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SkillsDeception+6,Insight+3
ConditionImmunitiescharmed
Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.,passivePerception 11
LanguagesCommon
Challenge 3 (700XP)

Shapechanger.Thedoppelgangercanuseitsactiontopolymorph
intoaSmallorMediumhumanoidithasseen,orbackintoits
naturalform.Itsstatistics,otherthanitssize,arethesame
ineachform.Itsequipmentisnottransformed.Ifslain,the
doppelgangerrevertstoitsnaturalform.

Ambusher.Thedoppelgangerhasadvantageonattackrolls
againstanycreatureithassurprised.

SurpriseAttack.Ifthedoppelgangersurprisesacreatureandhits
itwithanattackduringthefirstroundofcombat,thetargettakes
anextra 10 (3d6)damagefromtheattack.

Actions

Multiattack.Thedoppelgangermakestwomeleeattacks.

Slam.MeleeWeaponAttack:+6tohit,reach 5 ft.,onetarget.Hit:
7 (ld6+4)bludgeoningdamage.
ReadThoughts.Thedoppelgangermagicallyreadsthesurface
thoughtsofonecreaturewithin 60 feetofit.Theeffectcan
penetratebarriers,but 3 feetofwoodordirt, 2 feetofstone,
2 inchesofmetal,orathinsheetofleadblocksit.Whilethe
targetiswithinrange,thedoppelgangercancontinuereading
itsthoughtsaslongasthedoppelganger’sconcentrationisn't
broken.Whilereadingthetarget'smind,thedoppelgangerhas
advantageonWisdom(Insight)andCharisma(Deception,
Intimidation,andPersuasion)checksagainstthetarget.

Doppelgangerstakeontheappearanceofother

humanoids,throwingoffpursuitorluringvictimstotheir

doomwithmisdirectionanddisguise.

EvilMage

Mediumhumanoid(human),lawfulevil

ArmorClass 12
HitPoints 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

9 (-1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0)

SavingThrowsInt+5,Wis+3
SkillsArcana+5,History+5
SensespassivePerception 11
LanguagesCommon,Draconic,Dwarvish,Elvish
Challenge 1 (200XP)

Spellcasting.Themageisa4th-levelspellcasterthatuses
Intelligenceasitsspellcastingability(spellsaveDC13;+5tohit
withspellattacks).Themageknowsthefollowingspellsfromthe
wizard’sspelllist:

• Cantrips(atwill):light,magehand,shockinggrasp


• 1stLevel(4slots):charmperson,magicmissile


• 2ndLevel(3slots):holdperson,mistystep

Actions
Quarterstaff.MeleeWeaponAttack:+1tohit,reach 5 ft.,one
target.Hit: 3 (ld8-1)bludgeoningdamage.

Evilmageshungerforarcanepoweranddwellin

isolatedplaces,wheretheycanperformterriblemagical

experimentswithoutinterference.

Flameskull

Tinyundead,neutralevil

ArmorClass 13

HitPoints 40 (9d4+18)

Speed 0 ft.,fly 40 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

1 (-5) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)

SkillsArcana+5,Perception+2

DamageResistanceslightning,necrotic,piercing

DamageImmunitiescold,fire,poison

ConditionImmunitiescharmed,frightened,paralyzed,poisoned

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.,passivePerception 12

LanguagesCommon

Challenge 4 (1,100XP)

Illumination.Theflameskullshedseitherdimlightina15-foot

radius,orbrightlightina15-footradiusanddimlightforan

additional 15 feet.Itcanswitchbetweentheoptionsasanaction.

MagicResistance.Theflameskullhasadvantageonsavingthrows

againstspellsandothermagicaleffects.

Rejuvenation.Iftheflameskullisdestroyed,itregainsallitshit

pointsin^1 hourunlessholywaterissprinkledonitsremainsora

dispelmagicorremovecursespelliscastonthem.

Spellcasting.Theflameskullisa5th-levelspellcasterthatuses

Intelligenceasitsspellcastingability(spellsaveDC13,+5to

hitwithspellattacks).Itneedsonlyverbalcomponentstocast

itsspells.Theflameskullknowsthefollowingspellsfromthe

wizard’sspelllist:

Doppelganger

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