## Choker These vicious little predators lurk underground, grabbing whatever prey happens by. Chokers have long, boneless arms and legs, more like tentacles than anything else, and walk with a strange, long, loping gait. While no taller than halflings, they look nothing like that race otherwise, instead they are gray skinned creatures with a hairless head with no nose, dark pits for eyes, and jagged teeth. Its hands and feet have spiny pads that help the choker grip almost any surface. ___ > ## Choker >*Small aberration, chaotic evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 16 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 13 (3d6 + 3) > - **Speed** 30 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|13 (+1)|4 (-3)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)| >___ > - **Skills** Stealth +6 > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 > - **Languages** Deep Speech > - **Challenge** 1 (100 XP) > ___ > ***Aberrant Quickness (Recharge after a Short or Long Rest).*** The choker can take an extra action on its turn. > > ***Spider Climb.*** The choker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. > ___ > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The choker makes two tentacle attacks. > ***Tentacle.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 5 (1d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the choker can't use this tentacle on another target (the choker has two tentacles). If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can't breathe or speak until the grapple ends.

***Ceiling Stalkers.*** A choker likes to perch near the ceiling, often at intersections, archways, wells, or staircases, and reaches down to attack lone prey. If one is very hungry, it may attack a group, but it waits to grab the last creature in line. Feywild chokers prefer to lurk among tree branches and vines rather than dark corners. ***Bauble Fascination.*** While not very bright, chokers are intelligent enough to understand that some things are valuable or important. Sometimes, this leads them to fixate on stealing a certain item from a person, like a brooch or shiny dagger, while other times a choker might become desirous of a fancy hat or cloak. As such, it’s entirely possible to find chokers bedecked in odd bits of clothing or secreting away odds and ends of uncertain value. \page ___ > ## Feywild Choker >*Small aberration, chaotic evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 16 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 18 (4d6 + 4) > - **Speed** 30 ft.. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|13 (+1)|4 (-3)|13 (+1)|7 (-2)| >___ > - **Skills** Stealth +6 > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 > - **Languages** Undercommon, Sylvan > - **Challenge** 2 (450 XP) > ___ > ***Aberrant Quickness (Recharge after a Short or Long Rest).*** The choker can take an extra action on its turn. > > ***Chameleon Hide.*** A choker is considered heavily obscured unless it is grappling a creature, or is itself grappled. > > ***Spider Climb.*** The choker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. > ___ > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The choker makes two tentacle attacks, each of which it can replace with one use of strangle. > ***Tentacle.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 5 (1d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the choker can't use this tentacle on another target (the choker has two tentacles). If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can't breathe or speak until the grapple ends. > ***Strangle.*** One creature grappled by the choker takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage and the target also can't breathe or speak until the grapple ends. > ### Reactions > ***Body Shield.*** When the choker is targeted by an attack and has a creature grappled, it can impose disadvantage on the attack roll. If the attack misses, it hits a creature the choker is grappling instead. The choker can't force a creature to attack itself.

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## Kelpie A kelpie is a form of intelligent, aquatic plant life that resembles a pile of wet seaweed. It is able to shape its body into various forms, often assuming the aspect of a beautiful humanoid or a horse in order to lure people into deep water. ___ ___ > ## Kelpie >*Medium plant, neutral evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 14 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 67 (9d8 + 27) > - **Speed** 10 ft., swim 30 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|16 (+3)|7 (-2)|12 (+1)|10 (+0)| >___ > - **Skills** Perception +3, Stealth +4 > - **Damage Resistances** bludgeoning, fire, piercing > - **Condition Immunities** blinded, deafened, exhaustion > - **Senses** blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 13 > - **Languages** Common, Sylvan > - **Challenge** 4 (1,100 XP) > ___ > ***Amphibious.*** The kelpie can breathe air and water. > > ***Seaweed Shape.*** The kelpie can use its action to reshape its body into the form of a humanoid or beast that is Small, Medium, or Large. Its statistics are otherwise unchanged. The disguise is convincing, unless the kelpie is in bright light or the viewer is within 30 feet of it, in which case the seams between the seaweed strands are visible. The kelpie returns to its true form if takes a bonus action to do so or if it dies. > > ***False Appearance.*** While the kelpie remains motionless in its true form, it is indistinguishable from normal seaweed. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The kelpie makes two slam attacks. > > ***Slam.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 12). > > ***Drowning Hypnosis.*** The kelpie chooses one humanoid it can see within 150 feet of it. If the target can see the kelpie, the target must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed while the kelpie maintains concentration, up to 10 minutes (as if concentrating on a spell). > > The charmed target is incapacitated, and instead of holding its breath underwater, it tries to breathe normally and immediately runs out of breath, unless it can breathe water. > > If the charmed target is more than 5 feet away from the kelpie, the target must move on its turn toward the kelpie by the most direct route, trying to get within 5 feet. It doesn't avoid opportunity attacks. > > Before moving into damaging terrain, such as lava or a pit, and whenever it takes damage from a source other than the kelpie or drowning, the target can repeat the saving throw. A charmed target can also repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. If the saving throw is successful, the effect ends on it. > > A target that successfully saves is immune to this kelpie's hypnosis for the next 24 hours. \page ## Kraken

