Light Eater
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Aberration
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Armor Class
- 14
- Speeds
- 10, fly 40
- Walking Speed
- 10
- Flying Speed
- 40
- Strength Score
- 8
- Dexterity Score
- 14
- Constitution Score
- 16
- Intelligence Score
- 4
- Wisdom Score
- 17
- Charisma Score
- 8
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- —
- Hit Points
- 26
- Condition Immunities
- Prone
- Resistances
- Immune to Fire Damage, Immune to Radiant Damage
Small aberration, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 26 (4d6+12)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
- STR
- 8 (−1)
- DEX
- 14 (+2)
- CON
- 16 (+3)
- INT
- 4 (−3)
- WIS
- 17 (+3)
- CHA
- 8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3
Damage Immunities fire, radiant
Condition Immunities prone
Senses blindsight 120' (blind beyond), passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
False Appearance. While motionless indistinguishable from normal rock.
Light Absorption. When it starts its turn within 5 ft. of a source of light light is reduced while eater remains within 100' of light source. Bright light becomes dim and dim becomes darkness. If eater reduces light source's light to darkness eater sheds multicolored bright light in 20' radius and dim light for additional 20' for 1 hr and light source is extinguished if it is nonmagical flame or dispelled if it was created by 2nd level or lower spell.
Light Sense. Can pinpoint location of any light source within 100' of it and sense general direction of any within 1 mile.
Actions
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 5 (1d6+2) bludgeoning damage.
Reactions
Emergency Flare (Recharges: Short/Long Rest). When it takes damage can emit brilliant flash of light. Each creature within 30': blinded 1 min (DC 12 Con negates). Blinded creature can re-save at end of each of its turns success ends effect on itself.
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.