TEXT: Blade sTalker  
   
        1,800 xP ToTal
  Medium monstrosity, neutral evil
  Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
  Hit Point 93 (11d8+44)
  Speed 35 ft.
   Str
  Dex
  Con
  Int
  Wis
  Cha
   17 (+3)
  21 (+5)
  19 (+4)
  9 (-1)
  13 (+1)
  7 (-2)
  Skills Athletics +6, Perception +7, Stealth +11
  Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
  Damage Resistances bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing from 
  nonmagical attacks
  Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, re-
  strained
  Languages Deep Speech
  Challenge 5 (1,800 xp)
  One With The Shadows. The blade stalker has advantage on 
  Dexterity (Stealth) checks. It can use the Disengage or Hide 
  action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
  Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The blade stalker deals an extra 14 (4d6) 
  damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has 
  advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet 
  of an ally of the spy that isn’t incapacitated and the spy doesn’t 
  have disadvantage on the attack roll.
  acTions
  Multiattack. The blade stalker makes two attacks with its blade.
  Blade. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft. or 
  range 20/60, one target. Hit: 12 (2d6+5) slashing damage.
  TacTics
  Before Combat The blade stalker enjoys killing, and makes a sport 
  of it. Sometimes it will kill the weak in plain sight, just to incite 
  fear. Sometimes it will kill the strong in the dead of night, to 
  ensure it has no opposition as it slowly whittles away at a com-
  munity. A blade stalker will spend time studying its prey, and is 
  likely to know the routines of the people it will attack.
  During Combat The blade stalker strikes to instill dread, and re-
  treats at every available moment to strike from the shadows again.
  Morale The blade stalker knows no fear, but can get rankled if it 
  thinks a murder is not going as planned. It will flee the scene if 
  it is unlikely to carry out its murder cleanly and quicky. If cor-
  nered, it will fight to the death, give up the pretense of stealth, 
  and laugh well after it is dead unless its head is removed.
  Blade stalkers are a menace to the lands of Khrota, they stalk the 
  night with relative impunity. These terrible creatures are thought 
  to have once been humans, cursed and mutated to feel pain at 
  all times except when killing. The rumors persist, and attempts 
  to capture a blade stalker and reverse these changes have all 
  met with failure. It is a forgone conclusion that a blade stalker is 
  merely a remorseless death bringer, neither capable nor deserv-
  ing of mercy.
  
  Author: Ismael Alvarez
  Artist: Rick Hershey
  Design and Layout: Rick Hershey
  Fat Goblin Hoarde: Ismael Alvarez, Jason Owen Black, Geoff Gander, Taylor 
  Hubler, Matt Roth, Lucus Palosaari, Troy Daniels, and Rick Hershey. 
  Business Manager: Tristan Hershey
  Publisher: Rick Hershey of Fat Goblin Games
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