Winter's Breath

Winter's Breath is an Action unique to the Water Elemental.

Description

Exhale a freezing torrent of ice.  Burning creatures undergo rapid cooling and become  Brittle. Has no effect on inanimate objects.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Damage: 4~24

4d6⁠Cold

Details

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

 Range: Self

 AoE: 6 m (20 ft) Cone

 Creates Area: Ice

Technical details

UID

Zone_WintersBreath_Elemental_Water

Spell flags

IsHarmful

Condition: Brittle

 Brittle

Duration: 3 turns

 CON Save (Spell save DC)

• Affected entity has been rapidly cooled while aflame, making it Vulnerable to Thunder and Bludgeoning damage.

• Takes 2d6⁠⁠Cold damage at the start of their turn.

Area: Ice

 Ice

Duration: 2 turns

Difficult terrain - movement speed is halved and creatures may fall Prone.

Type: Surface

Condition: Prone

 Prone

Duration: 1 turn

 DEX Save (Spell save DC)

• Can't move or take  Actions,  Bonus Actions, or  Reactions, and has  Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity  Saving Throws.
• Attacks against a Prone creature have  Advantage if they're made within 3 m (10 ft) of the creature.
• A Prone creature must spend half its  Movement Speed to stand up.
• Falling Prone immediately ends Concentration.
• If a creatures falls Prone on its turn, the turn immediately ends.

Condition: Difficult Terrain

 Difficult Terrain

Duration: Whilst on surface

• Movement Speed halved

How to learn

Used by creatures: Water Elemental

Notes

• When the ice created by this attack melts, it leaves behind a water surface that lasts indefinitely.
• This action normally has a spell save DC of 16, as the Water Elemental uses Strength as its spellcasting ability. This means the DC can be reliably increased by giving it Strength-setting elixirs, such as the  Elixir of Hill Giant Strength (Strength 21 raises the DC to 17) or the  Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength (Strength 27 raises the DC to 20).