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Lesser Vampire in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

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Lesser Vampire CR: 8 (3,900 XP)

Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class: 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 120 17d8+44
Speed: 30 ft

STR

16 +3

DEX

16 +3

CON

16 +3

INT

14 +2

WIS

15 +2

CHA

16 +3

Saving Throws: Dex +7, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills: Perception +7, Stealth +9
Damage Vulnerabilities: Silvered weapons
Damage Resistances: Necrotic
Senses: darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages: the language it knew in life
Challenge Rating: 8 (3,900 XP)

Vampiric Facade. PC's won't know it's a vampire if their passive perception is less than 16.   Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.   Regeneration. The vampire regains 20 hits points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from silvered weapons, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn.   Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.   Light Foot. The vampire can walk on water for 1 minute at a time.   Vampiric Forbiddance. The vampire can't enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.   Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into the vampire's heart while the vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed.

Actions

Multiattack. The vampire makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.   Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 1d8+4 bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the target (escape DC 18).   Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is unable to move. Hit: 9 2d8 necrotic damage. The target's maximum hp is reduced by the amount of damage dealt, and the vampire regains that much hp. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.   Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the vampire, the target must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom save or be charmed by the vampire. The charmed target regards the vampire as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. Although the target isn't under the vampire's control, it takes the vampire's requests or actions in the most favorable way it can, and it is a willing target for the vampire's bite attack.
Each time the vampire or the vampire's companions do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.   Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically calls 2d4 swarms of bats or rats, provided that the sun isn't up. While outdoors, the vampire can call 3d6 wolves instead. The called creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of the vampire and obeying its spoken commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until the vampire dies, or until the vampire dismisses them as a bonus action.


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