Dream Harvester Spawn

Dream Harvester Spawn
Medium aberration (dark fey), chaotic evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 50 (10d8 + 10)

Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.

STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 13 (+1) INT 10 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2)

Saving Throws Con +3, Wis +3, Cha +4

Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Perception +3, Stealth +4

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Damage Vulnerabilities: Radiant

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages Abyssal, Common

Challenge 6 (1,800 XP)

Psychic Drain. Any creature within 15 feet of the Dream Harvester Spawn that is sleeping or unconscious must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or take 16 (3d10) psychic damage and have their maximum hit points reduced by the same amount. The Dream Harvester Spawn gains hit points equal to the damage dealt.

Dream Eater. Whenever the Dream Harvester Spawn deals damage to a sleeping or unconscious creature, it regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.

Nightmare Storm. Once per day, the Dream Harvester Spawn can create a 30-foot-radius field of dark energy that lasts for 1 minute. Any creature that starts its turn in the field takes 11 (2d10) psychic damage and must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the start of its next turn.

Engulf. The Dream Harvester Spawn can move up to its speed and enter the space of a Medium or smaller creature. That creature must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be engulfed and restrained by the Dream Harvester Spawn. While engulfed, the creature takes 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10) psychic damage at the start of each of the Dream Harvester Spawn's turns.

Spellcasting. The Dream Harvester Spawn can cast the sleep spell (4th level) using its Charisma as the spellcasting ability. It has 3 uses of this feature. The spell save DC is 14.

At will/ Invisibility

Actions

Multiattack. The Dream Harvester Spawn can make two tentacle attacks and one bite attack.

Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage and the target must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of the Dream Harvester Spawn's next turn.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 11 (2d10) psychic damage. The target must also make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn.

This CR 5 spawn version of the Dream Harvester retains some of the original abilities but is toned down in terms of hit points, damage output, and challenge rating to be appropriate for lower-level encounters.