Sea Hag
Medium fey- Challenge
- STR
- 3
- DEX
- 1
- CON
- 3
- INT
- 1
- WIS
- 2
- CHA
- 1
- Soak
- 1
- Fort
- +4
- Ref
- +3
- Will
- +1
Amphibious. The sea hag can breathe air and water.
Hag Coven. When hags must work together, they form covens, in spite of their selfish natures. A coven is made up of hags of any type, all of whom are equals within the group. However, each of the hags continues to desire more personal power.
A coven consists of three hags so that any arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come together, as might happen if two covens come into conflict, the result is usually chaos.
While all three members of a hag coven are within 5 meters of one another, they share 20 mana among themselves and can each cast the following spells:
1 mana: bane, dampen spell, detect magic, fear, lightning bolt, locate, sicken, sleep
2 mana: bestow curse, terrifying visage, polymorph, stasis, commune with nature
3 mana: contact other plane, ancient curse
For casting these spells, each hag is a 12th-level spellcaster that uses Wisdom as her spellcasting ability. The spell save Difficulty is 14 + the hag’s Wisdom, and the spell attack bonus is 5 + the hag’s Wisdom.
Hags bend their magic for a directed purpose, focusing on a theme. Choose the Blood, Death, Deceit, Divination, Fate, Fear, Life, Madness, Plants, Poison, or Shadow theme. The coven knows most of the spells from that theme in addition to the spells listed above.
Hag Eye (Coven only). A hag coven can craft a magic item called a hag eye, which is made from a real eye coated in varnish and often fitted to a pendant or other wearable item. The hag eye is usually entrusted to a minion for safekeeping and transport. A hag in the coven can use an action to see what the hag eye sees if the hag eye is on the same plane of existence. A hag eye has 10 Defense, 1 health, and darkvision with a radius of 10 meters. If it is destroyed, each coven member takes 3d10 psychic damage and is blinded for 24 hours.
A hag coven can have only one hag eye at a time, and creating a new one requires all three members of the coven to perform a ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour, and the hags can’t perform it while blinded. During the ritual, if the hags use any action other than performing the ritual, they must start over.
Horrific Appearance. Any humanoid that starts its turn within 5 meters of the sea hag and can see the hag’s true form must make a Difficulty 11 Will saving throw. On a failure, the creature is frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the sea hag is within line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the sea hag’s Horrific Appearance for the next 24 hours.
Unless the target is unaware of the sea hag or the revelation of the sea hag’s true form is sudden, the target can avert its eyes and avoid making the initial saving throw. Until the start of its next turn, a creature that averts its eyes has disadvantage on attacks made against the sea hag.
Spellcasting. The sea hag uses Occult (wis) to cast spells (spell save Difficulty 12, +3 to hit with spell attacks). It has 5 mana, a mana limit of 1, regains all expended mana when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total mana when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following spells:
Cantrips (at will): hydraulic push, shape water
1 mana: aquatic adaptation, desiccate, ebb and flow, fog cloud, liquid body, locate water, rain, slick skin, tidal break, tidal surge, water jet, water whip
Actions (1)
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Death Glare. The sea hag targets one frightened creature she can see within 5 meters of her. If the target can see the sea hag, it must succeed on a Difficulty 13 Will saving throw against this magic or drop to 0 health.
Illusory Appearance. The sea hag covers herself and anything she is wearing or carrying with a magical illusion that makes her look like another creature of her general size and humanoid shape. The illusion ends if the sea hag dies or if she ends it on her turn (no action required).
The changes wrought by this effect fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example, the sea hag could appear to have smooth skin, but someone touching her would feel her rough flesh. Otherwise, a creature must use an action to visually inspect the illusion and succeed on a Difficulty 11 Perception check to discern that the sea hag is disguised.
Spells
As an action, you shoot a jet of water at a creature that you can touch or see within 5 meters. The creature must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage and is pushed 2 meters away from you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pushed 4 meters away from you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
At higher levels
This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 and it can affect a creature of a larger size when you reach 9th level (2d6; Large) and 17th level (3d6; Huge).
Dampen flame
As an action, you shoot a jet of water at a creature or an object that you can touch or see within 5 meters. Reduce its burning condition by 2.
As an action, you choose an area of water that you can see within 5 meters and that fits within a 1-meter cube. You manipulate it in one of the following ways:
- You instantaneously move or otherwise change the flow of the water as you direct, up to 1 meter in any direction. This movement doesn’t have enough force to cause damage.
- You cause the water to form into simple shapes and animate at your direction. This change lasts for 1 hour.
- You change the water’s color or opacity. The water must be changed in the same way throughout. This change lasts for 1 hour.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no more than two of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect on your turn (no action required).
At higher levels
The cube increases by 1 meter when you reach 9th level (2 meters) and 17th level (3 meters).
1 hour/mana
As an action, you adapt to life underwater. Choose fins or gills as the spell’s effect.
Fins. You grow fins and webbing between your fingers and toes; you gain a swimming speed of 5 meters for the duration.
Gills. You grow gills; you gain the ability to breathe underwater for the duration. You also retain your normal breathing pattern.
