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Spell: Black Tentacles ~ Level 5

conjuration, magical

  • Casting Time: 3 actions; Material, Somatic, and Verbal
  • Range: 120 feet
  • Area: 20-foot radius burst
  • Duration: 1 minute per Proficiency Score (D)

Tentacles rise and attempt to a Combat Maneuver to Grapple each creature in the area. Make a Spell Attack against each creature in the area. Any creature you succeed against gains the Grabbed condition and takes a number of d6s bludgeoning damage equal to your Proficiency Score. Whenever a creature ends its turn in the tentacles, the tentacles attempt a Combat Maneuver to Grapple that creature if they have not already. They deal a number of d6s bludgeoning damage equal to half your Proficiency Score to any creature successfully grabbed each round. The tentacles’ escape DC is equal to your Spell DC. A creature can attack a tentacle in an attempt to release its grip. It has AC 15 + your Proficiency Score and is destroyed if it takes 20 + your Proficiency Score worth of damage. Black Tentacles is on the Arcane Spell List.