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[5E] Lurking Strangler (from The Whispering Cairn)
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<blockquote data-quote="Sam Stockdale" data-source="post: 6692066" data-attributes="member: 6790050"><p><span style="color: #000000">Following my conversion of the Wind Warrior </span><span style="color: #000000">and the Mad Slasher, here's the Lurking Strangler, who was a bit trickier <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Lurking Strangler</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong><em>Tiny aberration, lawful evil</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em></em><strong>Armour Class </strong>14</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Hit Points </strong>7 (2d4+2)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Speed </strong>5 ft., fly 20 ft.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>STR </strong>5 (-3), <strong>DEX </strong>19 (+4), <strong>CON </strong>13 (+1), <strong>INT </strong>4 (-3), <strong>WIS </strong>10 (+0), <strong>CHA </strong>10 (+0)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Skills </strong>Perception +2, Stealth +6</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Senses </strong>darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Languages</strong> --</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Challenge </strong>1 (200 XP)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>All-Around Vision. </strong>The lurking strangler's eyes and physiology is such that it has advantage on sight-based Wisdom (Perception) checks, and the </span><span style="color: #000000">lurking strangler </span><span style="color: #000000">can't be surprised.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>ACTIONS</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Multiattack. </strong>The </span><span style="color: #000000">lurking strangler can make two eye ray attacks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Constrict. </strong><em>Melee Weapon Attack: </em>+6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit: </em>The target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until the grapple ends, the creature is restrained and starts suffocating (PHB 183). The </span><span style="color: #000000">lurking strangler can't constrict another creature while it is grappling.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><strong><span style="color: #000000">Eye Ray of <em>Fear</em>. </span></strong>The lurking strangler projects a phantasmal image of the target’s worst fears. Each creature within a 30-foot cone emanating from the lurking strangler must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, a success ending the effect.</p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Eye Ray of <em>Sleep</em>. </strong>The</span> lurking strangler causes a single creature within 90 feet of it to fall into a magical slumber. The target gets a Wisdom saving throw with a DC 12. The magical slumber lasts for 1 minute.<span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Stockdale, post: 6692066, member: 6790050"] [COLOR=#000000]Following my conversion of the Wind Warrior [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]and the Mad Slasher, here's the Lurking Strangler, who was a bit trickier :) [B]Lurking Strangler [/B][I]Tiny aberration, lawful evil [/I][B]Armour Class [/B]14 [B]Hit Points [/B]7 (2d4+2) [B]Speed [/B]5 ft., fly 20 ft. [B]STR [/B]5 (-3), [B]DEX [/B]19 (+4), [B]CON [/B]13 (+1), [B]INT [/B]4 (-3), [B]WIS [/B]10 (+0), [B]CHA [/B]10 (+0) [B]Skills [/B]Perception +2, Stealth +6 [B]Senses [/B]darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12 [B]Languages[/B] -- [B]Challenge [/B]1 (200 XP) [B]All-Around Vision. [/B]The lurking strangler's eyes and physiology is such that it has advantage on sight-based Wisdom (Perception) checks, and the [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]lurking strangler [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]can't be surprised. [B]ACTIONS Multiattack. [/B]The [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]lurking strangler can make two eye ray attacks. [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][B]Constrict. [/B][I]Melee Weapon Attack: [/I]+6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit: [/I]The target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until the grapple ends, the creature is restrained and starts suffocating (PHB 183). The [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]lurking strangler can't constrict another creature while it is grappling. [/COLOR][B][COLOR=#000000]Eye Ray of [I]Fear[/I]. [/COLOR][/B]The lurking strangler projects a phantasmal image of the target’s worst fears. Each creature within a 30-foot cone emanating from the lurking strangler must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, a success ending the effect. [COLOR=#000000][B]Eye Ray of [I]Sleep[/I]. [/B]The[/COLOR] lurking strangler causes a single creature within 90 feet of it to fall into a magical slumber. The target gets a Wisdom saving throw with a DC 12. The magical slumber lasts for 1 minute.[COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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