Two critters for my campaign, creatures spawned by Torog. As written Torog is the god of the Underdark and torture in the Nentir Vale setting, I made him a fiend entombed underground by a curse. His frantic burrowing and malign nature created the Underdark. Wrack Spawn Medium fiend, chaotic evil
Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9) Speed 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 13 (+1) 8 (-1) 17 (+3) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 9 (-1)
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages understands Common, Undercommon Challenge 1/2 (100 xp)
Share the Pain. When a wrack spawn takes damage that does not reduce it to 0 hit points, every creature within 10 feet of it that lacks this trait takes 2 psychic damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The wrack spawn makes one spear attack and one claw attack.
Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage.
Lash Fiend Medium fiend, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18) Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 17 (+3) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1)
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Undercommon Challenge 2 (450 xp)
Reap the Pain. If a lash fiend would take psychic damage, it instead gains a number of temporary hit points equal to that damage and then reduces the damage to O. If the lash fiend has 15 or fewer temporary hit points, add the ones gained from this ability to its current total.
Actions
Multiattack, The lash fiend makes two longsword attacks and uses its bone lash.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage.
Bone Lash. The lash fiend selects up to three allies within 10 feet of it. Each takes 2 psychic damage and gains advantage on melee weapon attack rolls on its next turn.
pic.twitter.com/3xj64U2nLg— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
Wrack spawn are what is left of humanoids that fall into into his clutches – skin flayed, limbs twisted and broken, turn their pain on others.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
Lash fiends are lesser servitors, torturers who thrive on the wrack spawns’ pain. They drive them forward with cruel whips to seek out more victims for their master.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
Here’s a nice piece of art for the wrack spawn pic.twitter.com/EFAWx0z35S
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
And here’s the lash fiend pic.twitter.com/EyYIRv1Ds6
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
It even has a miniature! pic.twitter.com/6w56SF6wHl
— Merric Blackman (@MerricB) January 2, 2018
I still remember the confusion – maybe that’s being generous – sparked by that figure.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018
Are they repairable? As in, is there a soul in there?
Or are these like undead? The person inside is gone, save for high level divine power? Not sure yet— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018