Armor Class
8
Hit Points
22
(3d8 + 9)
Speed
20 ft.
STR
13
(+1)
DEX
6
(-2)
CON
16
(+3)
INT
3
(-4)
WIS
6
(-2)
CHA
5
(-3)
Saving Throws
WIS +0
Damage Immunities
Poison
Condition Immunities
Poisoned
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 8
Languages
understands the languages it knew in life but can't speak
Challenge
1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Traits
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Description
Undead zombies move with a jerky, uneven gait. They are clad in the moldering apparel they wore when put to rest, and carry the stench of decay.
epic.
What does the 4 before (1d6+1) meen? #Newbie over here!
I feel this would be a good variant: Undead Fortitude can only be used up to 4/day, but if they fail they can use it on their next turn to get back up to 1hp. Really fits with the whole "I won't die yet" vibe they have going, without making them so variable in power. Think they would have the same CR too.
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R.i.p bard. Rude
@MonaLisaSmiley - The 4 is the 'average' score of a 1d6+1 roll. i.e., average of a d6 is 3,plus 1 = 4. So you can either roll the 1d6+! damage each time, or just use 4 as the damage to make things go a little faster.
I played a group of these with a flameskull in Wave Echo Cave (reskinned) and they were surprsingly effective and fun! The Undead Fortitude trait can keep going, over and over, and for our party it gave the flavour of an unkillable horror. What started as, "Pfft, zombies," ended with the a stabbed, flaming, frozen undead body slamming against the party, and dramatic on-the-table CON saves to see if the zed survived the latest death blow.
That zombie will go down in our table's history. They joked about trying to keep him as their own personal protection.
(Love you, The Outsiders!)
that zombie look gross. I like it did you draw that