Shadow (Monstrous Menagerie)
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Undead
- Challenge Rating
- 1
- Source
- Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie
- Armor Class
- 12
- Speeds
- 40
- Walking Speed
- 40
- Strength Score
- 6
- Dexterity Score
- 14
- Constitution Score
- 10
- Intelligence Score
- 8
- Wisdom Score
- 10
- Charisma Score
- 14
- Skill Proficiencies
- Stealth
- Vision
- Darkvision (120ft)
- Languages Ref
- —
- Hit Points
- 18
- Condition Immunities
- Charmed, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained
- Resistances
- Vulnerable to Radiant Damage, Resistant to Acid Damage, Resistant to Cold Damage, Resistant to Fire Damage, Resistant to Lightning Damage, Resistant to Thunder Damage, Resistant to Non-Magical Damage, Immune to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
Medium undead
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 18 (4d8)
Speed 40 ft.
- STR
- 6 (−2)
- DEX
- 14 (+2)
- CON
- 10 (+0)
- INT
- 8 (−1)
- WIS
- 10 (+0)
- CHA
- 14 (+2)
Skills Stealth +4
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; damage from nonmagical weapons
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, fatigue, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Amorphous. The shadow can pass through an opening as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.
Undead Nature. A shadow doesnt require air, sustenance, or sleep.
Actions
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage and the target makes a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failure the target is cursed until it finishes a short or long rest or is the subject of remove curse or a similar spell. While cursed the target makes attack rolls Strength checks and Strength saving throws with disadvantage. If the target dies while cursed a new undead shadow rises from the corpse in 1d4 hours the corpse no longer casts a natural shadow and the target can't be raised from the dead until the new shadow is destroyed.
Bonus Actions
Shadow Sneak. The shadow takes the Hide action even if obscured only by dim light or darkness.
Stat block from Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (EN Publishing), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Monstrous Menagerie. Copyright 2021, EN Publishing. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.