Regeneration. A Bride of Strahd regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or running water. If a Bride of Strahd takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of a Bride of Strahd's next turn.
Spider Climb. A Bride of Strahd can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Vampire Weaknesses. A Bride of Strahd has the following flaws:
Forbiddance. A Bride of Strahd can't enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Harmed by Running Water. A Bride of Strahd takes 20 acid damage when it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. A Bride of Strahd is destroyed if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is incapacitated in its resting place.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. A Bride of Strahd takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Multiattack. The Bride of Strahd makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, a Bride of Strahd can grapple the target (escape DC 13 hands or DC 15 feet in hybrid bat form).
Bite (Retractable fangs). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by a Bride of Strahd, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Transformation. A Bride of Strahd may transform as a Bonus Action back to their original race looking normal, even their fangs can retract, and their clothes can change like a disguise Self spell. They can undo this illusion of self, before feeding as a blood thirsty vampire spawn with fangs fully extended, eyes with bloodshot rage, and clothes deteriorated. Finally a Bride of Strahd may change into a hybrid vampire spawn and a bat like creature. This final form allows them to fly and make claw attacks or grapple attacks with their elongated clawed feet.
Demonic Offspring. The Bride of Strahd who successfully seduces a living humanoid into having intercourse. That Bride of Strahd will give birth/spawn a Vargouille in 1 hour. Which that Bride of Strahd usually abandons the creature.
Description
A Bride of Strahd is a vampiric spawn created by Strahd von Zarovich himself. Over the centuries these lovely ladies had learned the dark arts from witches of Barovia and other dark powers. Since Strahd is obsessed with his love Tatyana, he quickly loses interest with his vampire concubines'. They are loyal and fear Strahd von Zarovich, but will act on there own to feed and entertain themselves, whenever Strahd no longer shows an interest in them.
Lair and Lair Actions
A Bride of Strahd lives in Castle Ravenloft.
A Bride of Strahd may visit the countryside of Barovia to feed or to entertain themselves with travelers and locals.
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