SRD5:Dryad

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
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Dryad [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY]
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.

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Unofficial Description: Fey tied to a tree

 3.5e lore  ^{[SRD3 OGL]}  

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

• Descent into Avernus
• Between Tangled Roots
• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
• Beyond the Crystal Cave
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Sources and Notes

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