Perilous Stakes

This article is about the partial-illithid power. For the improved full-illithid version, see Fierce Perilous Stakes.

Perilous Stakes is an illithid power which causes a creature to heal when it attacks at the cost of making it vulnerable to all damage. Outside of Honour mode, this can target any creature including enemies, but in Honour mode, it can only target allies.

Description

Invest a creature with power that heals it when it attacks, but also makes it Vulnerable to all damage.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Details

 INT Save (Spell save DC)

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

⁠Recharge: Long rest

Duration: 3 turns

Condition: Perilous Stakes

 Perilous Stakes

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Intelligence saving throw

• Affected entity is Vulnerable to all damage, but when it attacks it heals 2d8hit points.

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• Unlock from the illithid power skill tree with a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen after obtaining the following:
  •  Transfuse Health

Notes

• When cast on allies, there is no saving throw to apply the condition.
• In Honour mode, this ability can only be cast on allies.
  • To use this on an enemy in Honour Mode, it is possible to use an enchantment spell such as  Dominate Person,  Dominate Beast or  Planar Binding to make them an ally. It then becomes possible to apply Perilous Stakes and exploit the granted vulnerability.

Bugs

•  Perilous Stakes can be stacked multiple times upon the same character, providing multiple occurrences of healing without any additional negative effect.