Swampgas Shade
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Undead
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Neutral-Evil
- Armor Class
- 13
- Speeds
- 0, fly 40
- Walking Speed
- 0
- Flying Speed
- 40
- Strength Score
- 6
- Dexterity Score
- 17
- Constitution Score
- 15
- Intelligence Score
- 8
- Wisdom Score
- 12
- Charisma Score
- 8
- Saving Throws
- Wisdom
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- understands all languages it knew in life but can't speak
- Hit Points
- 39
- Condition Immunities
- Exhaustion 1, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained
- Resistances
- Vulnerable to Radiant Damage, Immune to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 39 (6d8+12)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft.
- STR
- 6 (−2)
- DEX
- 17 (+3)
- CON
- 15 (+2)
- INT
- 8 (−1)
- WIS
- 12 (+1)
- CHA
- 8 (−1)
Saving Throws Wis +3
Skills Perception +1
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 10
Languages understands all languages it knew in life but can't speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Amorphous. Move through space 1ft.+ wide with o squeezing.
Rejuvenation. If it dies within its bound region shade returns to life in 1d4 days and regains all hp. This doesn't function if shade is put to rest which occurs after its corpse has been reburied outside swamp.
Swampbound. Is bound to a region of swamp within 1 mile of its body. If shade leaves region loses its Soul Drain action until it returns to the region. If it remains outside region automatically teleports back to its corpse after 24 hrs regardless of distance.
Swamp Camouflage. Advantage: Dex (Stealth) to hide in swamp.
Undead Nature. Doesn't require air food drink or sleep.
Actions
Soul Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one creature,. 12 (2d8+3) psychic and target's Cha score is reduced by 1d4. Target dies if this reduces its Cha to 0. Otherwise reduction lasts until target finishes a short or long rest. If a Humanoid dies from this it can't be restored to life until shade is put to rest (see Rejuvenation).
Haunting Murmurs. Ranged Spell Attack: +3 to hit, 60 ft., one creature,. 8 (1d8+3) psychic.
Bonus Actions
Swampland Stealth. Takes the Hide action. It must be in swampy terrain to use this bonus 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.