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Truant Devourer

Size
Medium
Type
Undead
Challenge Rating
9
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Any
Armor Class
16
Speeds
40
Walking Speed
40
Strength Score
12
Dexterity Score
17
Constitution Score
14
Intelligence Score
16
Wisdom Score
18
Charisma Score
13
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
Common + up to three other languages
Hit Points
156
Condition Immunities
Charmed, Exhaustion 1, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned

Medium undead, any alignment (as its creator deity)


Armor Class 16

Hit Points 156 (24d8+48)

Speed 40 ft.


STR
12 (+1)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
13 (+1)

Skills Perception +4

Damage Resistances nonmagic B/P/S attacks

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned

Senses darkvision 90', passive Perception 18

Languages Common + up to three other languages

Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Heretic Sense. Can pinpoint location of heretics of its faith within 60' of it and can sense their general direction within 1 mile of it.

Magic Resistance. Advantage: spell/magic effect saves.

Turn Resistance. Advantage: saves vs. turn undead effects.

Undead Nature. Doesn't require air food drink or sleep.

Actions

Multiattack. Three Devourer's Cleaver or Necrotic Bolt attacks. It can replace one attack with Life Drain attack.

Devourer's Cleaver. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 10 (2d6+3) slashing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic.

Life Drain. Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, 5 ft., one creature,. 17 (3d8+4) necrotic. Target's hp max is reduced by amount equal to damage taken (DC 16 Con negates hp max). Reduction lasts until target finishes a long rest. Target dies if this reduces its hp max to 0.

Necrotic Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, 120 ft., one target, 17 (3d8+4) necrotic.

Invisibility. Magically turns invisible (with items worn/carried) until it attacks uses Grasping Claws or concentration ends (as a spell).

Grasping Claws (Recharge 5-6). Calls dozens of ghostly skeletal claws to erupt from a point on the ground it can see within 60' of it. All within 15 ft. of that point: 31 (7d8) necrotic and restrained 1 min (DC 16 Dex half damage not restrained). Restrained creature can re-save at end of each of its turns success ends effect on itself.

Bonus Actions

Dusty Step. Teleports with items worn/carried up to 60' to unoccupied space it can see. Dust cloud appears at origin and destination.

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.