Will-o’-Wisp
- Armor Class
- -9 [28]
- Hit Dice
- 9
- Attacks
- Attack (2d6)
- Special
- spells, invisibility, fear, electricity, immunity
- Move
- Fly 15
- HDE/XP
- 11/1,700
Description
A Will-o’-Wisp is a faintly-glowing sphere of light that is yellow or white. It is easily mistaken for a lantern, especially in the foggy marshes and swamps where it typically resides. A will-o’-wisp’s body is a globe of spongy material about 1 foot across and weighs about 3 pounds. Its body casts as much light as a torch. It has no vocal apparatus, but can vibrate to create a voice with a ghostly sound.
A will-o’-wisp usually avoids combat. When it is forced to fight, it emits small electrical shocks. A will-o’-wisp is immune to all spells except Magic Missile. A startled or frightened will-o’-wisp can extinguish its glow, effectively becoming invisible.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.