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Portrait of the Shadow Demon
Creature · Built-in

Shadow Demon

Medium Fiend, chaotic evil

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 4
  • Melee
  • Flying

A demon that is little more than a hungry shadow with claws; it pours itself through keyholes.

Statistics

Armor Class
13 (natural armor)
Hit Points
49 (9d8 + 9)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Fly 40 ft
Challenge
CR 4 · 1100 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Skills
Stealth +5
Senses
Darkvision 120 ft
Languages
Understands Infernal
STR6−2
DEX17+3
CON12+1
INT14+2
WIS13+1
CHA14+2

Attacks

Multiattack

Shadow Claws × 2

Shadow Claws Melee

+5 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 3 psychic

Abilities

Born of Spite At will

GM guidance: never surrenders; slain, it melts into ash and returns to the pit.

Melt into Shadow At will

GM guidance: in dim light or darkness it can vanish into any shadow and step out of another nearby; bright light weakens it.

Defenses

Resistances
Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder, Nonmagical
Immunities
Necrotic, Poison
Vulnerabilities
Radiant

Environment & tags

Environments
Ruins, Dungeon, Underground, Urban
Groups
Demons / Infernal, Cave / Underground
Tags
fiend, demon, shadow