Petrified
Petrified
• A petrified creature is transformed, along with any nonmagical object it is wearing or carrying, into a solid inanimate substance (usually stone). Its weight increases by a factor of ten, and it ceases aging.
• The creature is incapacitated (see the condition), can’t move or speak, and is unaware of its surroundings.
• Attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
• The creature automatically fails Strength and Dexterity saving throws.
• The creature has resistance to all damage.
• The creature is immune to poison and disease, although a poison or disease already in its system is suspended, not neutralized.
— Basic Rules
The Petrified condition usually occurs as a result of a living, breathing creature being turned into stone or some other type of inanimate substance. This condition is one of the most impactful, especially for PCs, because the effects of petrification don’t go away on their own after a saving throw or period of time. Once petrified, there are only a couple of ways to undo the effects. As of now, the only ways to undo petrification are to have the Greater Restoration or Wish spell cast on the affected creature. While this may not be a problem if your party has a 9th-level cleric, petrification could certainly be devastating if a cleric isn’t available and your party is crawling through a dungeon. One thing to note is that most petrifying effects come with two caveats that make this scary condition easier to avoid: 1. Most monsters that can apply the Petrified condition, such as the CR 6 Medusa, give the players the ability to “look away” at the beginning of their turn. This means all attacks will be made with disadvantage, but you will be safe from being turned into a statue. 2. When a creature is targeted by a petrifying ability, they will usually get two chances to save. After the first failure, they will be Restrained as they begin to turn to stone but won’t be fully petrified until they fail a second saving throw.
Methods Some examples of things that can apply the Petrified condition are: • Flesh to Stone (spell) • Prismatic Spray (spell) • Gorgon’s Petrifying Breath (monster ability) • Basilisk’s Petrifying Gaze (monster ability) Medusa’s Petrifying Gaze (monster ability)
The Petrified condition usually occurs as a result of a living, breathing creature being turned into stone or some other type of inanimate substance. This condition is one of the most impactful, especially for PCs, because the effects of petrification don’t go away on their own after a saving throw or period of time. Once petrified, there are only a couple of ways to undo the effects. As of now, the only ways to undo petrification are to have the Greater Restoration or Wish spell cast on the affected creature. While this may not be a problem if your party has a 9th-level cleric, petrification could certainly be devastating if a cleric isn’t available and your party is crawling through a dungeon. One thing to note is that most petrifying effects come with two caveats that make this scary condition easier to avoid: 1. Most monsters that can apply the Petrified condition, such as the CR 6 Medusa, give the players the ability to “look away” at the beginning of their turn. This means all attacks will be made with disadvantage, but you will be safe from being turned into a statue. 2. When a creature is targeted by a petrifying ability, they will usually get two chances to save. After the first failure, they will be Restrained as they begin to turn to stone but won’t be fully petrified until they fail a second saving throw.
Methods Some examples of things that can apply the Petrified condition are: • Flesh to Stone (spell) • Prismatic Spray (spell) • Gorgon’s Petrifying Breath (monster ability) • Basilisk’s Petrifying Gaze (monster ability) Medusa’s Petrifying Gaze (monster ability)