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Lightning-Charged Tentacles
Type: Trait.
The death kiss's tentacle attacks deal an extra 1d6
lightning damage.
Stunning Blood Drain
Type: Trait.
A creature that fails its saving throw against the
death kiss's Blood Drain by 5 or more is stunned
until the end of the death kiss' next turn.
Gauth
The gauth (CR 6) can have a maximum of 3 talents.
Explosive Death Throes
Type: Trait.
When the gauth dies, the magical energy within
Legendary Actions it explodes, and each creature within 20 feet of it
Type: Action. must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking
18 (4d8) force damage on a failed save, or half as
Talent Cost: 4 (Counts as 4 Talents).
much damage on a successful one.
The death kiss gains 3 legendary actions, choosing
from the options below. Only one legendary action
option can be used at a time and only at the end Extra Eye Ray Attack
of another creature's turn. The death kiss regains Type: Trait.
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
Hover. The death kiss moves up to its speed
without provoking opportunity attacks. When the gauth uses its Eye Rays attack, it can
Tentacle. The death makes a tentacle attack. shoot one extra magical eye ray at random (reroll
duplicates).
Lightning Blood Splash
Opportunistic Bite
Type: Trait.
Type: Trait.
Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
When a creature within 5 feet of the gauth fails its
Each creature within 5 feet of the death kiss takes
saving throw against any of the gauth's eye rays,
5 (1d10) lightning damage whenever the death
the gauth can use a bonus action to make one bite
kiss is hit by a melee or ranged attack that deals
attack against the creature.
piercing or slashing damage.
8 Chapter 1. Volo's Guide to Monsters