### Malformed Kraken A malformed kraken is not as large or as durable as a true kraken. Such creatures lurk in the deep waters of the world or the Elemental Plane of Water, or even the Astral Sea where they tangle with Githyanki pirates and Astral Dreadnoughts. ``` ``` ___ > ## Malformed Kraken >*Huge monstrosity, chaotic evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 17 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 172 (15d12 + 75) > - **Speed** 20 ft., swim 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|25 (+7)|11 (+0)|20 (+5)|11 (+0)|15 (+2)|15 (+2)| >___ > - **Saving Throws** Str +11 , Con +9, Int +4, Wis +6, Cha +6 > - **Damage Resistances** bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks > - **Damage Immunities** lightning > - **Condition Immunities** frightened, paralyzed > - **Senses** truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 12 > - **Languages** understands Common but can't speak; telepathy 60 ft. > - **Challenge** 10 (5,900 XP) > ___ > ***Amphibious.*** The kraken can breathe air and water. > > ***Siege Monster.*** The kraken deals double damage to objects and structures. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The kraken makes three tentacle attacks. One of them can be replaced with a bite attack, and any of them can be replaced with Fling. > > ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 16 (2d8 + 7) piercing damage. > > ***Tentacle.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +11 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. *Hit:* 14 (2d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. The kraken has ten tentacles, each of which can grapple one target. > > ***Fling.*** One Medium or smaller object held or creature grappled by the kraken's tentacles is thrown up to 60 feet in a random direction and knocked prone. If a thrown target strikes a solid surface, the target takes 3 (ld6) bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If the target is thrown at another creature, that creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage and be knocked prone. > > ***Lightning Storm.*** The kraken creates three bolts of lightning, each of which can strike a target the kraken can see within 150 feet ofit. A target must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16 (3dl0) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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## Nereid One of the most inviting locations in a dungeon is a gently illuminated pool of water, beside which sits a lovely being singing a pleasant tune. The figure is a nereid- a fey water creature that can shape its environment to suit its needs. Whether male or female, a nereid bears an otherworldly beauty. ___ > ## Nereid >*Medium fey, any chaotic alignment* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 13 > - **Hit Points** 44 (8d8 + 8) > - **Speed** 30 ft., swim 60 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|10 (+0)|17 (+3)|12 (+1)|13 (+1)|14 (+2)|16 (+3)| >___ > - **Skills** Acrobat +5, Nature +3, Stealth +5, Survival +4 > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12 > - **Languages** Aquan, Common, Elvish, Sylvan > - **Challenge** 2 (450 XP) > ___ > ***Amphibious.*** The nereid can breathe air and water. > > ***Aquatic Invisibility.*** If immersed in water, the nereid can make itself invisible as a bonus action. It remains invisible until it leaves the water, ends the invisibility as a bonus action, or dies. > ***Mantle Dependent.*** The nereid wears a mantle of silky cloth the color of sea foam, which holds the creature's spirit. The mantle has an AC and hit points equal to that of the nereid, but the garment can't be directly harmed while the nereid wears it. If the mantle is destroyed, the nereid becomes poisoned and dies within 1 hour. A nereid is willing to do anything in its power to recover the mantle if it is stolen, including serving the thief. > > ***Shape Water.*** The nereid can cast *control water* at will, requiring no components. Its spellcasting ability for it is Charisma. This use of the spell has a range of 30 feet and can affect a cube of water no larger than 30 feet on a side. > > ***Speak with Animals.*** The nereid can comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts. > ### Actions > ***Blinding Acid.*** *Melee or Ranged Spell Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one target. *Hit:* 16 (2dl2 + 3) acid damage, and the target is blinded until the start of the nereid's next turn. > > ***Drowning Kiss (Recharge 5-6).*** The nereid touches one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 22 (3dl2 + 3) acid damage. On a failure, it also runs out of breath and can't speak for 1 minute. At the end of each of its turns, it can repeat the save, ending the effect on a success. > > ***Water Lash.*** The nereid causes a 5-foot cube of water within 60 feet of it to take a shape of its choice and strike one target it can see within 5 feet of that water. The target must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 17 (4d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and if it is a Large or smaller creature, it is pushed up to 15 feet in a straight line or is knocked prone (nereid's choice). On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and isn't pushed or knocked prone. \page ## Sea Cat A sea cat is a fearsome monster with the head and forepaws of a lion and the lower body and tail of a fish. Sea cats attack on sight, either for food or to defend their territory, and use both claws and teeth to grab and rend their prey. They display tremendous courage, always fighting to the death, even against creatures many times their size. Pairs and prides of sea cats, often led by a sea lion, attack in concert, trying to wear the opponent down until one beast can dispatch it.

