#vitreous drinker

[doyoulikethischaracterdesign]

Vitreous Drinker from Dungeons and Dragons

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[cumberworld44]

I had the idea to draw a creature with teeth like this, then I gave it a huge tongue and realized it was only a quick skip and a hop from being a Vitreous Drinker, so I turned it into that. 

Vitreous Drinkers are from DnD, they are my absolute favorite monster to play and encounter, though they don’t have official 5e stats. Here’s a nice little video on them, and a 5e stat block for them in the description. >>>>

[cumberworld44]

The BBG in my upcoming home campaign. If any of you have ever played DnD and not had the pleasure of using or encountering a Vitreous Drinker.... you.... you gotta’.

[thecreaturecodex]

Vitreous Drinker

Image by Wayne Reynolds, © Wizards of the Coast. Accessed at the Monster Manual IV Art Gallery here.

[I used one of these guys in my Age of Worms game, to replace the inevitable noble ghoul character in Wolfgang Baur’s adventure. Noble ghouls are fine and all, but a solitary undead rogue in 3.5 would have been mincemeat to my party. The vitreous drinker was a suitably durable and creepy replacement. My version streamlines some of its abilities, notably the spectral ravens, which are too good in the original.]

Vitreous Drinker This hunched, robed figure is human shaped, but its skin is covered with hundreds of bulging eyes. Its mouth is agape, and its tongue is disturbingly long and prehensile. Ravens perch on its shoulders and hover about its body.

A vitreous drinker is a horrible undead creature made from the body and soul of a spy or voyeur—anyone who watched others without their consent. They are animated by a violent desire for secrets, and will gladly kill for them. More often, though, they turn their victims into unwitting agents, clouding their vision with magical cataracts that allow the drinker to see through the victim’s eyes whenever it wishes. As such, vitreous drinkers will often conduct hit-and-run attacks to create multiple windows into the world. If pressed, or if prevented from fleeing, they use their spectral ravens to deliver deadly touch attacks while lashing out with their gnarled hands and piercing tongue.

Vitreous drinkers typically work alone—they make minions, not allies. A vitreous drinker may sell its secrets to the highest bidder, infiltrating mortal society in disguise so as not to give away their horrific nature or weaken their clientele with their awful visage. Such urban drinkers make spies from the dregs of society; beggars, thieves and vagrants with milky eyes are common in cities where a vitreous drinker dwells. Occasionally they will partner with the clerics of an evil god or some fiend in pursuit of higher knowledge, but such alliances last only as long as the drinker feels it has some information to gain.

A vitreous drinker stands as tall as a human, and their withered frames are typically slightly lighter.

Vitreous Drinker              CR 11 XP 12,800 NE Medium undead Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +16 Aura horrific appearance (60 ft., Fort DC 21) Defense AC 27, touch 22, flat-footed 20 (+7 Dex, +5 natural, +5 deflection) hp 133 (14d8+70) Fort +14, Ref +16, Will +15 DR 10/good; Immune undead traits Defensive Abilities all around vision Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee 2 slams +17 (1d6+3), tongue +17 (3d4+3 plus drink vision) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with tongue) Special Attacks spectral ravens Spell-like Abilities CL 14th, concentration +19 (+23 casting defensively) At will—arcane eye, detect thoughts (DC 17), ghoul touch (DC 17), tongues 3/day—bestow curse (DC 19), dimension door, inflict critical wounds (DC 19), empowered vampiric touch 1/day—finger of death (DC 22), prying eyes, true seeing Statistics Str 16, Dex 24, Con -, Int 18, Wis 15, Cha 21 Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 29 Feats Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes, Empower SLA (vampiric touch) Defensive Combat Training, Improved Initiative, Vital Strike, Weapon Finesse Skills Bluff +17, Disguise +19, Knowledge (arcana) +18, Knowledge (religion) +18, Linguistics +18, Perception +24, Sense Motive +16, Spellcraft +18, Stealth +21, Use Magic Device +17; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Infernal, 11 others Ecology Environment any land or underground Organization solitary Treasure standard Special Abilities Drink Vision (Su) Any creature struck by the tongue attack of a vitreous drinker must succeed a DC 21 Fortitude save or have its vision magically impaired. A creature with drunken vision gains a 20% miss chance on all melee and ranged attack rolls within 60 feet, and cannot see at all farther than 60 feet. A vitreous drinker can concentrate to see through the eyes of any creature currently suffering from drunken vision as long as the two creatures are on the same plane. It does not suffer any penalties from the vision of its victim, using its own senses as appropriate. This effect can be removed with a break enchantment, remove curse, or similar spell against CL 14th. This is a curse effect, and the save DC is Charisma based. Horrific Appearance (Su) All living creatures within 60 feet of a vitreous drinker that can see it clearly must succeed a DC 21 Will save or take 1d6 points of Strength damage. The save DC is Charisma based. Spectral Ravens (Su) A vitreous drinker can use its spectral ravens to deliver any of its touch spells at a range of 60 feet once per round. Tongue (Ex) A vitreous drinker’s tongue is a primary natural weapon that deals piercing damage. A vitreous drinker’s tongue has an additional 5 feet of reach beyond the vitreous drinker’s usual reach. Unholy Grace (Su) A vitreous drinker gains its Charisma bonus as a deflection bonus to its Armor Class and CMD, and as a resistance bonus to its saving throws.