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Npc: Breathstealer

Size
Medium
Type
Humanoid
Challenge Rating
7
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Any
Armor Class
15
Speeds
30
Walking Speed
30
Strength Score
10
Dexterity Score
18
Constitution Score
13
Intelligence Score
10
Wisdom Score
12
Charisma Score
14
Saving Throws
Dexterity, Intelligence
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
any two languages
Hit Points
99

Medium humanoid, any non-good


Armor Class 15 (leather armor)

Hit Points 99 (18d8+18)

Speed 30 ft.


STR
10 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)

Saving Throws Dex +7, Int +3

Skills Perception +1

Senses passive Perception 13

Languages any two languages

Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Phrenic Weapons. Its weapon attacks are magical. When it hits with any weapon deals extra 3d6 psychic (included below).

Actions

Multiattack. Two Shortswords and one Dagger or three Psychic Blasts. Can replace one attack with Gasp to Survive if available.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 7 (1d6+4) slashing damage + 10 (3d6) psychic.

Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit 5 ft. or range 20/60' one target 6 (1d4+4) piercing damage + 10 (3d6) psychic.

Psychic Blast. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, 60 ft., one target, 16 (4d6+2) psychic. If target is currently suffocating from breathstealer's Gasp to Survive breathstealer can choose to deal 1 psychic to target instead.

Gasp to Survive (Recharge 4-6). Chooses a creature it dealt psychic to within last min. Target: 14 (4d6) psychic and believes it is suffocating including choking and being unable to speak (DC 15 Wis half damage and doesn't believe it is suffocating). At the start of each of suffocating creature's turns it must make a DC 15 Wis save. It has disadvantage on this save if it took psychic since start of its prior turn. If it fails three such saves before succeeding on three such saves it falls unconscious for 1 hr returns to breathing normally and stops making this save. On its third successful save effect ends for the creature.

Bonus Actions

Cunning Action. Dash Disengage or Hide action.

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.