ok restrict it to these immunities:
- grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
re damage resistances - the CR 1/2 shadow has the same list of resistances so am fine with that. Seems to be a standard incorporeal undead thing
ok I like the text - changes all incorporated.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/4103612-scarlet-death
Alright, given the existing vampiric mist is CR3, I recommend something around CR5 to differentiate it, plus some more interesting game mechanics.
Ok I have this right now (not pulbished yet as easier to correct first). I think a more diverse bonus action gives it more options in creative combat.
Regarding next - now on dndbeyond we have a CR 3 vampiric mist - so am inclined to do a monstrosity, probs the strong one.
"The Scarlet Death is an incorporeal undead being that inhabits locales that are frequently misty or foggy such as marshes or moors. Appearing as a roughly humanoid-shaped coalescence of fog with eyes like whitish beacons, it hunts and waylays travellers, using the weather to conceal its...
Prefer "multifaceted" over "insectile" for eyes, but yeah - I think the idea of "crossbreed" is dumb in this case, but to be fair it's what the source material has I guess. Otherwise looks fine.