Shadow

A Shadow is a Undead creature and non-playable race found commonly in Act Two. They are twisted remnants of humanoids that were transformed by the shadow curse.

Shadow
medium undead
Level 5 Shadow
Stats
Hit points	24 (Balanced) 31 (Tactician)
Weight	0 kg (0 lb)
Initiative	3
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 6 (-2) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (0) 8 (-1)
Proficiency bonus	+3
Saving throws	Str -2 Dex +3 Con +1 Int -2 Wis 0 Cha -1
Resistances
Immune	Poison, Necrotic
Resistant	Slashing, Piercing, Bludgeoning, Acid, Thunder, Fire, Lightning, Cold
Vulnerable	Radiant
Features
Darkvision	See in the dark up to 12m/40ft.
Ethereal	Incorporeal and can't be shoved, thrown, or used as an improvised weapon.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
Shadowblend	While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this creature gains the ability to blend with shadows and become invisible
Sunlight Weakness	While in sunlight, this creature has disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws
Actions
Necrotic Claws	2d8+3Slashing + 2d4Necrotic. Attack roll
Strength Drain	3d8Necrotic (2d8Necrotic on save) Reduce target's STR by 3 for 2 turns. DC 14  Strength saving throw

About shadows

Resembling dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows, these undead feed on the vitality of the living creature they were once part of.

Attacks and abilities

 Necrotic Claws ()

2d8 (2~16) Slashing damage

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2d4 (2~8) Necrotic damage

Lash out with cursed claws.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Strength Drain ()

3d8 (3~24) Necrotic damage

Claw a foe's heart and possibly leech its Strength by 3. The target dies if its Strength is reduced to 0.

STR Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Shadow vestiges

Rather than dropping loot, a Shadow leaves behind a Shadow Vestige on death that contains a trace of the life it led before it became transformed by the shadow curse. Each shadow drops a unique vestige. The contained memory is spoken by the game's narrator when the vestige is interacted with.

External links

• Shadow on the Forgotten Realms Wiki