Stage Fright is an action and illithid power. This ability allows the character to inflict a fear of failure on their enemies, causing them to miss more often and take psychic damage.
Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and take 2~12 damage each time they miss.
Description
Your targets have
Targets overcome their Stage Fright early when they succeed on an Attack Roll.
Properties
- Cost
Action
- Damage: 2~12
- Details
WIS Save (Spell save DC)
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 6 m / 20 ft (Radius)
Targets: All enemies in the radius
Recharge: Short rest

2d6 (Per missed attack)
Condition: Stage Fright
Duration: 3 turns
Spell save DC Wisdom saving throw
- Creature has
Disadvantage on Attack Rolls
- Takes 2d6
Psychic damage each time they miss an Attack Roll
- Removed upon succeeding on an Attack Roll
How to learn
Used by creatures: Illithid, and Full-illithid
Other ways to learn:
- Unlock from the illithid power skill tree with a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen after obtaining the following:
- Unlocked automatically after becoming a Full-Illithid