Will-o'-Wisp (5e24)

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 5th edition (2024)

SRD 5.2 • CC-BY

 SRD 5.2 

Will-o'-Wisp
by Hermann Hendrich 1823
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Will-o'-Wisp
Tiny Undead, Chaotic Evil
AC: 19Initiative: +9 (19)
HP: 27 (11d4)
Speed: 30 ft.
Mod Save   Mod Save   Mod Save Str 1 -5 -5   Dex 28 +9 +9   Con 10 +0 +0   Int 13 +1 +1   Wis 14 +2 +2   Cha 11 +0 +0
Resistances: Acid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Piercing, Slashing
Immunities: Lightning, Poison; Exhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses: Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 13
Languages: Common plus one other language
CR: 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits Ephemeral. The wisp can’t wear or carry anything. Illumination. The wisp sheds Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. Incorporeal Movement. The wisp can move through other creatures and objects as if they were Difficult Terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.  Actions Shock. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d8+2) Lightning damage.  Bonus Actions Consume Life. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10, one living creature the wisp can see within 5 feet that has 0 Hit Points. Failure: The target dies, and the wisp regains 10 (3d6) Hit Points. Vanish. The wisp and its light have the Invisible condition until the wisp’s Concentration ends on this effect, which ends early immediately after the wisp makes an attack roll or uses Consume Life.
+  Additional Properties Habitat: Forest, Swamp, Urban|}}

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Lore

Unofficial Description: Will-o'-wisps appear as floating balls of light. This light can be of any color.

Other Lore

 3.5e lore  ^{[SRD3 OGL]}  

Will-o’-wisps can be yellow, white, green, or blue. They are easily mistaken for lanterns, especially in the foggy marshes and swamps where they reside. A will-o’-wisp’s body is a globe of spongy material about 1 foot across and weighing about 3 pounds, and its glowing body sheds as much light as a torch.

Found in Adventures

• Curse of Strahd
• Descent into Avernus
• Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
• Hoard of the Dragon Queen
• Hoard of the Dragon Queen
• Light of Xaryxis
• Princes of the Apocalypse
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Drowning Forest
• The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Sources and Notes

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