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Monsters / Challenge 1

Imp

Tiny fiend, lawful evil

Armor Class
13
Hit Points
21 (6d4 + 6)
Speed
20 ft., Fly 40 ft.

StrDexConIntWisCha
6 (-2)17 (+3)13 (+1)11 (+0)12 (+1)14 (+2)

Skills
Deception +4, Insight +3, Stealth +5
Resistances
cold
Immunities
fire, poison, Poisoned
Senses
Darkvision 120 ft. (unimpeded by magical darkness); Passive Perception 11
Languages
Common, Infernal
Challenge
1 (200 XP); Proficiency Bonus +2

Traits

Magic Resistance. The imp has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Sting. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Poison damage.

Invisibility. The imp casts Invisibility on itself, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability.

Shape-Shift. The imp shape-shifts to resemble a rat (Speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., Fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., Climb 20 ft.), or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics are the same in each form, except for its Speed. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

Stat block from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY-4.0). See credits.