"name": "Ghost"
"size": "Medium"
"type": "undead"
"alignment": "Neutral"
"ac": !!int "11"
"hp": !!int "45"
"hit_dice": "10d8"
"modifier": !!int "1"
"stats":
- !!int "7"
- !!int "13"
- !!int "10"
- !!int "10"
- !!int "12"
- !!int "17"
"speed": "5 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)"
"damage_resistances": "acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire, lightning, piercing, slashing,\
\ thunder"
"damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison"
"condition_immunities": "[charmed](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Charmed), [exhaustion](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Exhaustion),\
\ [frightened](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Frightened), [grappled](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Grappled),\
\ [paralyzed](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Paralyzed), [petrified](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Petrified),\
\ [poisoned](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Poisoned), [prone](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Prone),\
\ [restrained](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Restrained)"
"senses": "[Darkvision](/Compendium/rules/senses.md#Darkvision) 60 ft., passive Perception\
\ 11"
"languages": "Common plus one other language"
"cr": "4"
"traits":
- "desc": "The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when it is on the Material\
\ Plane."
"name": "Ethereal Sight"
- "desc": "The ghost can move through other creatures and objects as if they were\
\ [Difficult Terrain](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/difficult-terrain-xphb.md).\
\ It takes 5 (1d10) Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object."
"name": "Incorporeal Movement"
"actions":
- "desc": "The ghost makes two Withering Touch attacks."
"name": "Multiattack"
- "desc": "*Melee Attack Roll:* +5, reach 5 ft. *Hit:* 19 (3d10 + 3) Necrotic damage."
"name": "Withering Touch"
- "desc": "*Wisdom Saving Throw:* DC 13, each creature in a 60-foot [Cone](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/cone-area-of-effect-xphb.md)\
\ that can see the ghost and isn't an Undead. *Failure:* 10 (2d6 + 3) Psychic\
\ damage, and the target has the [Frightened](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Frightened)\
\ condition until the start of the ghost's next turn. *Success:* The target\
\ is immune to this ghost's Horrific Visage for 24 hours."
"name": "Horrific Visage"
- "desc": "*Charisma Saving Throw:* DC 13, one Humanoid the ghost can see within\
\ 5 feet. *Failure:* The target is possessed by the ghost; the ghost disappears,\
\ and the target has the [Incapacitated](/Compendium/rules/conditions.md#Incapacitated)\
\ condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body,\
\ but the target retains awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack,\
\ spell, or other effect, except ones that specifically target Undead. The ghost's\
\ game statistics are the same, except it uses the possessed target's [Speed](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/speed-xphb.md),\
\ as well as the target's Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution modifiers.\n\
\nThe possession lasts until the body drops to 0 [Hit Points](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md)\
\ or the ghost leaves as a [Bonus Action](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/bonus-action-xphb.md).\
\ When the possession ends, the ghost appears in an unoccupied space within\
\ 5 feet of the target, and the target is immune to this ghost's [Possession](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/possession-xphb.md)\
\ for 24 hours. *Success:* The target is immune to this ghost's [Possession](/Compendium/rules/variant-rules/possession-xphb.md)\
\ for 24 hours."
"name": "Possession (Recharge 6)"
- "desc": "The ghost casts the [Etherealness](/Compendium/spells/etherealness-xphb.md)\
\ spell, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting\
\ ability. The ghost is visible on the Material Plane while on the Border Ethereal\
\ and vice versa, but it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other\
\ plane.\n"
"name": "Etherealness"
"source":
- "XMM"
"image": "/Compendium/bestiary/undead/token/ghost-xmm.webp"