Demon, Vetala
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Fiend
- Challenge Rating
- 8
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Chaotic-Evil
- Armor Class
- 15
- Speeds
- 40
- Walking Speed
- 40
- Strength Score
- 10
- Dexterity Score
- 20
- Constitution Score
- 20
- Intelligence Score
- 14
- Wisdom Score
- 16
- Charisma Score
- 17
- Saving Throws
- Dexterity, Wisdom
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- Abyssal, Common, telepathy 120'
- Hit Points
- 114
- Condition Immunities
- Charmed, Exhaustion 1, Frightened, Poisoned
- Resistances
- Vulnerable to Radiant Damage, Immune to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
- Languages
- Abyssal, Aethyrian Common
Medium fiend, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 114 (12d8+60)
Speed 40 ft.
- STR
- 10 (+0)
- DEX
- 20 (+5)
- CON
- 20 (+5)
- INT
- 14 (+2)
- WIS
- 16 (+3)
- CHA
- 17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Wis +6
Skills Perception +3
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 16
Languages Abyssal, Common, telepathy 120'
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Corpse Stride. Once on its turn use 10 ft. of move to step magically into one corpse/Undead within reach and emerge from 2nd within 60' of 1st appearing in unoccupied space within 5 ft. of 2nd.
Graveyard Walker. Difficult terrain composed of tombstones grave dirt corpses or other objects or features common to graveyards and necropolises doesn't cost it extra move and it can move through graveyard objects and structures (ex: sarcophagus mausoleum) as if difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force if it ends turn inside object.
Magic Resistance. Advantage: spell/magic effect saves.
Master of Undeath. Humanoid it kills or Undead it controls rises in 1 min as skeleton/zombie (vetala's choice) unless Humanoid restored to life or body destroyed. Max 20 total under its control at a time.
Shepherd of Death. When an Undead under the vetala's control hits with any weapon the weapon deals an extra 4 (1d8) necrotic.
Actions
Multiattack. Two Claw attacks.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 12 (2d6+5) slashing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic.
Raise Corpse. One Humanoid corpse it can see within 30' of it rises as a skeleton or zombie (vetala's choice) under vetala's control.
Bonus Actions
Command Corpse. Commands one Undead under its control that it can see to make a weapon attack as reaction. If so has advantage.
Reactions
Corpse Detonation. When Undead under its control is reduced to 0 hp vetala can force it to explode. Each creature that isn't Undead or vetala within 5 ft. of exploding Undead: 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage (if zombie) or slashing (if skeleton) damage and 5 (2d4) poison (DC 15 Dex half).
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.