# Giant Lanternfish

*Large* *Monstrosity*

- **Armor Class:** 13
- **Hit Points:** 85 (10d10+30)
- **Speed:** walk 30 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 4 (1,100 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 303

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 18 (+4) |

- **Skills:** deception +6, perception +5, stealth +5
- **Senses:** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
- **Languages:** Abyssal, Common

### Special Abilities

- **Chaotic Evil:** The giant lanternfish radiates a Chaotic and Evil aura.
- **Innate Spellcasting:** The giant lanternfishs innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components. At will: charm person, disguise self (humanoid form), major image, misty step, 1/day each: geas, hallucinatory terrain, hypnotic pattern, scrying

### Actions

- **Dizzying Touch:** Melee Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is magically charmed for 1 hour or until it takes damage. While charmed in this way  it has disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws and ability checks.
- **Claws:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) slashing damage.
- **Dagger:** Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage  and the target makes a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure  the target takes 10 (3d6) poison damage and is poisoned for 1 hour.
- **Hypnotic Pattern (3rd-Level; S, Concentration):** A swirling pattern of light appears at a point within 120 feet. Each creature within 10 feet of the pattern that can see it makes a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure  the creature is charmed for 1 minute. While charmed  the creature is incapacitated and its Speed is 0. The effect ends on a creature if it takes damage or if another creature uses an action to shake it out of its daze.

### Bonus Actions

- **Misty Step (2nd-Level; V):** The giant lanternfish teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 30 feet. The giant lanternfish can't cast this spell and a 1st-level or higher spell on the same turn.