# Dryad

*Medium Fey, Neutral*

- **Armor Class:** 16
- **Hit Points:** 22 (5d8)
- **Speed:** 30 ft.
- **Initiative**: +1 (11)

|STAT|SCORE|MOD|SAVE|
| --- | --- | --- | ---- |
| STR | 10 | +0 | +0 |
| DEX | 12 | +1 | +1 |
| CON | 11 | +0 | +0 |
| INT | 14 | +2 | +2 |
| WIS | 15 | +2 | +2 |
| CHA | 18 | +4 | +4 |

- **Skills**: Perception +4, Stealth +5
- **Senses**: darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
- **Languages**: Elvish, Sylvan
- **CR** 1 (XP 200; PB +2)

## Traits

***Magic Resistance.*** The dryad has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

***Speak with Beasts and Plants.*** The dryad can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.


## Actions

***Multiattack.*** The dryad makes one Vine Lash or Thorn Burst attack, and it can use Spellcasting to cast *Charm Monster*.

***Vine Lash.*** *Melee Attack Roll:* +6, reach 10 ft. 8 (1d8 + 4) Slashing damage.

***Thorn Burst.*** *Ranged Attack Roll:* +6, range 60 ft. 7 (1d6 + 4) Piercing damage.

***Spellcasting.*** The dryad casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):

- **At Will:** *Animal Friendship*, *Charm Monster*, *Druidcraft*
- **1e/Day Each:** *Entangle*, *Pass without Trace*

## Bonus Actions

***Tree Stride.*** If within 5 feet of a Large or bigger tree, the dryad teleports to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of a second Large or bigger tree that is within 60 feet of the previous tree.

