Call Woodland Beings is a 4th level priest spell only usable by druids and shamans. It will summon forth a spellcasting nymph to aid the spell caster.
Description[]
| “ | This spell summons forth a nymph to assist the party. The nymph has several priest spells at her disposal and will use them in the best interests of the party (these include Mental Domination, Confusion, and Mass Cure). She will remain under the caster's control until slain or the spell's duration expires. | ” |
Gameplay[]
The summoned nymph will utilize the following spells which are cast as a level 5 priest:
If the nymph has not been ordered to do anything and there's not an enemy in sight to attack, she will usually cast a Barkskin on herself, which doesn't expend the one cast of this spell she has available.
The nymph has very low HP and a poor Armor Class, making its main advantage its spell slot value (i.e., A well-utilized nymph can turn a single 4th level spell slot into multiple higher level priest spells).
Despite being considered a level 5 caster, some of the nymph's spells are stronger than they appear because they're coded with minimums based on when a priest (druid, cleric, etc.) can access them. For example, the description of the priest Confusion spell states that it lasts for 1 round/2 levels, so a caster of level 5 should (in theory) only get 2 rounds, but it actually lasts for 7 rounds (as it's normally only available to a divine caster of level 14 and upwards).
The nymph's combat statistics, which differ from its normal creature version, are shown below.
| Creature | Ability Scores |
Combat Stats |
Special | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nymph | STR | 9 | HD | 5 |
Saving throws: D13 / W15 / P14 / B16 / S16 Resistances: None Immunities: None | |
| DEX | 17 | HP | 24 | |||
| CON | 9 | THAC0 | 15 | |||
| INT | 9 | AC | 9 | |||
| WIS | 16 | APR | 1½ | |||
| CHA | 25 | 1d6 (Crushing) | ||||
Gallery[]
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Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Installation of the Spell Revisions Mod provides a new version of this spell as follows:
Call Woodland Beings
Level: 4
School: Conjuration
Sphere: Animal
Range: Medium
Duration: 3 turns
Casting Time: 1 round
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
| “ | By means of this spell, the caster calls a number of magical woodland beings. The type and number of creatures that appear depend upon the level of the druid casting the spell. | ” |
1-7th: 1 hamadryad
9th: 2 hamadryads
11th: 2 hamadryads, 1 nymph
The summoned beings will aid the caster by whatever means they possess, staying until the spell duration expires.
Hamadryad (4 Hit Dice):
STR 10, DEX 18, CON 12, INT 14, WIS 14, CHA 18; AL Neutral
HP 32, AC 3, THAC0 14, Saving Throws 12/16/12/14/16
2 Attacks Per Round, 1d6+1 missile (Short Bow & arrows +1)
Special Qualities:
Magic Resistance 75%
Memorized Spells:
1st Level: Cure Light Wounds (x2), Entangle (x2), Shillelagh, Doom
2nd Level: Barkskin, Charm Person or Animal (x2), Resist Elements, Slow Poison
Nymph (7 Hit Dice):
STR 10, DEX 17, CON 12, INT 16, WIS 17, CHA 19; AL Neutral Good
HP 42, AC 3, THAC0 15, Saving Throws 12/10/12/14/10
1 Attack Per Round, 1d4 Crushing (Touch +0)
Special Qualities:
Magic Resistance 50%
Memorized Spells:
1st Level: Cure Light Wounds (x2), Entangle (x2), Shillelagh, Doom
2nd Level: Barkskin, Charm Person or Animal (x2), Resist Elements, Slow Poison
3rd Level: Call Lightning, Hold Person or Animal, Summon Insects
4the Level: Animal Summoning IV
External links[]
- Call Woodland Beings on the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the first Icewind Dale game.
- Call Woodland Beings on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.