SRD5:Shadow

From Dungeons and Dragons Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Disambiguation.png
Shadow exists in other D&D editions see:

Shadow (disambiguation).

This material from the 5th edition SRD is published under the OGL and CC-BY
Shadow
by Di
via Mediawiki Commons
Public Domain
Shadow [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Medium Undead (Shadows), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 16 (3d8+3)
Speed: 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
6 (-2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 8 (-1)
Skills: Stealth +4 (+6 in dim light or darkness)
Damage Vulnerabilities: radiant
Damage Resistances: acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunity: necrotic, poison
Condition Immunity: exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages: —
Habitat: Underdark, Underground, Urban
Challenge: 1/2 (100 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2

Features

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action.

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadwo has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. 

Actions

Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise,, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.

If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.


End of the SRD5 material

Unofficial Description: Undead amorphious entity, resembling a athropoid shadow.

[6] Shadows are undead that resemble dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows.

Found in Adventures[edit]


List of Shadows[edit]

(3 official and unofficial Shadows)

Name Type Subtype Size HP CR (XP) Alignment Habitat Source
Shadow Undead Shadow Medium 16 1/2 (100) Chaotic Evil Underdark, Underground, Urban SRD5
Shadow Hound Undead Shadow Medium 16 1/2 (100) Chaotic Evil Underdark, Underground, Urban Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Shadow Raven Undead Shadow Medium 16 1/2 (100) Chaotic Evil Underdark, Underground, Urban Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Sources and Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Wizards RPG Team (6 May 2015). SRD-OGL v5.1. (5e) Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL & CC-BY.
  2. ↑ also published in Wizards RPG Team (September 2014). Monster Manual. (5e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786965618. p. 269.
  3. ↑ Habitat — Not part of the SRD5.
  4. ↑ habitat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305
  5. ↑ habitat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable (unofficial)
  6. ↑ MM5 p.269
Back to Main Page → 5e → Monster → Undead

SRD5 Content

Caution
OGL
CC-BY

This is article is part of the SRD5 and covered by both the Open Game License v1.0a & Creative Commons Attributed International 4.0 license, rather than the Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike License. To distinguish it, these items will have this notice. If you see any page that contains SRD5 material and does not show this license statement, please contact an admin so that this license statement can be added. It is our intent to work within this license in good faith.


Retrieved from "https://dnd-wiki.org/w/index.php?title=SRD5:Shadow&oldid=373150"
Facts about "Shadow"
RDF feed
AlignmentChaotic Evil +
AuthorSRD5 +
CRval0.5 +
Canontrue +
Challenge Rating1/2 +
Creature NameShadow +
Experience Points100 +
FeaturesAmorphous +, Shadow Stealth +, Sunlight Weakness + and Strength Drain +
HabitatUnderdark +, Underground + and Urban +
Hit Dice3d8+3 +
Hit Points16 +
NameShadow +
PublicationSRD5 +
SizeMedium +
SortTextShadow 5e +
SubtypeShadow +
SummaryUndead amorphous entity, resembling a anthropoid shadow. +
TypeUndead +