Shadow D&D 2024

Revised for 2024 The D&D 2014 version differs. Read the D&D 2014 version.

Challenge: 1/2
XP: 100
Size: Medium
Type: Undead
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Armour Class: 12
Hit Points: 27
Hit Dice: 5d8 + 5
STR: 6
DEX: 14
CON: 13
INT: 6
WIS: 10
CHA: 8
Condition immunities: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious

Traits

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has Disadvantage on D20 Tests.

Actions

Draining Swipe. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score decreases by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces that score to 0. If a Humanoid is slain by this attack, a Shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.

Bonus Actions

Shadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.

Condition immunities: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious. Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10. Languages: None. Skills: Stealth +6. Speed: 40 ft..

SRD 5.2.1, p.322 · CC BY 4.0

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