Death Kiss

CreatureVGMp. 1242014

Large aberration, neutral evil

Armor Class
16 (natural armor)
Hit Points
161 (17d10 + 68)
Speed
fly 30 ft. (hover), 0 ft., canHover true ft.
Challenge
10 (5,900 XP)
STR
18
+4
DEX
14
+2
CON
18
+4
INT
10
+0
WIS
12
+1
CHA
10
+0
Saving Throws
Con +8, Wis +5
Skills
Perception +5
Damage Immunities
lightning
Condition Immunities
prone
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
Deep Speech, Undercommon

Traits

Lightning Blood.

A creature within 5 feet of the death kiss takes 5 (1d10) lightning damage whenever it hits the death kiss with a melee attack that deals piercing or slashing damage.

Actions

Multiattack.

The death kiss makes three tentacle attacks. Up to three of these attacks can be replaced by Blood Drain, one replacement per tentacle grappling a creature

Tentacle.

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14) if it is a Huge or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the death kiss can't use the same tentacle on another target. The death kiss has ten tentacles.

Blood Drain.

One creature grappled by a tentacle of the death kiss must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 22 (4d10) lightning damage, and the death kiss regains half as many hit points.

Raw data
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  "page": 124,
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  "group": [
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        "{@atk mw} {@hit 8} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. {@h}14 ({@damage 3d6 + 4}) piercing damage, and the target is {@condition grappled} (escape {@dc 14}) if it is a Huge or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is {@condition restrained}, and the death kiss can't use the same tentacle on another target. The death kiss has ten tentacles."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Blood Drain",
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        "One creature {@condition grappled} by a tentacle of the death kiss must make a {@dc 16} Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 22 ({@damage 4d10}) lightning damage, and the death kiss regains half as many hit points."
      ]
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  ],
  "immune": [
    "lightning"
  ],
  "senses": [
    "darkvision 120 ft."
  ],
  "source": "VGM",
  "passive": 15,
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  "hasToken": true,
  "miscTags": [
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    "RCH"
  ],
  "alignment": [
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  ],
  "languages": [
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    "Undercommon"
  ],
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  "damageTags": [
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    "P"
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  "environment": [
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    "U"
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  "conditionImmune": [
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    "restrained"
  ],
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    "constitution"
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}