Shadow

2024 SRD

Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil

Armor Class: 12

Hit Points: 27 (5d8 + 5)

Speed: 40 ft.

STR
6
DEX
14
CON
13
INT
6
WIS
10
CHA
8

Skills: Stealth +6

Damage Vulnerabilities:Radiant
Damage Resistances:AcidColdFireLightningThunder
Damage Immunities:NecroticPoison

Condition Immunities: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious

Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10

Languages: None

Challenge: 1/2

Traits

  • Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.
  • Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has Disadvantage on D20 Tests.

Actions

  • Draining Swipe. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score decreases by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces that score to 0. If a Humanoid is slain by this attack, a Shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.
  • Shadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.