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Parasitic Geist in Dungeons & Dragons 2024 (D&D)
SGttEH 310
Parasitic geists are defined by their unnerving appearance and insatiable appetite for living creatures. These once-living beings each met a particularly brutal end, often on nights of the hunt, and were cursed by the city to become voracious apparitions. They have become trapped in a never-ending cycle, feeding on the living in an attempt to regain some semblance of their former selves, but in vain.
Parasitic geists lost their bodies along with their minds, resembling floating heads with long, writhing tendrils protruding from their ghostly faces. They use these tendrils as a means of feeding, breaking through the skin of unsuspecting victims and draining their life, guided by nothing more than a visceral hunger. The ethereal appearance of these walking corpses is hard to perceive with the naked eye, flickering in and out of existence, phasing through solid structures.
These monsters are drawn to places where people are experiencing severe emotional or physical pain—grim banquets of blood and agony. Graveyards, battlegrounds, and other locations where death and violence prevail are where they are most often found.
| MOD | SAVE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STR | 7 | -2 | -2 |
| DEX | 13 | +1 | +1 |
| CON | 10 | +0 | +0 |
| MOD | SAVE | ||
| INT | 3 | -4 | -4 |
| WIS | 12 | +1 | +1 |
| CHA | 13 | +1 | +1 |
Traits
Incorporeal Movement. The geist can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 ( 1d10 ) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the geist has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Perception checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Devour Life. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) necrotic damage and the geist attaches to the target. While attached, the geist can't use this attack. Instead, at the start of each of the geist's turns, the target takes 6 (2d4 + 1) necrotic damage. The geist moves with the target and can detach as a bonus action.
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