. The dryad targets one humanoid or beast that she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can see the dryad, it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed. The charmed creature regards the dryad as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. 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.

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. 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. If a target’s saving throw is successful, the target is immune to the dryad’s Fey Charm for the next 24 hours.

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


End of the SRD5 material

Unofficial Description: Fey tied to a tree

 3.5e lore  [SRD3 OGL] [6] 
A dryad’s delicate features are much like a female elf’s, though her flesh is like bark or fine wood, and her hair is like a canopy of leaves that changes color with the seasons. Although they are generally solitary, up to seven dryads have been encountered in one place on rare occasions.


Found in Adventures[edit]


List of Dryads[edit]

(4 official and unofficial Dryads)

Name Type Subtype Size HP CR (XP) Alignment Habitat Source
Dryad Fey Nymph, Dryad Medium 22 1 (200) Neutral Forest SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Blossom Sovereign Dryad Fey Nymph, Dryad Medium 136 9 (5,000) Lawful Neutral Feywild, Forest Venture Maidens Campaign Guide
Conclave Dryad Fey Nymph, Dryad Medium 143 9 (5,000) Lawful Good Feywild, Forest Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Hamadryad Fey Dryad, Nymph Medium 32 2 (450) Chaotic Neutral Feywild, Forest Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy

Sources and Notes[edit]

  1. SRD5:
  2. Wizards RPG Team (September 2014). Monster Manual. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786965618. p. 121. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Nymph tag - F. Wesley Schneider, James Wyatt (21 July 2020). Mythic Odysseys of Theros. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6706-3. p. 234. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Note: Habitat is not part of the SRD5.
  5. habitat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305
  6. Wizards RPG Team (2000). SRD v3.5. (3.5e) Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.

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Facts about "Dryad"
AlignmentNeutral +
AuthorSRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
CRval1 +
Canontrue +
Challenge Rating1 +
Creature NameDryad +
Experience Points200 +
FeaturesInnate Spellcasting +, Magic Resistance +, Speak with Beasts and Plants +, Tree Strider +, Club + and Fey Charm +
HabitatForest +
Hit Dice5d8 +
Hit Points22 +
NameDryad +
PublicationSRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
SizeMedium +
SortTextDryad 5e +
SubtypeNymph + and Dryad +
SummaryFey tied to a tree +
TypeFey +