Monster
Soul Shaker
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Official reference · JttRC · 2014
- Creature type
- Undead
- Size
- Large
- Armor class
- 13 (natural armor)
- Hit points
- 76 (8d10 + 32)
- Speed
- Walk 20 ft.
- Challenge rating
- 4
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Strength
- 20
- Dexterity
- 8
- Constitution
- 18
- Intelligence
- 8
- Wisdom
- 11
- Charisma
- 14
- Passive Perception
- 10
- Senses
- blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
- Languages
- telepathy 60 ft.
- Resistances
- necrotic
- Immunities
- poison
- Condition Immunities
- charmed, exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Traits
Enthralled Lure (1/Day)
The soul shaker can cast the geas spell, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12).
Reconstruction
When the soul shaker is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes into 7 (1d4 + 5) crawling claws. After 6 (1d12) days, if at least two of those crawling claws are alive, they teleport to the location of the soul shaker's death and merge together, whereupon the soul shaker reforms and regains all its hit points.
Unusual Nature
The soul shaker doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Crushing Grasp
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The soul shaker can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Bonus actions
Consume Vitality
The soul shaker targets a creature it is grappling. If the target is not a Construct or an Undead, the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the soul shaker regains hit points equal to that amount. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.