Tramway Shade

Incorporeal Movement

Trait

Incorporeal Movement Custom

The shade can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Incorporeal Movement. Standard monster movement rule allowing phasing through creatures and objects at a small cost.

Sunlight Sensitivity

Trait

Sunlight Sensitivity Custom

While in sunlight, the shade has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.

Shadow Stealth

Trait

Stealth Rule

Hide Action Custom

While in dim light or darkness, the shade can take the Hide action as a Bonus Action. It uses its Stealth proficiency to do so.

Rail-Bound Drift

Trait Custom

Rail-Bound Drift Custom

The shade ignores difficult terrain made of rails, rubble, ladders, or mine scaffolding, and it can hover along vertical surfaces without penalty.

Spectral Pick

Action

Spectral Pick Custom

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Necrotic damage.

Spectral Pick. Homebrew spectral weapon attack dealing Necrotic damage with the shade's broken pick.

Chilling Wail

Action

Frightened Condition

Saving Throws Rule

Each creature within 30 feet of the shade that can hear it must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the Frightened condition until the end of its next turn. A creature that succeeds is immune to this shade's Chilling Wail for 24 hours.

Light Hunger

Bonus Action Custom

Light Hunger Custom

The shade snuffs one nonmagical flame within 30 feet of it, such as a torch, candle, or lantern. The flame's source is extinguished and cannot be relit until the end of the shade's next turn.

Light Hunger. Homebrew Bonus Action that extinguishes one nonmagical flame within 30 feet, denying the party light.

Shadow Stealth (Hide)

Bonus Action

Stealth Rule

While in dim light or darkness, the shade takes the Hide action, using a Dexterity (Stealth) check against the party's passive Perception or active searches.