Count Dracula

Dracula's Weaknesses. Dracula has the following flaws:

Lesser Forbiddance. Unless he succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw when he first tries after a Long Rest, Dracula cannot enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.

Harmed by Running Water. He takes 20 acid damage if he ends his turn in running water.

Stake through the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into his heart while he is incapacitated in his coffin, he is paralyzed until the stake is removed. However, for the first minute of being staked, Dracula can make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw at the start of his turns to temporarily end the paralysis until the start of his next turn. In addition, Dracula can attempt to remove the stake as an action, requiring a DC 20 Strength check to succeed.

Sunlight Hypersensitivity. While in sunlight, Dracula takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, and he has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Dracula fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Lord of Shadows. When Dracula is in darkness, he is invisible to creatures that rely on darkvision to see him unless he allows them to see him.

Magic Resistance. Dracula has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Misty Escape. When Dracula drops to 0 hit points outside his coffin, he transforms into a cloud of mist (as in the Shapechanger trait) instead of falling unconscious, provided that he isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he can’t transform, he is destroyed.

While he has 0 hit points in mist form, he can’t revert to his vampire form, and he must reach his coffin within 24 hours or be destroyed. Once in his coffin, he reverts to his vampire form. He is then paralyzed until he regains at least 1 hit point. After 1 hour in his coffin with 0 hit points, he regains 1 hit point.

Prince of Darkness (Mythic Trait; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Dracula would be reduced to 0 hit points, his current hit point total instead resets to 437 hit points, and he uses Children of the Night without expending a charge. In addition, all light sources within 300 feet of Dracula are extinguished unless they are from a spell of 6th level or higher. Also, Dracula's damage resistance become immunities. Additionally, Dracula can now use the options in the "Mythic Actions" section for 1 hour. Award a party an additional 75,000 XP (150,000 XP total) for defeating Dracula after his Prince of Darkness activates.

Regeneration. Dracula regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn.

Spider Climb. Dracula can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without having to make an ability check.

Spellcasting. Dracula can cast one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks):

At will: detect thoughts, fly, fog cloud, mage hand, silent image, prestidigitation, thaumaturgy

5/day each: animate dead (as an action), arcane lock, gust of wind, knock, mirror image

3/day each: arcane eye, banishment, blight, dispel magic, nondetection, scrying, sending

1/day each: animate objects, circle of death, control weather, create undead (as an action), danse macabre, disintegrate, finger of death, soul cage

Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). Dracula makes four Vampiric Strike, Hellfire attacks, or a combination of the two. He can forgo one Vampiric Strike/Hellfire attack to make one Bite attack and he can forgo three Vampiric Strike/Hellfire attacks to use Children of the Night or Spellcasting.

Bite (Bat, Vampire, or Wolf Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by Dracula, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) piercing damage plus 17 (5d6) necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and Dracula regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Dracula’s control.

Hellfire (Vampire Form Only). Ranged Spell Attack: +14 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (6d6 + 6) fire damage, and the target takes 7 (2d6) fire damage at the start of its turn. This effect cannot stack.

Vampiric Strike (Vampire or Wolf Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) slashing damage plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, Dracula can grapple it (escape DC 22) instead of dealing damage.

Children of the Night (5/Day). Dracula magically calls 3d6 swarms of bats, swarms of rats, or wolves provided that the sun isn’t up. The called creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of Dracula and obeying his spoken commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until Dracula dies, or until he dismisses them as a bonus action.

Shapechange. If Dracula isn’t in running water or sunlight, he polymorphs into a Tiny bat, a Medium wolf, or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into his true form.

While in bat or wolf form, Dracula can’t speak. In bat form, his walking speed is 5 feet, and he has a flying speed of 40 feet. In wolf form, his walking speed is 50 feet. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are unchanged. Anything he is wearing transforms with him, but nothing he is carrying does. He reverts to his true form if he dies.

While in mist form, Dracula can’t take any actions, speak, or manipulate objects. He is weightless, has a flying speed of 30 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist can do so without squeezing, and he can’t pass through water. He has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws, and he is immune to all nonmagical damage, except the damage he takes from sunlight.

Charm. Dracula targets one humanoid he can see within 30 feet of him. If the humanoid can see Dracula, the target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or be charmed. The charmed creature regards Dracula as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. The creature isn’t under Dracula’s control, but it takes Dracula’s requests and actions in the most favourable way and lets Dracula bite it.

Each time Dracula or his companions do anything harmful to the creature, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until Dracula is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the creature, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.

Master of Undeath. Dracula imposes his immortal will over one Undead creature he can see, forcing it to succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or fall under Dracula's control (as if under the effects of dominate monster without requiring concentration) for 1 hour or until Dracula uses Master of Undeath again. Undead with a challenge rating equal to or higher than Dracula automatically succeed.

Dracula can take 5 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Dracula regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Move. Dracula moves up to his full movement speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Strike. Dracula makes one Vampiric Strike attack.

Bite (Costs 2 Actions). Dracula makes one Bite attack.

Burn (Costs 2 Actions). Dracula makes one Hellfire attack.

Meld into Shadows (Costs 3 Actions). Dracula takes the Hide action, having advantage on his Dexterity (Stealth) check if in dim light or darkness.

If Dracula's Prince of Darkness trait has activated in the last hour, he can use the options below as legendary actions.

Furious Swipes. Dracula takes two Vampiric Strike attacks.

Cast (Costs 2 Actions). Dracula uses Spellcasting but must use a spell with a casting time of 1 action.

Summon Horrors (Costs 3 Actions). Dracula uses Children of the Night if he has at least one use left. After using this action he must roll a d4 and on a 4, the charge isn't expened.

Form Shift (Costs 3 Actions). Dracula uses Shapechange.

Empowered Stare (Costs 5 Actions). Dracula uses Charm.