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Preta

Size
Medium
Type
Undead
Challenge Rating
3
Source
Creature Codex
Alignment
Neutral-Evil
Armor Class
13
Speeds
30
Walking Speed
30
Strength Score
15
Dexterity Score
14
Constitution Score
16
Intelligence Score
10
Wisdom Score
13
Charisma Score
15
Skill Proficiencies
Perception, Stealth
Vision
Darkvision (60ft)
Languages Ref
the languages it knew in life
Hit Points
75
Condition Immunities
Exhaustion 1, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned
Resistances
Resistant to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage

Medium undead, neutral evil


Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 75 (10d8+30)

Speed 30 ft.


STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
15 (+2)

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4

Damage Resistances necrotic

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages the languages it knew in life

Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Ethereal Sight. The preta can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and vice versa.

Actions

Multiattack. The preta uses its Blood Siphon. It then makes two attacks with its claws.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.

Blood Siphon. The preta magically draws the blood from a target it can see within 30 feet into its ever-hungry mouth. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 7 (2d6) points of necrotic damage. The preta regains hp equal to half the necrotic damage dealt.

Etherealness. The preta magically enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.

Hidden Illusionist. The preta turns invisible until it attacks or uses Blood Siphon, or until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). While invisible, it leaves no physical evidence of its passage, leaving it traceable only by magic. Any equipment the preta wears or carriers is invisible with it. While invisible, the preta can create small illusory sounds and images like the minor illusion spell except it can create either two images, two sounds, or one sound and one image.

Stat block from Creature Codex (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Creature Codex. © 2018 Open Design LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Dan Dillon, Richard Green, James Haeck, Chris Harris, Jeremy Hochhalter, James Introcaso, Chris Lockey, Shawn Merwin, and Jon Sawatsky. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.