Shadow Beast (Transformation) (5e Race)

Shadow Beast Transformations

One of the unique abilities of the Twilight Guard is the ability to transform into a creature of shadow. This transformation lasts up to 10 minutes, and all stats not directly changed remain the same. You may not use weapons, spells that involve materials (Unless you gain an arcane focus after your transformation) or armour, however any armour or gear you're wearing is absorbed into you. While transformed, you gain the following features regardless of the transformation:

• Natural Armor. Your AC becomes 10 + your Constitution modifier.
  
• Type Change. You are counted as both a construct and a beast.
• Beastial Endurance. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier.
  
• Dark Flesh. You gain resistance to necrotic damage.
  
• Steadfast Beast. You cannot be charmed or frightened while transformed.
  
• Language Change. You can understand any languages you already knew, but cannot speak.
  
• Dark Resistance. You gain resistance to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage. You also gain a weakness to radiant damage.
  

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Shadow Wolfos

• Beastial Abilities. You gain +2 to Dexterity, +1 to Strength and -1 to Intelligence.
  
• Black Beast. You gain 20 ft. extra walking speed, and can jump 10 ft. longer and higher than you would be able to usually.
  

Actions

• Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +Dex mod to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (1d6 + DEX) Necrotic damage.
  
• Lupine Dash: You can put the swiftness of your form to good use. While dashing, you can choose to attempt a grapple a target sharing the same space as you using your dexterity modifier. If the target is grappled, you may make a number of bite attacks equal to your proficiency bonus against the target. If an attack misses, you are thrown off the target. You may use this once per target.
  

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Shadow Vermin

• Small Shade. Your size is small when transformed.
  
• Tentacles. You gain 10 ft. extra swim speed, and -10 ft. to your walking speed.
  
• Sightless Senses. You gain blindsight for 15 ft, and gain a +2 bonus to Perception rolls and passive perception.
  
• Ability Score Increase As long as you are transformed, your Dexterity score increases by 2, your Intelligence score increases by 1, but your Dexterity score decreases by 1.
  

Actions

• Lunge: Melee Attack: +Dexterity mod to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (1d4 + Dexterity) necrotic damage.
  
• Gift of Shade: Your small size, odd shape and affinity for darkness allows you to pass unnoticed. While transformed, you gain proficiency in Stealth. If already proficient, you gain expertise in this skill until you transform back. As a bonus action you can attempt to hide in nearby shadows. In addition, while stationary you are impossible to distinguish from a shadow on the floor, should you be hiding within them.
  

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Shadow Keese

• Tiny Terror. Your size is tiny while transformed.
  
• Wings. You gain 30 ft. flying speed. This replaces any flying speed you had previous. However, your walking speed drops to 0.
  
• Ability Score Increase. As long as you are transformed, your Dexterity score increases by 3, but your Constitution Score decreases by 1 and your Strength score decreases by 2.
  

Actions

• Bat Bite: Melee Attack: +Dexterity mod to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (1d4 + Dexterity) necrotic damage.
  
• Echoing Whisper: Your new chirpoteran form allows for some unique abilities. You have Blindsight for 60 ft as long as you can hear, and as an action you can let out a squeak to determine if there are any creatures hiding behind any nearby objects.
  

Exotic Transformations

Shadow Kargarok

• Big Beast. Your size is large while transformed.
• Great Wings. You gain a flying speed of 60 ft. However, your walking speed cannot be higher or lower than 10 ft.
• Ability Score Increase. As long as you are transformed, your Dexterity and Strength scores increase by 2, but your Intelligence and Wisdom scores decrease by 2.

Actions

• Void Peck: Melee Attack: +Strength or {{5a|dex)) mod to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (1d8 + Strength or {{5a|dex)) mod) necrotic damage.
  
• Twilit Rider: Your new form allows for some unorthodox forms of combat. You are able to be used as a mount by a creature weighing no more than (100 x STR mod) pounds. In addition, you are able to grab a creature of the same weight in both legs and fly unimpaired, or grab two creatures of half this weight with each leg.
  

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Shadow Beast

• Big Beast. Your size is large while transformed.
• Ability Score Increase. As long as you are transformed, your Strength score increases by 2, your Constitution score increases by 1, but your Intelligence score decreases by 1.
• Nimble. You gain 15 ft. extra walking speed.

Actions

• Shadow Strike: Melee Weapon Attack: +Strength mod to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (1d10 + Strength) Necrotic damage.
• Grim Scream: You let loose a screech that terrifies all those around you. Spending 6 stamina or magic points, all targets who are able to hear the scream must make a DC 15 WIS saving throw or take 2d4 necrotic damage or be frightened for 1 minute. If they fail this saving throw by 5 or more, they are paralyzed for 1 minute as well. Friendly creatures with resistance to necrotic instead gain this 2d4 as health.