Welda’s Crippling Grasp

This Spell is a self-made homebrew by the author. Use it at your own risk.

Crippling Grasp is a particularly nasty crowd control spell. While feeling awfully powerful in the hands of wizard trainees, it's true potential is in the hands of a more powerful mage, who isn't that much into damage. The spell is particularly useful when mage needs to flee or when the enemy needs to slow down.

Effect

Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 necrotic damage, and its movement speed is halved until the start of your next turn.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one more creature in range for each slot level above 1st.

Manifestation

Ghostly arms pop from the ground to hold the target back, making their feet feel weak.

Discovery

The spell was first dicovered by Welda Briarrose, Professor of Necromancy in Silver Shore Academy of Magi. Spell functions as powered up, necrotic version from Ray of Frost cantrip.

Gestures & Ritual

V, S

Related Discipline

Wizard, Warlock, Sorcerer, Bard

Related School

Necromancy

Related Element

Necrotic

Effect Duration

Wizard, Warlock, Sorcerer, Bard

Effect Casting Time

1 action

Range

120 feet

Level

1

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NPC tied spells

Certain spells in Melyria are tied to a certain NPC. These spells appear on the Extended spell-list with the name of the NPC in the title. To unlock one of these spells in the game, they must be obtained from the NPC or someone related to them in-game.

This spell is tied to

Welda Briarrose

Source(s): Original Melyria creation, NPC tied, Homebrew by Tiirikka

Welda’s Crippling Grasp

1st-level Necromancy

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Casting time

1 action

Range

120 ft

Components

V, S

Duration

Instantaneous

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Ghostly arms pop from the ground to hold the target back, making their feet feel weak.

Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 necrotic damage, and its movement speed is halved until the start of your next turn.

At higher levels

When you cast this spell using a slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one more creature in range for each slot level above 1st.

Level	Targets
1st	1
2nd	2
3th	3
4th	4
5th	5
6th	6
7th	7
8th	8
9th	9

Damage type(s)

Necrotic

Available to

Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, Wizards

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Quick tags:

lvl1 spell, lvl1 necromancy spell, necrotic-dmg spell, lvl1 bard spell, lvl1 sorcerer spell, lvl1 warlock spell, lvl1 wizard spell, OMC

Notes:

Certain spells in Melyria are tied to a certain NPC. These spells appear on the Extended spell-list with the name of the NPC in the title. To unlock one of these spells in the game, they must be obtained from the NPC or someone related to them in-game.

This spell is tied to Welda Briarrose.