Monster
Dryad
Official reference · XMM · 2024
- Creature type
- Fey
- Size
- Medium
- Armor class
- 16
- Hit points
- 22 (5d8)
- Speed
- Walk 30 ft.
- Challenge rating
- 1
- Alignment
- Neutral
- Strength
- 10
- Dexterity
- 12
- Constitution
- 11
- Intelligence
- 14
- Wisdom
- 15
- Charisma
- 18
- Passive Perception
- 14
- Skills
- perception: +4; stealth: +5
- Senses
- Darkvision 60 ft.
- Languages
- Elvish, Sylvan
Traits
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.
Actions
Multiattack
The dryad makes one Vine Lash or Thorn Burst attack, and it can use Spellcasting to cast Charm Monster.
Vine Lash
Melee Attack: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) Slashing damage.
Thorn Burst
Ranged Attack: +6, range 60 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) Piercing damage.
Bonus actions
If within 5 feet of a Large or bigger tree, the dryad teleports to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of a second Large or bigger tree that is within 60 feet of the previous tree.
The dryad casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: Animal Friendship, Charm Monster (lasts 24 hours; ends early if the dryad casts the spell again), Druidcraft
1/day each: Entangle, Pass without Trace