Ekbom's Imaginary Insects (5e Spell)
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5e Spell
Ekbom's Imaginary Insects
5th-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 Action
Range: 30 Feet
Components: M (Vial of Insects)
Duration: Concentration, 1 minute
Casters: Sorcerer, Wizard, Warlock
Terrified of insects but determined to win over his fellow student Faith, the apprentice Ekbom developed this spell in order to train himself to overcome his phobia. The illusion apparently worked too well, however, for prolonged exposure to the spell caused Ekbom's unfortunate demise at his own hand, frantically trying to kill the 'bugs' all over his body with a letter opener. Enforcement found his research notes while cleaning out his bunk and continued the spell's use in their more nefarious activities.
An illusionary swarm of insects begins to crawl over the targets skin and begin to burrow into its flesh. At the start of the creatures turn, they make a Wisdom saving throw. If they fail, the target will attempt to kill the insects, in effect attacking itself in melee with any way to do so, armed or unarmed. Doing so takes precedence over any other action the creature may otherwise have taken, including reactions. The creature hits itself automatically, regardless of AC, but this can never cause a critical hit. Succeeding in the saving throw ends the spells effect.
At Higher Levels. Casting at higher levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you may choose one extra target within 30 feet for each slot level above 5th.
Author's Note: I wanted to recreate this spell from user:ThunderGod Cid who created it for 3.5e. This is my attempt to recreate the spell for 5e. It was a fun spell when I started playing DnD and now that I am getting back into it I wanted to be able to use it again.
| Action Type | Other + |
| Author | Nazsmith + |
| Canon | true + |
| Caster | Sorcerer +, Wizard + and Warlock + |
| Component | M + |
| Consumable Components | true + |
| Identifier | 5e Spell + |
| Level | 5 + |
| Range | 30 Feet + |
| Rating | Unrated + |
| Scalable | true + |
| School | Illusion + |
| Summary | Target hallucinates insects all over their body and attacks themselves. + |
| Title | Ekbom's Imaginary Insects + |
| Valuable Components | true + |
