Absorb Intellect

Absorb Intellect is an Action and illithid power. This ability allows a character to lower an enemy's Intelligence by 1 per turn and heal themselves for 5 turns.

Description

Gobble up a foe's intellect, lowering their Intelligence by 1 per turn and healing your wounds for 5 turns.

Properties

Cost:

Action

Damage:

1d8 (1~8) hit points

Details:

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Recharge: Short rest

Duration: 5 turns

Condition: Absorbed Intellect

 Absorbed Intellect

Duration: 5 turns

Spell save DC  Intelligence saving throw

• Intelligence is being reduced by 1.

How to learn

Used by creatures: Illithid

Other ways to learn:

• Unlock from the illithid power skill tree with a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen after obtaining one of the following:
  •  Perilous Stakes
  •  Displacer Beast Shape

Notes

• On turns two through five, the healing amount becomes respectively:
  • 2d8hit points
  • 3d8hit points
  • 4d8hit points
  • 5d8hit points
• The condition Absorbed Intellect is lost and regained each round after an initial failed saving throw. Every turn of the effect, the amount of Intellect lost increases by 1, starting as a -1 penalty on the first turn and ending as a -5 penalty on the final turn.
• Absorb Intellect will inflict the Atrophied (Condition) once the intelligence of the affected entity reaches 2, as opposed to 0.