Magic Resistance. The Anathema has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Hideous Aura. Any creature that can see the anathema, other than yuan-ti, that starts its turn within 15 feet of the anathema must succeed on a DC 14 wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the anathema. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a target's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to this anathema's aura for the next 24 hours.
Three Heads. The anathema has advantage on saves against being blinded, charmed, or deafened.
Multiattack (Anathema Form Only). The Anathema makes one Claw attack and one Flurry of Bites attack.
Claw (Anathema Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage damage.
Flurry of Bites (Anathema Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (3d6) piercing damage plus 4 (2d4) poison damage
Spellcasting (Anathema Form Only). The anathema casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: fear (snakes only) 1/day each: darkness, entangle, suggestion
Acidic Hurl (Recharge 6). As an action on its turn, the anathema can regurgitate highly acidic vomit, hurting itself and whoever gets hit by its vomit, dealing 12 (4d6) acid damage in a 15 foot cone, and damage equal to that to itself.
Lair and Lair Actions
A dark cavern of hastily sketched runes and art, typically depicting a failed anathema's next attempt at godhood, having it depict them turning from a hideous monster to a beautiful creature, commanding hundreds of yuan-ti. The floor of the cavern is covered in hundreds of dead snakes, showing many failed attempts at the ritual for godhood. The anathema is usually deep inside the cavern, either bawling its eyes out, thrashing angrily at the dead snakes littered across the floor, or attempting the ritual for godhood once more, hoping for it to finally work.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 1 (losing initiative ties), the Failed Anathema takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the Failed Anathema can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
- 2 (1d4) Poisonous Snakes climb through small holes in the walls, following the command of the failed anathema. All of the snakes are on the same initiative count as the anathema. At the end of the anathema's turns, the snakes have a chance of dispersing, roll a d100 and on a 50 or higher the all the snakes in the lair snakes disperse, on a 49 or below all snakes in the lair stay.
Regional Effects
The region containing a legendary Yuan-Ti Failed Anathema’s lair is stripped of animal life, which creates one or more of the following effects:
- Any living creature within a 2 mile radius of the Anathema's lair has a chance to not find any food at all. Have the creature that is attempting to find food roll a d4. On a 3-4 the creature cannot find any animals or plants that they can use as food.
- If the Yuan-Ti Failed Anathema dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d12 days.
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Posted Jul 25, 2023I wondered what happened when a Yuan-Ti Anathema failed the ritual for godhood so I decided to make it. Hope you enjoy it and tell me if you think its unbalanced or if it should be edited in any way.