Astral Devourer
Medium Aberration, chaotic evil (CR 8)Armor Class 16 natural armor
Hit Points 90 (12d8+36)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft., hover true ft.
13 (+1)
16 (+3)
17 (+3)
14 (+2)
16 (+3)
12 (+1)
Skills perception 6, stealth 6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech, Void Speech
Challenge Rating 8
Actions
Multiattack.
The astral devourer makes two melee attacks.
Hungering Serpents.
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarmâs space. Hit: 8 (2d8) piercing damage, or 4 (1d8) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, plus 14 (4d6) poison damage.
Serpent Spray (Recharge 6).
The astral devourer flings biting astral serpents outward. Each creature within 20 feet of the astral devourer must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) piercing damage and 14 (4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The astral devourer regains hp equal to the single highest amount of piercing damage dealt by this spray.
sizeMedium
typeAberration
group
alignmentchaotic evil
strength_save
dexterity_save6
constitution_save
intelligence_save5
wisdom_save
charisma_save
perception6
damage_vulnerabilities
damage_resistancesbludgeoning, piercing, slashing
damage_immunitiespoison, psychic
condition_immunitiesgrappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, stunned
cr8
reactionsname: Divide,desc: When an astral devourer that is Small or larger takes bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, it can split into two new astral devourers if it has at least 10 hp. Each new devourer has hp equal to half the original creature, rounded down. New astral devourers are one size smaller than the original. While within 1 mile of each other, the new astral devourers share one collective mind.,name: Recombine,desc: When one or more astral devourers that are Small or smaller and share a collective mind are within 5 feet of each other, they can combine into a new astral devourer. The new astral devourer is one size larger than the largest original creature, and it has hp equal to the combined total of the original creatures. The new astral devourerâs hp canât exceed the normal hp maximum of a Medium astral devourer.
legendary_desc
legendary_actions
special_abilitiesname: Collective Mind,desc: The astral devourerâs individual serpents are connected via a hive mind. It can telepathically communicate with any of its individual serpents within 1 mile of it, and it canât be surprised.,name: Magic Resistance,desc: The astral devourer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.,name: Swarm,desc: The astral devourer can occupy another creatureâs space and vice versa, and the devourer can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny serpent. Except via Serpent Spray and Recombine, the astral devourer canât regain hp or gain temporary hp.
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