Nightmare Beast
Huge shadow magical beast
Level 25 Solo Controller XP 35000

Standard Actions

(⚔) Claw ✦ At-Will

Attack: Melee 3 (one creature); +30 vs. AC

Hit: 5d8 + 11 damage, and the nightmare beast slides the target 3 squares.

(⚔) Tusks ✦ At-Will

Attack: Melee 3 (one creature); +30 vs. AC

Hit: 5d10 + 6 damage, and the target falls prone.

(⚔) Bite ✦ At-Will

Requirement: The nightmare beast must not have a creature grabbed.

Attack: Melee 3 (one creature); +28 vs. AC

Hit: 3d12 + 14 damage, and the nightmare beast grabs the target.

⚔ Double Attack ✦ At-Will

Effect: The nightmare beast makes two melee basic attacks.

⚔ Bloodied Fury ✦ Recharge ⚃ ⚄ ⚅

Requirement: The nightmare beast must be bloodied.

Effect: The nightmare beast moves its speed and uses claw twice, tusks once, and bite once, each at any point along the movement. It cannot use more than two attacks on the same target.

ᗕ Black Lightning (lightning, necrotic) ✦ Recharge ⚃ ⚄ ⚅

Requirement: The nightmare beast must not be bloodied.

Attack: Close burst 5 (one or two creatures in the burst); +28 vs. Reflex

Hit: Ongoing 30 lightning and necrotic damage (save ends). Each creature adjacent to the target takes 20 lightning and necrotic damage.

    First Failed Saving Throw: The target falls unconscious (save ends).

Move Actions

Dream Step (psychic, teleportation) ✦ At-Will

Effect: The nightmare beast teleports 15 squares to a square adjacent to an unconscious creature it can see. Each unconscious creature adjacent to the beast after it teleports takes 15 psychic damage.

Minor Actions

➶ Horrid Nightmares (fear, psychic) ✦ At-Will

Attack: Ranged 10 (one unconscious creature); +28 vs. Will

Hit: 5d10 + 6 psychic damage, and the target cannot make saving throws until the end of its next turn.

Triggered Actions

ᗕ Hideous Defiling (necrotic) ✦ Encounter

Trigger: The nightmare beast misses a target using black lightning.

Attack (Free Action): Close burst 2 (living enemies in the burst); +28 vs. Fortitude

Hit: 5d8 + 11 necrotic damage.

Effect: If this attack hits at least one creature, the nightmare beast can reroll the attack roll of the triggering attack.

Str 28 (+21)                Dex 22 (+18)                Wis 20 (+17)
Con 24 (+19)                Int 10 (+12)                Cha 25 (+19)

Alignment Chaotic Evil        Languages Common

Published in Dark Sun Creature Catalog, page(s) 78.