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The Headless Horse-Man

xandrakeart

Challenge 6

(2,300 XP)

Robinloft Estimated CR 5

Large undead, chaotic evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 104 (11d10+44)

Speed 40 ft.

STR

20 (+5)

DEX

6 (-2)

CON

19 (+4)

INT

3 (-4)

WIS

4 (-3)

CHA

3 (-4)

Saving Throws Str +8, Con +7

Skills Athletics +8

Damage Resistances thunder

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities poisoned

Senses blind, tremorsense 10 ft., passive Perception 7

Languages —

Environments grassland

Charge.

If the Headless Horse-Man moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a melee attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Deaf.

The Headless Horse-Man is always subject to the Deafened condition.

Equine Endurance.

As long as the Headless Horse-Man is within 60 ft. of the Manless Horse-Head, the Headless Horse-Man cannot be reduced to 0 hit points except from radiant damage or a critical hit.

Equine Vision.

As long as the Headless Horse-Man is within 60 ft. of the Manless Horse-Head, it is able to see anything that the Manless Horse-Head can see.

Undead Fortitude.

If damage reduces the Headless Horse-Man to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5+the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the Headless Horse-Man drops to 1 hit point instead.

Multiattack. The Headless Horse-Man makes two attacks: one kick and one slam.

Kick. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5) slashing damage.

A zombie is a corpse reanimated by contemptible magic. Drawn from the grave or the battlefield, these undead often appear in tattered apparel with bodies half-decayed and dripping with worm-ridden filth. Zombies walk with a shambling gait with mindless persistence. While their movements are awkward, they are physically powerful. A foul stench of decay hangs heavy in the air around them.

As the sun sinks below the horizon, you hear the thundering sound of footsteps approaching. From the opposite direction, a terrible, piercing equine shriek shakes you to your core. By the time you've realized what's about to happen, it's already too late.

A brave adventurer once fought a great battle a terrifying half-man, half-horse monstrosity that had been rampaging through the countryside. The adventurer sliced clean through the monster’s thick, muscled neck and separated its head clean from its body.

We would only be so lucky if that were the end of this story, but a devious necromancer stole away the two halves of this beast and reanimated them separately, dooming them both to eternal torment. These two halves may never be joined back together no matter how hard they try, and in their anger have returned to laying waste to the countryside.