Monsters / Demon, Shadow
Demon, Shadow
CR 7 - 3,200 XP - CE Medium Outsider
Stat block
AC18 (touch 18, flat-footed 14)HP59 (7d10+21)SavesFort +5, Ref +11, Will +7Melee2 claws +11 touch (1d6 plus 1d6 cold), bite +11 touch (1d8 plus 1d6 cold)Speedfly 40 ft. (perfect)AbilitiesStr 10, Dex 18, Con 17, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 19BAB / CMB / CMD+7 / +11 / 25Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.; Perception +20Environmentany (Abyss)
DR 10/cold iron or goodimmune coldimmune electricityimmune poisonresist acid 10, fire 10vulnerable sunlight powerlessnessSR 17
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (7 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
pounce (from special_attacks)
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
flee-when-hurt (from lore)
A shadow demon is utterly powerless in bright light or natural sunlight and flees from it.
A shadow demon is utterly powerless in bright light or natural sunlight and flees from it.
skirmisher (from abilities)
abilities: Dex 18 over Str 10 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
abilities: Dex 18 over Str 10 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
aoo-coverage (from feats)
feats: Combat Reflexes - movement through its reach is punished
feats: Combat Reflexes - movement through its reach is punished
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +20 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +20 - hunts where prey is blind
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment CE, Int 14 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment CE, Int 14 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
On-hit riders and breath
pounce
From the entry
Once per minute, a shadow demon increase its fly speed to 240 feet for 1 round.
During any conditions other than bright light, a shadow demon can disappear into the shadows as a move-equivalent action, effectively becoming invisible. Artificial illumination or light spells of 2nd level or lower do not negate this ability.
A shadow demon is utterly powerless in bright light or natural sunlight and flees from it. A shadow demon caught in such light cannot attack and can take only a single move or standard action. A shadow demon that is possessing a creature using magic jar is not harmed by sunlight, but if it is struck by a sunbeam or sunburst spell while possessing a creature, the shadow demon is driven out of its host automatically.
Tales of demonic possession are common, used often by the ignorant to explain strange or violent behavior. While the majority of such cases are merely man...