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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8925037" data-attributes="member: 57383">The other problem is Death's Touch and Darksoul Mist don't have a duration for the slow effect, which the Mist aggravates by not saying an initial success prevents slowing.I suggest the usual "1 minute, with saves per round to cancel" formula.Also, slow isn't a standard condition in 5E, unlike 4E, so it needs some kind of explanation such as a reference to the slow spell or spelling out the effects. The precedent of the Slowing Breath of a <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/dragon-copper-adult" target="_blank">Copper Dragon</a> or a beholder's Slowing Ray is to spell it out.Oh, and the Darksoul Mist has a "diameter" in it despite the mist being cubular. Circles have diameters, not squares!So I'd suggest changing it to the following:Death's Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (6d6) necrotic damage, and if the target is a creature it must make a DC 15 Charisma save. On a failed save, the creature is slowed: it can't use reactions, its speed is halved, and it can't make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the creature can use either an action or a bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful save. Darksoul Mist (Recharge 4-6). The fomorian ghost shaman creates a 20-foot cube of dark mists centered on a point within 60 feet. Any creature within the cube when it appears must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save the creature takes 21 (6d6) necrotic damage and is slowed, on a success the creature takes half as much damage and is not slowed. A slowed creature can't use reactions, its speed is halved, and it can't make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the creature can use either an action or a bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful save. The cube of darkness remains for one minute, obscuring vision.I was also tempted to have it only affect living creatures since it's a necrotic/death effect, but the original monster could affect undead and constructs with those attacks' slow condition so we might as well let this version do so.Presumably being a Ghost Shaman means the fomorian knows tricks to put the whammy on unliving opponents.</blockquote>

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