Starving Specter
Medium Undead · Chaotic Evil · CR 5
- Undead
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Ranges across farmland and urban; Starving Specter lists at CR 5 as a medium undead (chaotic evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Undead
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 0, fly 40
- Habitats
- Farmland, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Starving Specter is a creature that has crossed the threshold of death; its continued presence is itself a violation of natural law. It is most often found in farmland regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Starving Specter is haunted by what it was in life; its goals echo old grievances or the will of the necromancer who raised it. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Starving Specter is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Undead are the wounds the Negative Plane leaves on the mortal world — every undead has a death story behind it. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Starving Specter
- What is the challenge rating of Starving Specter?
- Listed CR for Starving Specter: 5. Match it to a party that fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Starving Specter?
- Starving Specter is classified as a undead in D&D 5e, medium size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Starving Specter live?
- Starving Specter is at home in Farmland, Urban.