Dream Eater 2014

CR 5 fiend

Medium fiend, lawful evil

Armor Class: 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 75 (10d8+30)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 20 ft.

STR15 (+2)

DEX18 (+4)

CON17 (+3)

INT16 (+3)

WIS13 (+1)

CHA20 (+5)

Saving Throws
Skills: Deception +8, Insight +4, Persuasion +8
Resistances: cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities: poison
Condition Immunities: poisoned
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages: Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal, telepathy 100 ft.
Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP) · Proficiency Bonus +3

Innate Spellcasting.

the dream eater's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

at will: command

3/day: suggestion

Shapechanger.

The dream eater can use its turn to polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in all forms. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.

Actions

Multiattack.

The dream eater makes one bite attack and one claw attack.

Bite.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12).

Claw.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (4d10 + 2) slashing damage.

Dream Eater's Caress.

A creature that ends its turn grappled by a dream eater is restrained until the end of its next turn, it takes 5 (1d4 + 3) psychic damage, and the dream eater gains the same number of temporary hit points.

Lotus Scent (Recharge 6).

The dream eater secretes an oily chemical that most creatures find intoxicating. All living creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw against poison or be poisoned for 2d4 rounds. While poisoned this way, the creature is stunned. Creatures that successfully save are immune to that dream eater's lotus scent for 24 hours.

Waking Dreams (1/Day).

Every creature within 20 feet of the dream eater must make a DC 16 Charisma saving throw. Those that fail enter waking dreams and are confused (as the spell) for 6 rounds. On turns when the creature can act normally (rolls 9 or 10 for the confusion effect), it can repeat the saving throw at the end of its turn, and the effect ends early on a successful save.

Environments: Caves, Ruins, Underworld, Urban

Other versions

2014 Dream Eater · Tome of Beasts (2023)

Source: Tome of Beasts (Kobold Press) · License: OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a details