Advanced Telepathy. The tulpa can perceive (though likely not understand) the content of any telepathic communication used within 120 feet of it, and it can't be surprised by creatures with any form of telepathy.
Detect Sentience. The tulpa can magically sense the presence of creatures that have an Intelligence of 5 or higher up to 5 miles away, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell. It knows the general direction they're in but not their exact locations.
Magic Resistance. The tulpa has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Semi-Existence. The tulpa is invisible and can't be seen by blindsight. Attacks against it have disadvantage. If the tulpa is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails, unless the damage is psychic.
Shifty. The tulpa can Disengage or Hide as a bonus action.
Unhindered Movement. The tulpa ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can't reduce its speed. It can move through other creatures and objects, but it takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Multiattack. The tulpa makes two Slam attacks. It can use its Teleport before, after, or between the attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) psychic damage and 3 (1d6) force damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence saving throw or be incapacitated until the end of its next turn.
Teleport. The tulpa teleports up to 30 feet.
Description
Tulpas are beings composed and created entirely from pure thought, with no physical or material connection to the world whatsoever. A tulpa, in the rare cases when it can be observed, can have literally any appearance that can be imagined. Some tulpas appear as humanoids, as animals, or as simple concepts such as trees, clouds, or the ocean. Other tulpas have more abstract forms, such as geometric patterns or disembodied facial features. A tulpa can usually control its appearance, and may alter its appearance as frequently as it desires or may retain a particular form out of familiarity.
Unknown Origin. Scholars and tulpas themselves are uncertain as to the origin of tulpas. Some believe that tulpas are born directly from the minds of those who first imagine them. Others think that tulpas already exist outside the universe, such as in the Far Realm, and the minds of those dreamers who first imagine the tulpa are merely the gateways by which the tulpas gain entry to our world and the context to understand it. Perhaps the tulpas are simply waiting for minds in the physical world to reach out by imagining them, the same way one might listen for their name to be called. For some reason, even confirmed tulpas disagree on this matter.
Half-Existent. A tulpa only ever partially inhabits the physical world. It exists between worlds, straddling the Material Plane and the Far Realm at all times. Tulpas perceive the world in an entirely different way than any creatures native to creation. They have no instinctual understanding of life, death, matter, gravity, morality, and every other concept attached to the physical world. They can interact with physical matter when they desire to, but physical objects rarely interest them. Tulpas only take consistent interest in other self-aware minds.
Psychic Nature. A tulpa doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.
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