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2.2 KiB

Truant Devourer

Medium Undead any alignment (as its creator deity)

  • Armor Class: 16
  • Hit Points: 156 (24d8+48)
  • Speed: walk 40 ft.
  • Challenge Rating: 9 (5,000 XP)
  • Source: Tome of Beasts 3, page 378
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 13 (+1)
  • Skills: perception +4
  • Damage Resistances: nonmagic B/P/S attacks
  • Condition Immunities: charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
  • Senses: darkvision 90', passive Perception 18
  • Languages: Common + up to three other languages

Special Abilities

  • Heretic Sense: Can pinpoint location of heretics of its faith within 60' of it and can sense their general direction within 1 mile of it.
  • Magic Resistance: Advantage: spell/magic effect saves.
  • Turn Resistance: Advantage: saves vs. turn undead effects.
  • Undead Nature: Doesn't require air food drink or sleep.

Actions

  • Multiattack: Three Devourer's Cleaver or Necrotic Bolt attacks. It can replace one attack with Life Drain attack.
  • Devourer's Cleaver: Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 10 (2d6+3) slashing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic.
  • Life Drain: Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, 5 ft., one creature,. 17 (3d8+4) necrotic. Target's hp max is reduced by amount equal to damage taken (DC 16 Con negates hp max). Reduction lasts until target finishes a long rest. Target dies if this reduces its hp max to 0.
  • Necrotic Bolt: Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, 120 ft., one target, 17 (3d8+4) necrotic.
  • Invisibility: Magically turns invisible (with items worn/carried) until it attacks uses Grasping Claws or concentration ends (as a spell).
  • Grasping Claws (Recharge 5-6): Calls dozens of ghostly skeletal claws to erupt from a point on the ground it can see within 60' of it. All within 15 ft. of that point: 31 (7d8) necrotic and restrained 1 min (DC 16 Dex half damage not restrained). Restrained creature can re-save at end of each of its turns success ends effect on itself.

Bonus Actions

  • Dusty Step: Teleports with items worn/carried up to 60' to unoccupied space it can see. Dust cloud appears at origin and destination.