You summon a giant centipede, spider, or wasp (chosen when you cast the spell). It manifests in an unoccupied space you can see within range and uses the Giant Insect stat block. The form you choose determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature…
Large Beast, Unaligned AC 11 + the spell’s level HP 30 + 10 for each spell level above 4 Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Fly 40 ft. (Wasp only)
Staff, rare (requires attunement by a Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard) This staff has 10 charges. Insect Cloud. While holding the staff, you can take a Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for creatures other than you. A…
Giant flies are frightening in size but instinctively dart away from danger. They pose a threat only to weak, small creatures.
Staff, Rare (Requires Attunement by a Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard) This staff has 10 charges. Insect Cloud. While holding the staff, you can take a Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for creatures other than you. A…
Infesting insect swarms invade larger prey, burrowing into other creature’s bodies with varied, gruesome results.
Ravenous insect swarms rapidly overwhelm larger creatures. Those slain by these swarms are consumed swiftly and entirely.
| Score | Value |
|---|---|
| 5 | Welcoming. The PC is invited to Jokulsborg to meet Jarl Folkvar and briefed on a covert mission that advances the organization’s true agenda. If they successfully carry out three such missions, the true purpose of the Giant Killers is revealed to them. If they question or fail to carry out the mission, they lose status, earning the faction’s enmity. |
| 3 | Friendly.… |
A sickly redwood stands here, its trunk surrounded by fetid undergrowth. The forest’s corruption has attracted a nest of deadly centipedes that hide in the tree’s bark. When a character moves next to the tree, a Swarm of Insects (centipedes) and a Giant Centipede skitter from behind the bark and roots to fight the characters.
This spell is part of the Player’s Handbook. You can unlock it by purchasing the book in our marketplace.
