Monster Manual 5E

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FLAME SKULL

Tiny undead, neutral evil

Armor Class 13

Hit Points 40 (9d4 + 18)

Speed 0 ft., fly 40ft.

STR

1 (-5)

DEX

17 (+3)

CON

14 (+2)

Skills Arcana +5, Perception +2

INT

16 (+3)

WIS

10 (+0)

Damage Resistances lightning, necrotic, piercing

Damage Immunities cold, fire, poison

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened,

paralyzed, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perce ption 12

Languages Common

Challenge 4 (1 ,100 XP)

CHA

11 (+0)

illumination. The flameskull s heds either dim light in a 15 -foot

radius, or bright light in a 15 - foot radius and dim light for

a n ad ditional15 feet. It can switch between the options as

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Blazing green flames and mad, echoing laughter follow

a disembodied skull as it patrols its demesne. When

the undead flameskull discovers trespassers, it blasts

the intruders with fiery rays from its eyes and dreadful

spells called up from the dark recesses of its mem9ry.

Dark spellcasters fashion flameskulls from the •'

remains of dead wizards. When the ritual is complete,

green fla mes erupt from the skull to complete its ghastly

transformation.

LegacyofLife. A flameskull only dimly recalls its

former life. Though it might speak in its old voice and

recount key events from its past, it is but an echo of its

former self. However, its undead transformation grants

it full access to the magic it wielde d in life, letting it

cast spells while ignoring the material and somatic

components it can no longer employ.

Eternally Bound. Intellige nt and vigilant, a flameskull

serves its creator by protecting a hidden treasure hoard,

a secret chamber, or a specific individual. A flameskull

carries out the directives given to it when it was created,

and it interprets those commands to the letter. A

flameskull's master must craft its instructions with care

to ensure that the creature carries out its tasks properly.

Wreathed in Flame. The fire wreathing a flameskull

burns continually, giving off bright light that the

creature controls. It uses those flames as a weapon,

focusing them to loose them as fiery rays from its

eye sockets.

Eldritch Rejuvenation. A flameskull's shattered

fragments reform unless they are splashed with holy

water or subjected to a dispel magic or remove curse

spell. If it can no longer fulfill its intended purpose,

the re-formed flameskull is beholden to no one and

becomes autonomous.

Undead Nature. A flameskull doesn't require air,

food, drink, or sleep.

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Magic Resistance. The flameskull has advantage 0 n saving

throws against spells and other magical effects.

Rejuvenation. If the flameskull is destroyed, it regair:~s all its hit ,

points in 1 hour unless holy water is sprinkled on its remains or

~dispel magic or remove curse s pell is cast on them.

Spellcasting. The flameskull is a 5th-level spell caster. Its

spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to

hit with spell attacks). It requires no somatic or material

components to cast its spells. The flameskull has the following

wizard s pells prepared:

Cantrip (at will): mage hand

1st level (3 slots): magic missile, shield

2nd level (2 slots): blur, flaming sphere

3rd level (1 slot): fireball

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The flameskull uses Fire Ray twice.

Fire Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 30 ft., one target.

Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage.