Night Hag

• AC: 17 (Natural Armor)
• Alignment: Neutral Evil
• CHA: 16
• CON: 16
• Challenge Rating: 5
• Condition Immunities: Charmed
• DEX: 15
• HP: 112 (15d8+45)
• INT: 16
• Languages: Abyssal, Common, Infernal, Primordial
• Passive Perception: 16
• Resistances: Cold, Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing From Nonmagical Attacks Not Made With Silvered Weapons
• Roll 0: Claws 1d20 + 7 2d8+4
• STR: 18
• Senses: Darkvision 120 Ft.
• Size: Medium
• Skills: Deception +7, Insight +6, Perception +6, Stealth +6
• Speed: 30 ft.
• Spell Book: Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Plane Shift, Ray Of Enfeeblement, Sleep, Identify, Ray Of Sickness, Hold Person, Locate Object, Bestow Curse, Counterspell, Lightning Bolt, Phantasmal Killer, Polymorph, Contact Other Plane, Scrying, Eyebite
• Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
• Type: fiend
• WIS: 14

Traits

Innate Spellcasting: The hag's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: detect magic, magic missile
2/day each: plane shift (self only), ray of enfeeblement, sleep

Magic Resistance: The hag has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Night Hag Items: A night hag carries two very rare magic items that she must craft for herself If either object is lost, the night hag will go to great lengths to retrieve it, as creating a new tool takes time and effort.
Heartstone: This lustrous black gem allows a night hag to become ethereal while it is in her possession. The touch of a heartstone also cures any disease. Crafting a heartstone takes 30 days.
Soul Bag: When an evil humanoid dies as a result of a night hag's Nightmare Haunting, the hag catches the soul in this black sack made of stitched flesh. A soul bag can hold only one evil soul at a time, and only the night hag who crafted the bag can catch a soul with it. Crafting a soul bag takes 7 days and a humanoid sacrifice (whose flesh is used to make the bag).

Actions

Claws (Hag Form Only): Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.

Change Shape: The hag magically polymorphs into a Small or Medium female humanoid, or back into her true form. Her statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. She reverts to her true form if she dies.

Etherealness: The hag magically enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. To do so, the hag must have a heartstone in her possession.

Nightmare Haunting (1/Day): While on the Ethereal Plane, the hag magically touches a sleeping humanoid on the Material Plane. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the target prevents this contact, as does a magic circle. As long as the contact persists, the target has dreadful visions. If these visions last for at least 1 hour, the target gains no benefit from its rest, and its hit point maximum is reduced by 5 (1d10). If this effect reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and if the target was evil, its soul is trapped in the hag's soul bag. The reduction to the target's hit point maximum lasts until removed by the greater restoration spell or similar magic.

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The SendingStone review

The Night Hag is a formidable foe in the game, with high ability scores and a challenge rating of 5. As a neutral evil creature, it is not bound by traditional moralistic principles and can be unpredictable in its actions. Its natural armor and high hit points make it difficult to defeat in combat, while its immunity to the charmed condition adds another layer of challenge. Additionally, its ability to use its dream haunting feature to manipulate and control the dreams of its victims can have lasting effects on the players. Overall, the Night Hag is a compelling and terrifying creature to encounter in the game.

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Night Hag is D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) 5th edition content, but other TTRPGs may have their own version such as a Night Hag Pathfinder edition. Want to use Night Hag in a VTT (virtual tabletop)? Try out SendingStone for free today!

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