5e:Shadow Hound

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Shadow Hound [1] [2] [3]
Medium Undead  (Shadows), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 16 (3d8+3)
Speed: 40 ft.
Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha
6 (-2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 8 (-1)
Skills: Stealth +4 (+6 in dim light or darkness)
Damage Vulnerability: radiant
Damage Resistances: acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunity: necrotic, poison
Condition Immune: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
Languages:
Habitat: Underdark, Underground, Urban
Challenge: 1/2 (100 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2

Features

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action.

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadwo has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. 

Actions

Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise,, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.

If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.


Unofficial Description: Quadruped shadow-creature of the Feywild.

Found in Adventures


Sources and Notes

  1. Wizards RPG Team. Quests from the Infinite Staircase (5e 2014) (2024-07-15). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6949-4. p. 51. (When a Star Falls (5e)) Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause).
  2. stat block is that of the Shadow from the SRD5 (licensed: OGL & CC-BY).
  3. Habitat — unofficial

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Shadow Hound (Sort Text: Shadow Hound 5e, Size: Medium, Type: Undead, Subtypes: Shadow, Alignment: Chaotic Evil, HP: 16, CR: 1/2, Features: Amorphous Shadow Stealth Sunlight Weakness Strength Drain, Has Lair: No, NPC: No, Canon: Yes, Pointer: Yes, UA: No, User: No, Sources: Quests from the Infinite Staircase)

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