Grasping Shadow

6th-level illusion

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: V, S, M (a dried tentacle)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Class(es): bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

You cause shadows—including a creature’s own shadow—to rise up and grapple a target within range, using your spell attack roll in place of a Strength (Athletics) check, with an Escape DC equal to your spell DC. If you succeed in grappling a target and the target does not escape on its turn, the creature remains grappled and as a bonus action you can impose an additional condition on the target with a successful grapple check: blinded, deafened, gagged (the target cannot speak), or restrained. If the creature escapes the grapple, it ends all conditions that the grasping shadow caused; however, as long as you continue to concentrate on the grasping shadow it follows the target and attempts to grapple it again on your next turn; this does not require your action.

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