Monster
Lesser Star Spawn Emissary
Outside your table’s allowed sources
Official reference · VRGR · 2014
- Creature type
- Aberration
- Size
- Medium
- Armor class
- 19 (natural armor)
- Hit points
- 241 (21d8 + 147)
- Speed
- Walk 40 ft., Fly 40 ft. (hover)
- Challenge rating
- 19
- Strength
- 21
- Dexterity
- 18
- Constitution
- 24
- Intelligence
- 25
- Wisdom
- 20
- Charisma
- 23
- Passive Perception
- 21
- Saving Throws
- int: +13; wis: +11; cha: +12
- Skills
- arcana: +19; deception: +18; perception: +11
- Senses
- truesight 120 ft.
- Languages
- all, telepathy 1,000 ft.
- Resistances
- acid, force, necrotic, psychic
- Condition Immunities
- charmed, frightened
Traits
Aberrant Rejuvenation
When the emissary drops to 0 hit points, its body melts away. A greater star spawn emissary instantly appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where the lesser emissary disappeared. The greater emissary uses the lesser emissary's initiative count.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day)
If the emissary fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature
The emissary doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack
The emissary makes three attacks.
Lashing Maw
Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) acid damage.
Psychic Orb
Ranged Spell Attack: +13 to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) psychic damage.
Change Shape
The emissary polymorphs into a Small or Medium creature of its choice or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed.
Legendary action uses: 3. The creature can use one option at the end of another creature’s turn and regains spent uses at the start of its turn.
Legendary actions
Psychic Orb
The emissary makes a Psychic Orb attack.
Teleportation Maw (Costs 2 Actions)
The emissary teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 30 feet of it and can make a Lashing Maw attack.
Psychic Lash (Costs 3 Actions)
The emissary targets a creature it can see within 30 feet of it and psychically lashes at that creature's mind. The target must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or take 36 (8d8) psychic damage and be stunned until the start of its next turn.