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SRD 5.2 · 5e (2024)
Shadow
- Casting
- Combat
- Downed
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SRD 5.2 · 5e (2024)
Shadow statblock
SRD 5.2 Creature
Shadow
Challenge Rating
1/2
100 XPProficiency Bonus
+2
Printed in 2024 formatInitiative
+2
OverrideMedium Undead
AC 12Initiative +2 (12)
HP 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 40 ft.
Mod
Save
STR
6
-2
-2
DEX
14
+2
+2
CON
13
+1
+1
Mod
Save
INT
6
-2
-2
WIS
10
+0
+0
CHA
8
-1
-1
Skills
Stealth +6
Damage Resistances
acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder
Damage Immunities
necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities
exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages
None
CR
1/2 (100 XP; PB +2)
Passive Features
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 Test.
Actions
Draining Swipe.
Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. 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.
Make it yours
Recolor it, re-pose it, send it to Foundry
Save the Shadow to a Vault slot with its statblock and all four tokens, then open it in the top-down editor. No generation needed. The Vault needs an account; a free one has five slots.