___ > ## Sea Cat >*Large monstrosity, unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 15 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 75 (10d10 + 20) > - **Speed** 10 ft., swim 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|15 (+2)|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)| >___ > - **Skills** Perception +3, Stealth +4 > - **Senses** passive Perception 13 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 3 (700 XP) > ___ > ***Amphibious.*** The sea cat can breathe air and water. > > ***Keen Smell.*** The sea cat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. > > ***Pack Tactics.*** The sea cat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the sea cat's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. > > ***Swimming Leap.*** With a 10-foot swimming start, the sea cat can long jump out of or across the water up to 25 feet. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The sea cat makes three attacks: one bite attack and two claw attacks. > > ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage. > > ***Claw.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage. > ``` ```

___ > ## Sea Lion >*Large monstrosity, unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 15 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 90 (12d10 + 24) > - **Speed** 10 ft., swim 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|17 (+3)|15 (+2)|15 (+2)|3 (-4)|12 (-1)|8 (-1)| >___ > - **Skills** Perception +4, Stealth +5 > - **Senses** passive Perception 14 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 5 (1,800 XP) > ___ > ***Amphibious.*** The sea lion can breathe air and water. > > ***Keen Smell.*** The sea lion has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. > > ***Pack Tactics.*** The sea lion has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the sea lion 's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated. > > ***Swimming Leap.*** With a 10-foot swimming start, the sea lion can long jump out of or across the water up to 25 feet. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The sea lion makes three attacks: one bite attack and two claw attacks. > > ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage. > > ***Claw.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage. >

