This is my first attempt at a homebrew monster and thought it might be worth sharing, now that it is past the very first steps of creation.
Nothing Beasts
I didn't say there wasn't anything chasing us, I said NOTHING was chasing us.
The nothing beasts are a strange creature composed of an utter emptiness, some scholars go so far as to speculate they are the result of botched Bags of Holding or spawn of a Sphere of Oblivion. They seem to have no matter, no mass and appear to be concentrated nothingness. A greater nothing beast often appears as an amorphous vaguely humanoid form, while a lesser nothing beast will often take the shape of whatever it was spawned from. In either case they unnervingly hover inches above the ground, but still make the motions of walking. They can walk off cliffs without falling down at all but they will often choose to lower themselves in search of more prey. They seem to have no ecological niche and simply exist to pull any creatures into the nothingness inside them. While some appear to be no more than animals, there are tales of some that appear to possess a mean cunning and even some that appear to be driven by unknowable goals.
Nothing Beast, Lesser
Small aberration, neutral
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[TH="align: center"]STR[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]DEX[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CON[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]INT[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]WIS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CHA[/TH]
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[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (-4)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13 (+1)[/TD]
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Suction A nothing beast pulls everything toward it. Any creature touching it or hitting it with a melee attack must make a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be grappled by it (escape DC 12), a creature hitting it with a weapon may drop the weapon to avoid the grapple, non-magical weapons dropped this way are lost forever to the void.
Pull to Nowhere Any creature grappled by a Lesser Nothing Beast takes 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage at the start of their turn.
Above the World A nothing beast constanly levitates a couple inches off the ground, and can maintain that altitude, even if the ground lowers for any reason. It cannot levitate upward.
Actions
Tendril Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit 4 (1d4+2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled by it.
Nothing Beast, Greater
Medium aberration, neutral
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[TR]
[TH="align: center"]STR[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]DEX[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CON[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]INT[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]WIS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CHA[/TH]
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[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="align: center"]16 (+3)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 (-1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
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Suction A nothing beast pulls everything toward it. Any creature touching it or hitting it with a melee attack must make a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be grappled by it (escape DC 14), a creature hitting it with a weapon may drop the weapon to avoid the grapple, non-magical weapons dropped this way are lost forever to the void.
Pull to Nowhere Any creature grappled by a greater nothing beast takes (8) 2d8 bludgeoning damage at the start of their turn.
Above the World A nothing beast constanly levitates a couple inches off the ground, and can maintain that altitude, even if the ground lowers for any reason. It cannot levitate upward.
Spawn Nothing Any creature of Small to large size that is killed by a Greater Nothing Beast is pulled into its void, leaving this reality. A Lesser Nothing Beast is then created adjacent to the Greater Nothing Beast
Actions
Multiattack The greater nothing beast makes three tendril attacks.
Tendril Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit 9 (1d12+3) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled by it.
Nothing Beasts
I didn't say there wasn't anything chasing us, I said NOTHING was chasing us.
The nothing beasts are a strange creature composed of an utter emptiness, some scholars go so far as to speculate they are the result of botched Bags of Holding or spawn of a Sphere of Oblivion. They seem to have no matter, no mass and appear to be concentrated nothingness. A greater nothing beast often appears as an amorphous vaguely humanoid form, while a lesser nothing beast will often take the shape of whatever it was spawned from. In either case they unnervingly hover inches above the ground, but still make the motions of walking. They can walk off cliffs without falling down at all but they will often choose to lower themselves in search of more prey. They seem to have no ecological niche and simply exist to pull any creatures into the nothingness inside them. While some appear to be no more than animals, there are tales of some that appear to possess a mean cunning and even some that appear to be driven by unknowable goals.
Nothing Beast, Lesser
Small aberration, neutral
- Armor Class 14
- Hit Points 36(6d6 + 12)
- Speed 40ft.
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[TR]
[TH="align: center"]STR[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]DEX[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CON[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]INT[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]WIS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CHA[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (-4)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13 (+1)[/TD]
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- Skills Athletics +4, Stealth +4
- Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled, petrified, poisoned, restrained
- Damage Resistances Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing from non-magical weapons
- Damage Immunities Necrotic, Poison, Psychic
- Damage Vulnerabilities Radiant
- Senses Darkvision 120 ft.
- Languages None
- Challenge 2
Suction A nothing beast pulls everything toward it. Any creature touching it or hitting it with a melee attack must make a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be grappled by it (escape DC 12), a creature hitting it with a weapon may drop the weapon to avoid the grapple, non-magical weapons dropped this way are lost forever to the void.
Pull to Nowhere Any creature grappled by a Lesser Nothing Beast takes 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage at the start of their turn.
Above the World A nothing beast constanly levitates a couple inches off the ground, and can maintain that altitude, even if the ground lowers for any reason. It cannot levitate upward.
Actions
Tendril Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit 4 (1d4+2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled by it.
Nothing Beast, Greater
Medium aberration, neutral
- Armor Class 16
- Hit Points 76(8d8 + 36)
- Speed 40ft.
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[TR]
[TH="align: center"]STR[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]DEX[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CON[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]INT[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]WIS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CHA[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="align: center"]16 (+3)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 (-1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 (+2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 (+2)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
- Skills Athletics +6, Stealth +6
- Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled, petrified, poisoned, restrained
- Damage Resistances Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing from non-magical weapons
- Damage Immunities Necrotic, Poison, Psychic
- Damage Vulnerabilities Radiant
- Senses Darkvision 120 ft.
- Languages None
- Challenge 7
Suction A nothing beast pulls everything toward it. Any creature touching it or hitting it with a melee attack must make a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be grappled by it (escape DC 14), a creature hitting it with a weapon may drop the weapon to avoid the grapple, non-magical weapons dropped this way are lost forever to the void.
Pull to Nowhere Any creature grappled by a greater nothing beast takes (8) 2d8 bludgeoning damage at the start of their turn.
Above the World A nothing beast constanly levitates a couple inches off the ground, and can maintain that altitude, even if the ground lowers for any reason. It cannot levitate upward.
Spawn Nothing Any creature of Small to large size that is killed by a Greater Nothing Beast is pulled into its void, leaving this reality. A Lesser Nothing Beast is then created adjacent to the Greater Nothing Beast
Actions
Multiattack The greater nothing beast makes three tendril attacks.
Tendril Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit 9 (1d12+3) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled by it.
