Shadow

CreatureWttHC2024

Medium undead, chaotic evil

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed
40 ft.
Challenge
1/2 (100 XP)
STR
6
-2
DEX
14
+2
CON
13
+1
INT
6
-2
WIS
10
+0
CHA
8
-1
Skills
Stealth +6
Damage Resistances
acid; cold; fire; lightning; thunder
Damage Immunities
necrotic; poison
Damage Vulnerabilities
radiant
Condition Immunities
exhaustion; frightened; grappled; paralyzed; petrified; poisoned; prone; restrained; unconscious
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

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.

Bonus Actions

Shadow Stealth.

While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.

Raw data
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  "cr": "1/2",
  "hp": {
    "average": 27,
    "formula": "5d8 + 5"
  },
  "cha": 8,
  "con": 13,
  "dex": 14,
  "int": 6,
  "str": 6,
  "wis": 10,
  "name": "Shadow",
  "size": [
    "M"
  ],
  "type": "undead",
  "bonus": [
    {
      "name": "Shadow Stealth",
      "entries": [
        "While in {@variantrule Dim Light|XPHB} or {@variantrule Darkness|XPHB}, the shadow takes the {@action Hide|XPHB} action."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "skill": {
    "stealth": "+6"
  },
  "speed": {
    "walk": 40
  },
  "trait": [
    {
      "name": "Amorphous",
      "entries": [
        "The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sunlight Weakness",
      "entries": [
        "While in sunlight, the shadow has {@variantrule Disadvantage|XPHB} on {@variantrule D20 Test|XPHB|D20 Tests}."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "__prop": "monster",
  "action": [
    {
      "name": "Draining Swipe",
      "entries": [
        "{@atkr m} {@hit 4}, reach 5 ft. {@h}5 ({@damage 1d6 + 2}) Necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score decreases by {@dice 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 {@dice 1d4} hours later."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "immune": [
    "necrotic",
    "poison"
  ],
  "resist": [
    "acid",
    "cold",
    "fire",
    "lightning",
    "thunder"
  ],
  "senses": [
    "Darkvision 60 ft."
  ],
  "source": "WttHC",
  "_isCopy": true,
  "passive": 10,
  "hasToken": true,
  "miscTags": [
    "MA"
  ],
  "alignment": [
    "C",
    "E"
  ],
  "senseTags": [
    "D"
  ],
  "traitTags": [
    "Amorphous"
  ],
  "damageTags": [
    "N"
  ],
  "vulnerable": [
    "radiant"
  ],
  "isReprinted": true,
  "hasFluffImages": true,
  "conditionImmune": [
    "exhaustion",
    "frightened",
    "grappled",
    "paralyzed",
    "petrified",
    "poisoned",
    "prone",
    "restrained",
    "unconscious"
  ]
}
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