Phasma

Medium undead, chaotic evil

Armor Class 15
Hit Points 117 (18d8 + 36)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
6 (-2)	20 (+5)	15 (+2)	15 (+2)	17 (+3)	20 (+5)

Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)

Special Traits

• Innate Spellcasting. The creatue’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
  • At will: detect evil and good
  • 3/day each: dispel magic, protection from evil and good
  • 1/day each: banishment, (un)holy aura
• Flyby. It doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
• Incorporeal Movement. It 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, it has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Actions

• Multiattack. It makes two phantom touch attacks.
• Phantom Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 41 (8d8 + 5) necrotic damage, and the target’s Wisdom score is lowered by 1d6 and the undead creature gains 5 temporary hit points. The target dies if this reduces its Wisdom to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. In addition, the target must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the target can’t take reactions and must roll a d10 at the start of each of its turns to determine its behavior for that turn.
• Phantasmagoria (Recharge 6). It taps into the nightmares of each creature it can see that is within 30 feet of it, creating an illusory manifestation of each target’s deepest fears, visible only to that creature. Each creature must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw is immune to the it’s Phantasmagoria for the next 24 hours.

d10	Behavior
1	The creature uses all its movement to move in a random direction. To determine the direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The creature doesn’t take an action this turn.
2-6	The creature doesn’t move or take actions this turn.
7-8	The creature uses its action to make a melee attack against a randomly determined creature within its reach. If there is no creature within its reach, the creature does nothing this turn.
9-10	The creature can act and move normally. At the end of each of its turns, the creature can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Tome of Horrors © 2018, Frog God Games, LLC; Authors: Kevin Baase, Erica Balsley, John “Pexx” Barnhouse, Christopher Bishop, Casey Christofferson, Jim Collura, Andrea Costantini, Jayson ‘Rocky’ Gardner, Zach Glazar, Meghan Greene, Scott Greene, Lance Hawvermale, Travis Hawvermale, Ian S. Johnston, Bill Kenower, Patrick Lawinger, Rhiannon Louve, Ian McGarty, Edwin Nagy, James Patterson, Nathan Paul, Patrick N. Pilgrim, Clark Peterson, Anthony Pryor, Greg Ragland, Robert Schwalb, G. Scott Swift, Greg A. Vaughan, and Bill Webb

Phasma CR 12

XP 19,200
CE Medium undead (incorporeal)
Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23

DEFENSE

AC 20, touch 20, flat-footed 15 (+5 deflection, +5 Dex)
hp 123 (13d8+65)
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +13
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, incorporeal;
Immune undead traits

OFFENSE

Speed fly 40 ft. (perfect)
Melee incorporeal touch +14 (1d6 plus 1d6 Wisdom drain)
Special Attacks phantasmagoria, Wisdom drain
Spell-like Abilities (CL 13th):

At will—detect good
1/day—blasphemy (DC 22), unholy aura (DC 22)
3/day—dispel magic, protection from evil, quickened protection from good

STATISTICS

Str –, Dex 20, Con –, Int 15, Wis 17, Cha 20
Base Atk +9; CMB +14; CMD 29
Feats Alertness, Combat Casting, Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (protection from good)
Skills Bluff +21, Fly +13, Intimidate +21, Knowledge (any one) +15, Perception +23, Sense Motive +23, Spellcraft +18
Languages Common

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Phantasmagoria (Su)

Twice per day, the creature can create a phantasmal image of the most fearsome creature imaginable to each subject within 30 feet. This effect is identical to a phantasmal killer spell (caster level 13th) except it affects all creatures within 30 feet rather than just a single target and deals 6d6 points of damage (rather than 3d6 like the spell) on a successful Fortitude save. The Will save has a DC of 21 and the Fortitude save has a DC of 21. A creature that succeeds on its Will save is immune to the phantasmagoria attack of that creature for 24 hours. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Wisdom Drain (Su)

This undead creature feeds on the mental strength of its enemies. Its incorporeal touch deals 1d6 points of Wisdom drain each time one of its attacks hits. On each successful attack, a phasma gains 5 temporary hit points.

ECOLOGY

Environment any
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Phasma from the Tome of Horrors Complete, Copyright 2011, Necromancer Games, Inc., published and distributed by Frog God Games; Author Scott Greene.