Illustration Xan Drake

Dream Eater

Tome of Beasts
Challenge 5
(1,800 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 5
Medium fiend, lawful evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8+30)
Speed 30 ft., fly 20 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
20 (+5)
Saving Throws —
Skills Deception +8, Insight +4, Persuasion +8
Damage 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.
Environments
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.
Innate Spellcasting. The dream eater's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: command
3/day each: suggestion

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.

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