Spellplague

Spellplague is a hostile Countermeasure Aberration in Baldur's Gate 3.

Involvement

The Spellplague may appear during the fight Atop the Netherbrain if the player sides with the Emperor. It will appear if a Wizard is present in the party.

Combat

Actions and Abilities

 Absorb Intellect ()

1d8 (1~8) hit points

Gobble up a foe's intellect, lowering their Intelligence by 1 per turn and healing your wounds for 5 turns.

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Recharge: Short rest

 Counterspell ()

Try to stop a spell being cast.

If it is higher level than the spell slot you used to Counterspell, you must make a check using your spellcasting ability^{[See Notes]} to prevent it. The check's difficulty is equal to 10 plus the level of the spell you are trying to counter.

 Disintegrate ()

10d6 + 40 (50~100) Force

Shoot a thin green ray from your finger. If the spell reduces the target to 0 hit points, it disintegrates into a crumbly ash.

DEX Save

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

 Ice Storm ()

2d8 (2~16) Bludgeoning

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4d6 (4~24) Cold

Impel a storm of hail and ice to crash from the sky, covering the ground and striking all objects and creatures within range, dealing Bludgeoning and Cold damage. It also creates an  Ice surface that lasts 2 turns.

DEX Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)

 Magic Missile ()

1d4 + 1 (2~5) Force

Create three darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4 + 1Force damage to its target.

The darts always hit their target, and can each be targeted individually.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Dagger +2

Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Polymorph ()

Transform a creature into a harmless sheep.

If the sheep's Hit Points drop to 0, the target reverts to its original form with its original Hit Points.

WIS Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Loot

• Dagger +2

Notes

• The Spellplague also refers to an important historic phenomenon in the Forgotten Realms setting.