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Cacodaemon Creature 1

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Elite Weak Cacodaemon Creature 1

Source Expedition to the Drowned Planet pg. 33
Recall Knowledge DC 15 (includes +2 from Uncommon) 17 (includes +2 from Uncommon) 18 (includes +2 from Uncommon) •
Fiend (Religion)
Perception +6 (darkvision)
Languages Daemonic; telepathy 100 feet
Skills Acrobatics +8, Deception +5, Religion +6, Stealth +8
Str +0 Dex +3 Con +2 Int -1 Wis +1 Cha +2
AC 16
Fort +7
Ref +8
Will +6
HP 22
Immunities death effects
Weaknesses holy 3
Speed 5 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +8 (agilediseasefinessemagicalreach 0 feetunholy), Damage 1d8 piercing plus cacodaemonia
Divine Innate Spells DC 17 (+2 damage to cantrips, +4 damage to other spells) (-2 damage to cantrips, -4 damage to other spells); 4th
2nd
invisibility (at will, self only)
 1st
Cantrips (1st)
Cacodaemonia (disease) The cacodaemon can telepathically communicate with an afflicted creature at any distance on the same plane; Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude; Stage 1 carrier (1 day); Stage 2 stupefied 1 (1 day); Stage 3 stupefied 2 (1 day)
Change Shape [one-action] (concentratedivinepolymorph)
  • Lizard Speed 20 feet; Melee jaws +8 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d8+1 piercing
  • Octopus size Small; Speed 20 feet, swim 30 feet; Skills Athletics +6; Melee tentacle +8 (finesse), Damage 1d8+1 bludgeoning plus Grab; Melee beak +8 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d6 piercing plus 2 poison
  • Scorpion size Small; Speed 30 feet; Melee pincer +8 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d6+1 bludgeoning plus Grab; Melee stinger +8 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d6+1 piercing plus 1d4 poison
Soul Lock [three-actions] (deathdivine) Frequency once per day; Effect The cacodaemon ingests the soul of a sentient creature within 30 feet that died within the last minute. When they do, the cacodaemon grows a fist-sized soul gem (Hardness 2, HP 8) in their gut and can regurgitate it at any time as an Interact action. Destroying the gem frees the soul within but doesn't return the deceased creature to life. If a caster attempts to return to life a creature whose soul is trapped within a soul gem, they fail unless they succeed at a DC 30 Religion check. A success causes the soul gem to shatter, returning the creature to life as normal for the spell.

A fiend can Interact to ingest a soul gem it's holding, condemning the soul to the fiend's home plane. The fiend gains fast healing 5 for 1 minute.

All Creatures in "Daemon"

NameLevelSpoiler
Cacodaemon1Tales From the Vast
Typodaemon2
Disteadaemon3Tales From the Vast
Lesser Kurshudi5Tales From the Vast
Civusdaemon8

Daemon

Hailing from the plane of Abaddon, daemons are utterly devoted to the destruction of all life. Their existence is based around specific means of death, and they seek the death of all things in service to their lords: the Apocalypse Riders. Each daemon represents a different way to die, and they use their specific powers to further that means of death.

Advents in technology have only created new means of death and torment, so new types of daemons enter existence with regularity, each created once a sufficient mass of new deaths occurs to spawn them. These new advent daemons often prefer to spend their time in the galaxy rather than Abaddon, as they can better spread their torments to the mortals of creation.

Sensitive Topics

The daemons presented here represent means of death that are highly topical in a modern society. Communication misunderstandings in an ever-digital environment, as well as the concepts of online bullying and social stalking, are heavy topics for most gaming groups. Be sure to discuss boundaries with your players before including these sensitive topics in your game.

Daemons And Paradoxes

Daemons are incarnations of death, but they're living beings. Typodaemons relish any opportunity to create or point out small mistakes but loathe any mention of their own errors. A civusdaemon's worst nightmare is for their own infosphere reputation to be questioned or tarnished. Almost all daemons embody paradoxes, and those presented here are no exception.