Necrophage Ghast
Necrophage Ghast
Medium undead, chaotic evil
- Armor Class 13 (undefined)
- Hit Points 65 (10d8+20)
- Speed 30 ft.
- STR
10 (+0) - DEX
17 (+3) - CON
14 (+2) - INT
16 (+3) - WIS
10 (+0) - CHA
8 (-1)
- Skills Arcana +5, Investigation +5
- Damage Resistances necrotic
- Damage Immunities poison
- Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
- Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
- Languages Common
- Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
- Necrophage Stench. Any living creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the necrophage ghast must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on all saving throws against spells cast by any necrophage ghast for 1 minute. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the stench of all necrophage ghasts for the next 24 hours.
- Turning Defiance. The necrophage ghast and any undead within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead.
- Spellcasting. The necrophage ghast is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). The necrophage ghast has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, poison spray, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): charm person, false life, magic missile, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, invisibility
3rd level (2 slots): animate dead, hypnotic pattern
Actions
- Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage.
- Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.