Dread Scarecrow

Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt

Dread Scarecrow

4-level Illusion

Casting Time: 1 action

Range/Area: Self (30-foot-radius sphere)

Components: V, S, M (a flute made of a femur worth 50 gp)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You magically create the horrifying illusion of all your bones breaking and your body bending in impossible ways, accompanied by the sound of a shattered skull. Each creature of your choice in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for the duration. While frightened by this spell, a creature's speed becomes 0 and it falls prone, its legs giving out under the fear. If an affected creature takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Available for: Bard, Warlock, Wizard