Herald of Blood (Tome of Beasts 2023)
- Size
- Huge
- Type
- Fiend
- Challenge Rating
- 12
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 2023
- Alignment
- Neutral-Evil
- Armor Class
- 15
- Speeds
- 30, fly 30
- Walking Speed
- 30
- Flying Speed
- 30
- Strength Score
- 22
- Dexterity Score
- 12
- Constitution Score
- 20
- Intelligence Score
- 14
- Wisdom Score
- 17
- Charisma Score
- 16
- Saving Throws
- Strength, Constitution, Wisdom
- Skill Proficiencies
- Arcana, Perception
- Vision
- Darkvision (240ft)
- Languages Ref
- Common, Draconic, Infernal, Void Speech
- Hit Points
- 184
- Condition Immunities
- Exhaustion 1, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned
- Resistances
- Resistant to Cold Damage, Resistant to Fire Damage, Resistant to Lightning Damage, Immune to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Draconic, Infernal
Huge fiend, Neutral Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 184 (16d12 + 80)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
- STR
- 22 (+6)
- DEX
- 12 (+1)
- CON
- 20 (+5)
- INT
- 14 (+2)
- WIS
- 17 (+3)
- CHA
- 16 (+3)
Saving Throws Str +10, Con +9, Wis +7
Skills Arcana +10, Perception +7
Damage Vulnerabilities False
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic, Infernal, Void Speech
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Blood Armor. Each time a creature with blood hits the herald with a melee attack while within 10 feet of the herald, the creature takes 4 (1d8) necrotic damage, and the herald's AC increases by 1 until the end of its next turn. The herald's AC can't be increased to more than 20 from this trait.
Actions
Multiattack. The herald makes three Herald's Staff or Blood Bolt attacks, or it makes two Herald's Staff attacks and one Grasping Slam attack.
Herald's Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8) necrotic damage.
Grasping Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 17) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns, and the herald can't use its Grasping Slam on another target.
Blood Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (5d8 + 3) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature with blood, it must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its next turn.
Call Blood (Recharge 5-6). Each creature with blood within 10 feet of the herald must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The herald then gains temporary hp equal to the single highest amount of necrotic damage dealt. A creature that fails the saving throw by 5 or more also suffers one level of exhaustion.
Bonus Actions
Grant Blood Rage. The herald of blood infuses reckless rage in one creature it can see within 60 feet of it that isn't a Construct or Undead. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be enraged for a number of rounds equal to the target's Constitution modifier. While enraged, the target has advantage on all melee attack rolls, and attack rolls against it have advantage. When the rage ends, the target takes 13 (3d8) necrotic damage and suffers one level of exhaustion. A creature with any levels of exhaustion automatically succeeds on this saving throw.
Description
False
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 2023 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts. 2023 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.