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___ > ## Giant Skeleton >*Huge undead, neutral evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 17 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 115 (10d12 + 50) > - **Speed** 30 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|21 (+5)|10 (+0)|20 (+5)|4 (-3)|6 (-2)|6 (-2)| >___ > - **Damage Vulnerabilities** bludgeoning > - **Damage Immunities** poison > - **Condition Immunities** exhaustion, poisoned > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 > - **Languages** understands Giant but can't speak > - **Challenge** 7 (2,900 XP) > ___ > ***Evasion.*** If the skeleton is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage ifit succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails. > > ***Magic Resistance.*** The skeleton has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. > > ***Turn Immunity.*** The skeleton is immune to effects that turn undead. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The skeleton makes two greatclub attacks. > > ***Greatclub.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 22 (4d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. ``` ``` ## Skeleton Animated by dark magic and composed entirely of bones, a skeleton is emotionless and soulless, desiring nothing but to serve its creator. ***Undead Nature.*** A skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. ### Giant Skeleton The animated skeleton of a giant is deadly not only because of its size and strength, but because it has defenses normally possessed only by undead of much greater power. ***Giant Immunities.*** Skeletons created from more powerful giants inhereit their natural immunities: cold for Frost Giants, fire for Fire Giants, or thunder and lightning for Storm Giants. ### Blazing Skeleton A blazing skeleton prefers to keep its distance from foes while hurling orbs of fire at them. ___ > ## Blazing Skeleton >*Medium undead, lawful evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 13 > - **Hit Points** 13 (2d8 + 4) > - **Speed** 30 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|10 (+0)|16 (+3)|15 (+2)|6 (-2)|8 (-1)|5 (-3)| >___ > - **Damage Vulnerabilities** bludgeoning > - **Damage Immunities** fire, poison > - **Condition Immunities** exhaustion, poisoned > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9 > - **Languages** understands all languages it knew in life but can't speak > - **Challenge** 1/2 (100 XP) > ___ > > ***Death Burst.*** When the skeleton is destroyed, it explodes in a burst of fire. Each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried in that area are ignited. > > ***Illumination.*** The skeleton sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. > ### Actions > ***Claw.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) fire damage. > > ***Fire Bolt.*** *Ranged Spell Attack:* +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. *Hit:* 5 (1d10) fire damage. A flammable object hit by this attack ignites if it isn't being worn or carried. \page ## Vampiric Mist In a loose manner of speaking, the vampiric mist is the embodiment of the vampire's hunger for blood. It exists only to seek out creatures and drain the life from them, and its insubstantial nature enables it to pursue prey through the tiniest of openings. When first encountered, a vampiric mist appears as a billowing mass of light clouds. As the creature feeds, its coloration darkens to a deep crimson. ***Undead Nature.*** A vampiric mist doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. ___ > ## Vampiric Mist >*Medium undead, chaotic evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 13 > - **Hit Points** 45 (6d8 + 18) > - **Speed** 0 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover) >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|6 (-2)|16 (+3)|16 (+3)|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)| >___ > - **Saving Throws** Wis +3 > - **Damage Resistances** acid, cold, lighting, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks > - **Damage Immunities** poison > - **Condition Immunities** charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 3 (700 XP) > ___ > ***Blood Sense.*** The vampiric mist can sense living creatures that have blood or similar vital fluids in a radius of 60 feet. > > ***Forbiddance.*** The vampiric mist can't enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants. > > ***Misty Form.*** The vampiric mist can occupy another creature's space and vice versa. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist can pass through it without squeezing. Each foot of movement in water costs it 2 extra feet, rather than l extra foot. The mist can't manipulate objects in any way that requires hands; it can apply simple force only. > > ***Sunlight Hypersensitivity.*** The vampiric mist takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. > ### Actions > ***Blood Drain.*** One creature in the vampiric mist's space must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw (undead and constructs automatically succeed). On a failed save, the target takes 10 (2d6 + 3) necrotic damage, its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the mist regains hit points equal to that amount. > > This reduction to the target's hit point maximum lasts until the target finishes a long rest. It dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

\page ___ > ## Deathlock Wight >*Medium undead, neutral evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 12 (15 with *mage armor*) > - **Hit Points** 37 (5d8 + 15) > - **Speed** 30 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|11 (+0)|14 (+2)|16 (+3)|12 (+1)|14 (+2)|16 (+3)| >___ > - **Saving Throws** Wis +4 > - **Skills** Arcana +3, Perception +4 > - **Damage Resistances** necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks > - **Damage Immunities** poison > - **Condition Immunities** exhaustion, poisoned > - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14 > - **Languages** the languages it knew in life > - **Challenge** 3 (700 XP) > ___ > ***Innate Spellcasting.*** The wight's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material components: > > At will: *detect magic, disguise self, mage armor* > > 1/day each: *fear, hold person, misty step* > > ***Sunlight Sensitivity.*** While in sunlight, the wight has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt. > > ***Grave Bolt.*** *Ranged Spell Attack:* +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. *Hit:* 7 (ld8 + 3) necrotic damage. > > ***Life Drain.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. *Hit:* 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. > > A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The wight can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time. ``` ```

## Wight ### Deathlock Wight The deathlock wight resembles a normal wight, except that its undead form courses with dark magic. ***Undead Nature.*** A wight doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.

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\page ## Astral Dreadnought Astral Dreadnoughts glide silently through the mists of the Astral Plane in search of prey. A dreadnought consumes its quarry alive, attempting to fill the emptiness of its existence with the souls of others. The mere appearance of an astral dreadnought strikes fear into the hearts of its prey. While foes suffer the effect of its gaze, the monster snaps up weak and undefended creatures in its pincer claws, attempting to stuff them into its yawning maw.

***Extradimensional Digestion.*** Any creature the astral dreadnought swallows becomes trapped in a demiplane, where the dreadnought devours their sanity. Only the death of the astral dreadnought can free those it has trapped in this extradimensional space. ***Gaze of the Chained God.*** Astral dreadnoughts were once angels of the Chained God, but their master’s madness corrupted them. Cultists and scholars alike have speculated that if one were to harvest the eyes of enough astral dreadnoughts, he or she might use the combined power to free the Chained God.

