Insect Plague

This article is about the spell. For other uses, see Insect Plague (disambiguation).

Insect Plague is a level 5 conjuration spell. It allows spellcasters to create a damaging, debilitating swarm of insects over a section of the battlefield.

Description

Locusts attack everyone within range, make the area Difficult Terrain, and impose  Disadvantage on Perception Checks.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 5 Spell Slot

Damage: 4~40

4d10⁠Piercing

Details

 CON Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage.)

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

 Creates Area: Insect Plague

 Concentration

At higher levels

Upcasting: Casting this spell at a higher level deals an extra 1d10⁠⁠Piercing damage for each spell slot level above 5th.

Area: Insect Plague

 Insect Plague

Duration: 10 turns

 AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

Swarming, biting locusts fill the air. They deal 4d10Piercing per turn, make the area  Difficult Terrain, and impose Disadvantage on Perception Checks.

Type: Summoned

Condition: Insect Plague (Aura)

 Insect Plague

• Swarming, biting locusts fill the air. They deal 4d10Piercing per turn, make the area  Difficult Terrain, and impose Disadvantage on Perception Checks.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 9: Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Nature Domain (Domain Spell), Tempest Domain (Domain Spell), and Circle of the Land (Desert/Grassland/Swamp)

Bugs

• Despite not dealing any ⁠Poison damage, this spell is tagged as a poison DamageType.
• When first cast on an enemy, the combat log displays the enemy as making two separate saving throw rolls.
• After the initial cast, subsequent turns of Insect Plague use the Constitution modifier of the caster, not the spellcasting modifier, in order to determine Difficulty Class.

External links

• ⁠Insect plague on the Forgotten Realms Wiki