Homebrew

Daemon Shadow Blade
SMALL FIEND

Treasure: Soul Tome

A stealthy warrior with a demonic fox face, dressed in shades of grey and black, and armed with hooked blades and shuriken.

 

This creature has a humanoid body that has been fully possessed by a Gehennan spirit. When it reveals its true form, it resembles a humanoid with a twisted, fox-like face and eyes that are completely black.


Armor Class: 18

Initiative: +6 (16)

Hit Points: 170

Speed: 45 ft

Challenge: 10 (XP 8400; PB +4)
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STR 10 +0 +0
DEX 22 +6 +10
CON 14 +2 +6
    MOD SAVE
INT 20 +5 +5
WIS 16 +3 +3
CHA 16 +3 +3

Skills: Acrobatics +16 (A), Stealth +16, Sleight of Hand +16, Deception +12 (A), Perception +8, Insight +8

Resistances: Cold, Fire, Lightning, Psychic

Immunities: Acid, Poison; Charmed, Poisoned; Uncommon Weapons

Senses: Truesight 120 ft., Passive Perception 18

Languages: All, Telepathy 100 ft


Traits

Dual Mind. The Shadow Blade has Advantage on Wisdom and Charisma saving throws.   Mental Discipline. The Shadow Blade has Resistance to Psychic damage.   Mind Link. The Shadow Blade has telepathy with a range of 100 ft. When it's using this trait to speak telepathically to a creature, it can take a Magic action to give that creature the ability to speak telepathically with it for 1 hour or until you take another Magic action to end this effect.   Severed from Dreams. The Shadow Blade can’t be the target of the Dream spell.   Spirit of the Moon. Once per Long Rest the Shadow Blade can re-roll a Stealth Check.   Magic Resistance. The arcanaloth has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.   Daemonic Nature. The Shadow Blade has Advantage on Deception checks involving speech. They can also fool divination spells by showing different images. They automatically succeed on Saving Throws against spells that force them to speak the truth, and they confuse spells that try to divine the future or their actions.   Soul Tome. The Shadow Blade has a magic tome. While holding or carrying the tome, the Shadow Blade can use its Banishing Claw action.   The tome has AC 17; HP 35; and Immunity to Necrotic, Poison, and Psychic damage. The tome regains all its Hit Points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points.


Actions

Multi attack. The Shadow Blade makes three kama or shuriken attacks. It can replace one of its attacks with the Banishing Claw.   Shadow Kama. Melee weapon attack, 10ft, 1d20+9 , on hit: 1d6+6 Slashing damage and 4d8 Necrotic damage.   Shuriken. Ranged weapon attack, 20/60, 1d20+9 , on hit: 1d4+6 piercing damage and 4d8 Necrotic damage.   Banishing Claw (Requires Soul Tome). Melee Attack Roll: 120+9 , reach 5 ft. on hit: 1d4+6 Slashing damage plus 4d12 Psychic damage. If the target is a creature, it is subjected to the following effect. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: The target is trapped in a demiplane inside the Soul Tome. While trapped there, the target has the Incapacitated condition. At the end of each of its turns, the target repeats the save, escaping the tome on a success. When the target escapes, it appears in the space it left or, if that space is occupied, the nearest unoccupied space.   If the target fails three of these saves while in the demiplane, it becomes bound to the tome and can escape only if the tome is reduced to 0 Hit Points.   Sneak Attack. When the Shadow Blade has Advantage on the attack or an ally is within 5ft of the target, it adds 3d6 damage to the first attack.


Bonus Actions

Hide. The Shadow Blade takes the Hide action as a Bonus Action.   Disengage/Dash. The Shadow Blade takes the Disengage or Dash Action as a Bonus Action.   Teleport. The Shadow Blade teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.


Reactions

Defensive Magic 3/Day. If the Shadow Blade is not Incapacitated it can use its Reaction to cast Shield or Counterspell.


Created by

nasandre.

Statblock Type

Monster/NPC

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