___ ___ > ## Astral Dreadnought >*Gargantuan monstrosity, chaotic evil* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 19 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 307 (15d20 + 150) > - **Speed** 0ft., fly 180 ft. (hover) >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|30 (+10)|7 (-2)|30 (+10)|5 (-3)|14 (+2)|18 (+4)| >___ > - **Saving Throws** Dex +4, Int +3, Wis +8 > - **Skills** Stealth +4, Perception +8 > - **Damage Resistances** bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks > - **Condition Immunities** frightened, prone > - **Senses** darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 17 (50,000 XP) > ___ > ***Antimagic Cone.*** The dreadnought's central eye creates an area of antimagic, as in the *antimagic field* spell, in a 150-foot cone. At the start of each of its turns, the dreadnought decides which way the cone faces and whether the cone is active. > > All magical effects within the cone are suppressed, except for those that brought the subjects to the Astral Plane in the first place (the *astral projection* spell, for example). Those effects are locked in place while the subjects are in the cone and cannot be dismissed, trapping the subjects on the Astral Plane while under its effect. > > ***Magic Resistance.*** The dreadnought has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. > > ***Magic Weapons.*** The dreadnought's weapon attacks are magical. > > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** The dreadnought can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its pincers. > > ***Pincer.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +16 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 17 (2d6 + 10) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 20). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. On a critical hit against a target in an astral body (as with the *astral projection* spell), the dreadnought cuts the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body. > > ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +16 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 21 (2dl0 + 10) piercing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the dreadnought. > > While swallowed, the target enters a dimly lit 40-foot spherical demiplane. The swallowed creature arrives in a space of the dreadnought's choosing. A Large hovering eyeball occupies the center of the demiplane. > > Creatures in the demiplane can attack the eye. It shares the dreadnought's statistics, except that it is resistant to all damage except force and psychic damage, and immune to teleportation and forced movement. Any damage or effects the eye takes are also applied to the astral dreadnought. > > At the start of each of the dreadnought's turns, all swallowed creatures must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 27 (6d8) psychic damage and is confused (as the spell *confusion*) until the start of the dreadnought's next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half damage and is not confused. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage and survives is permanently insane, with effects determined by the DM, until cured by *remove curse* or similar magic. > > When an astral dreadnought dies, the swallowed creatures are expelled into the space the dreadnought formerly occupied. > > ***Frightful Presence.*** Each creature of the dreadnought's choice that is within 120 feet of the dreadnought and aware of it must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for l minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dreadnought's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours. \page ## Animated Objects **Animated ropes** can be created by spellcasters or, occasionally, when a *rope of entanglement* or *rope of climbing* gains sentience. They tend to be more curious and friendly than other animated objects, and can be trained by creatures other than their creators. **Animated tables** crafted long ago can still defend the homes in which they 'live', sometimes without the knowledge of their current occupants. ***Constructed Nature.*** An animated object doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. ___ > ## Animated Rope >*Tiny construct, unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 20 > - **Hit Points** 20 (8d4) > - **Speed** 10 ft., climb 10 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|8 (-1)|20 (+5)|10 (+0)|1 (-5)|5 (-3)|3 (-4)| >___ > - **Damage Immunities** poison, psychic > - **Condition Immunities** blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned > - **Senses** blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 1/2 (100 XP) > ___ > ***Antimagic Susceptibility.*** The rope is incapacitated while in the area of an *antimagic field*. If targeted by *dispel magic*, the rope must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute. > > ***False Appearance.*** While the rope remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal rope. > > ### Actions > ***Entangle.*** One creature within 20 feet of the rope must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or become grappled by the rope (escape DC 15). The rope automatically enters the target's space on a successful grapple. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the rope can't grapple another target. ___ > ## Animated Table >*Large construct, unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 15 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 39 (6d10 + 6) > - **Speed** 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|18 (+4)|8 (-1)|13 (+1)|1 (-5)|3 (-4)|1 (-5)| >___ > - **Damage Immunities** poison, psychic > - **Condition Immunities** blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened , paralyzed, petrified, poisoned > - **Senses** blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6 > - **Languages** — > - **Challenge** 2 (450 XP) > ___ > ***Antimagic Susceptibility.*** The table is incapacitated while in the area of an *antimagic field*. If targeted by *dispel magic*, the table must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute. > > ***False Appearance.*** While the table remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal table. > > ***Charge.*** If the table moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. > ### Actions > ***Ram.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

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