Evard's Black Tentacles

Evard's Black Tentacles is a level 4 conjuration spell. It summons tentacles in an area that make it difficult to move and harm creatures.

Description

Tentacles sprout from the ground, turning the area into  Difficult Terrain, attacking and  Smothering creatures within.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 4 Spell Slot

Damage: 3~18

3d6⁠Bludgeoning ( Strength saving throw to negate)

Details

 STR Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

 Creates Area: Black Tentacles

 Concentration

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Area: Black Tentacles

 Black Tentacles

Duration: 10 turns

 AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

Squirming, ebony tentacles fill the area, turning it into  Difficult Terrain, and dealing 3~18Bludgeoning damage to all creatures entering it and  Smothering them.

Type: Surface

Condition: Black Tentacles

 Black Tentacles

Spell save DC  Strength saving throw

• Restrained by dark tendrils. Affected entity can't move and takes 3d6Bludgeoning damage per turn.

• Attack Rolls against the affected entity have Advantage, while the entity's Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws have Disadvantage

Condition: Difficult Terrain

 Difficult Terrain

• Movement Speed halved

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 7: Wizard, and The Great Old One

Granted by items:

•  Strange Tendril Amulet ( Recharge: Long rest)

Other ways to learn:

• Wizards with  Level 4 Spell Slots can scribe a  Scroll of Evard's Black Tentacles to their spellbooks.

Notes

•  Black Tentacles condition has two possible effects: it can prevent a character from moving, and it can deal damage.
• There is a saving throw for restraining, and restraining may happen
  • when the spell is cast
  • at the beginning of a character's turn
  • when re-entering the area.
• Damage is dealt only at the beginning of the turn when a character fails the save and also had the condition before the turn.
• An affected character seems to lose all movement speed, but actually the duration of this condition is only applied whilst on its surface; this means that movement speed is returned if the character escapes the surface, for example by using  Misty Step. As a comparison,  Enwebbed has duration of 1, so escaping the webbed surface does not return the movement speed.
• If a character is dealt damage by a weapon (at least, spells and fists do not appear to have this effect) earlier in the same round, it is not affected when the spell is cast. However, if later in the same turn such a character moves in the affected surface, they will need to make the saving throw.

Visuals

External links

• ⁠Evard's black tentacles on the Forgotten Realms Wiki