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Shadow D&D 2014

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Challenge
1/2
XP
100
Size
Medium
Type
undead
Alignment
chaotic evil
Armour Class
12
Hit Points
16
Hit Dice
3d8 + 3
STR
6
DEX
14
CON
13
INT
6
WIS
10
CHA
8
Condition immunities
exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained

Traits

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action. .

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.

Actions

Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.

Resistant to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks. Condition immunities: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained. Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10. Languages: —. Skills: Stealth +4 (+6 in dim light or darkness). Speed: 40 ft..

SRD 5.1, p.344 · OGL 1.0a

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