Augment
You can expend 1 additional mana to gain the benefit of both effects.
You can target one additional creature for each additional mana expended. The creatures must be within 5 meters of each other when you target them.
As an action, you drain the moisture from a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters. The creature must make a Fortitude saving throw, which it does with disadvantage if it is a plant creature, a magical plant, or a creature made of water such as a water elemental. If the creature has no moisture in its body, the spell has no effect on it.
On a failure, it takes 5d6 necrotic damage and is exhausted 1 until it rehydrates. This exhaustion does not accumulate with other forms of exhaustion due to dehydration.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is exhausted 2 until it rehydrates. This exhaustion does not accumulate with other forms of exhaustion due to dehydration.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 6d6 for each additional mana expended.
As an action, you can unleash a stream of water that drains and heals life forces. Choose one of the following options.
Ebb. Life ebbs from a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters. The creature must make a Fortitude saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 3d8 necrotic damage.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
A willing creature within 5 meters of the target can regain health equal to half the amount of necrotic damage dealt.
Flow. A creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters regains 3d6 health. A creature that you can touch or see within 5 meters of that creature must make a Fortitude saving throw.
On a failure, it takes necrotic damage equal to half the amount of healing.
Augment
You can increase Ebb’s necrotic damage by 3d8 and Flow’s healing by 3d6 for each additional mana expended.
concentration, 1 hour/mana
As an action, you create a sphere twice as big as normal of fog centered on a point within 20 meters. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 15 kilometers per hour) disperses it. Creatures in the area are wet while within the fog and remain wet until the end of their turn that they leave the area.
As a reaction, which you use when you are hit by an attack or missed by 4 or less that you can see or when you take fire damage, you can create a rushing torrent of water as a shield. You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapon attacks until the start of your next turn, including against the triggering attack.
Additionally, you are wet until the start of your next turn.
Augment
You can expend 1 additional mana to trigger the spell when a creature that you can see within 10 meters is attacked or takes fire damage. The attacked creature gains the benefits instead.
(ritual)
As an action, you sense the direction of water. You learn the direction and distance to the closest substantial body of water within 10 kilometers, if any are present.
Rain
(ritual)
As an action, rain falls to the ground in a cylinder twice as big as normal centered on a point within 20 meters. You can focus the cylinder so that the rain falls within an open container or specific area that is smaller than the normal cylinder size. Creatures and objects in the area become wet until the end of their next turn. You can create up to 20 liters of clean water.
Continuous rain
concentration, 1 hour/mana
As an action, rain falls to the ground in a cylinder twice as big as normal centered on a point within 20 meters. The area is heavily obscured and creatures and objects in the area become wet until the end of their next turn. You can create up to 20 liters of clean water each turn, 200 liters of water every minute, and 12,000 liters of water every hour.
3 hours/mana
As an action, you touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing armor, and its body becomes slick until the spell ends. The target’s Defense becomes 13 + half its Aptitude Bonus (min 1) + its Dexterity (max 4) and it becomes wet. This wetness does not end if it takes fire damage. The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell on your turn (no action required).
As a reaction, which you use when you are hit by an attack or missed by 4 or less, jets of water shoot out from you. If the creature who damaged you is within 10 meters, it must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 2d10 bludgeoning damage, is wet until the end of its next turn, and is pushed or pulled 2 meters away from you or toward you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pushed or pulled 4 meters away from you or toward you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 2d10, push the creature an additional meter, and affect a creature of a larger size for each additional mana expended.
As an action, a tidal wave surges forth from you or retreats to you. Choose to have the wave surge or retreat. Each creature other than you in a sphere centered on you must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 1d10 bludgeoning damage, is wet until the end of its next turn, is knocked prone if it is Medium or smaller, and is pushed or pulled 2 meters away from you or toward you (pushed if the waves surged, pulled if the waves retreated) if it is Medium or smaller.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pushed or pulled 4 meters away from you or toward you (pushed if the waves surged, pulled if the waves retreated) if it is Medium or smaller.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 1d10 and affect a creature of a larger size for each additional mana expended.
You can expend 2 additional mana so it deals no damage, but the waves surge continuously. The duration changes to 1 minute/mana, concentration and the waves surge toward and away from you in an aura shaped as a sphere. Until the spell ends, the aura moves with you, centered on you.
Whenever a creature enters the area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make the Reflex saving throw.
You can change the direction of the waves as an action.
As an action, you unleash a jet of water. Each creature in a cone or line must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 3d8 bludgeoning damage, is wet until the end of its next turn, and is pushed 2 meters away from you following the direction of the cone or line if it is Medium or smaller.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pushed 4 meters away from you following the direction of the cone or line if it is Medium or smaller.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 1d8, push each creature an additional meter, and affect a creature of a larger size for each additional mana expended.
As an action, you create a whip of water that pulls and unbalances a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters. The creature must make a Reflex saving throw.
On a failure, it takes 3d8 bludgeoning damage, is knocked prone if it is Medium or smaller, and is pulled 2 meters toward you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pulled 4 meters toward you if it is Medium or smaller.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 4d8 and affect a creature of a larger size for each additional mana expended.