Shadow fiend

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Dark and dangerous creatures from the dreaded lower planes, Shadow fiends never hunger or thirst, attacking only to satisfy their desire to do evil.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Attacks 3 Special attacks 4 Properties 5 Skills 6 Feats 7 Special abilities 8 Notes

[edit] Characteristics

Race: Undead

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

AC: 16 (nominal)

HD: 7

CR: 7

High saves: Will

[edit] Attacks

A Shadow Fiend attacks with a claw/claw/bite routine for 1d6/1d6/1d8.

[edit] Special attacks

• Shadow Attack: Ability drain 1d6 strength (see below)

[edit] Properties

• Concealment: 50%
• Immunity: Cold damage 100%
• Immunity: Electrical damage 100%
• Immunity: Fire damage 100%
• Immunity: Critical hit
• Immunity: Death magic
• Immunity: Disease
• Immunity: Negative level
• Immunity: Ability decrease
• Immunity: Mind spells
• Immunity: Paralysis
• Immunity: Poison
• Immunity: Sneak attack

[edit] Skills

A Shadow Fiend has good ranks in the following skills:

• Hide
• Listen
• Spot

[edit] Feats

• Alertness
• Darkvision
• Dodge
• Weapon proficiency (creature)

[edit] Special abilities

• 1 x darkness (CL 14)

[edit] Notes

• Interestingly, although this creature is a denizen of the lower planes, it is categorized as a member of the undead in Neverwinter Nights, not as an outsider, most probably due to its resemblance to the undead shadow.
• The standard shadow fiend should not be confused with the variant summoned by, e.g., a shadowdancer, which is marginally more powerful.
• The strength attack of the shadow fiend is a special attack that the shadow fiend will use in lieu of its regular attack (though knocking down a shadow fiend can often cause it to resort to its normal claw/bite attacks). If this touch attack is successful, it will deal 1d6 strength damage. At difficulty settings of "hardcore" or higher, this will kill the target if the target's current strength is not more than the strength damage.