Jul 5, 2019 · The cloaker's phantasms do not change other actions, so a cloaker does not make 4 attacks while its phantasms are up. The phantasms ability simply states: The duplicates move with it and mimic its actions, shifting position so as to make it …

Jul 28, 2022 · A cloaker has 60 feet darkvision. If False Appearance would affect the cloaker's senses, it would say so under the False Appearance or Senses entry. The Senses entry says: Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11. Therefore, by the rules, using False Appearance does not influence the cloaker's ability to see.

Sep 16, 2016 · The DM can retcon previous stuff, allow the cloaker to be an exception, or allow anything carried to include creatures. See Also Imp familiars Invisibility affecting a PC

May 10, 2017 · Presumably, only the topside of the Cloaker is camouflaged, while on the underside are its head, evil eyes and teeth. Here's the relevant text from the Cloaker's False Appearance trait: While the cloaker remains motionless without its underside exposed, it is indistinguishable from a dark leather cloak.

Attacks that hit an engulfing cloaker deal half their damage to the monster and half to the trapped victim. The Tactics section says Engulf is usually used versus a lone opponent, but it seems like the main danger of it comes only when you have other party members hitting the cloaker. The bite deals 1d4+2 damage, and is far from an auto-hit.

Jul 20, 2023 · Its a cloaker and it decides to attack Player A, who is basically in the same space and bent over checking the cloak. So, imo, everyone is surprised and it is a hidden creature. (I get hidden from the text of the cloaker saying you cant tell its a monster when its still.)

Jan 23, 2020 · Chuul - also described in 5E as “survivors of the ancient Aboleth empire” Cloaker; Grell; Grick; Intellect Devourer; Kraken; Mimic; Neogi; Nothic; Most of these are “monstrosities” in 5E, rather than aberrations. The Foulspawn (4E MM, MM3) and the Fell Taint (4E MM2) lack official 5E stat blocks, but have clear Lovecraftian origins ...

Dec 4, 2021 · As soon as combat was over Mulland, a 12th lvl Wizard, went up to the Cloaker, cast Gentle Repose on it, picked it up and started wearing it as the plain brown cloak it looks like at first glance. Mulland's plans for this creature involve turning it into a cape that allows the wearer to cast Mirror Image , a 2nd level spell.

Nov 10, 2018 · In 5e, "area" normally means two-dimensional map area, whereas a cube's dimensions define a three-dimensional volume of space, of course. So in the (poorly worded) description in RAW, to speak of the "area" of a "cube" is rather awkward, and has to be interpreted one way or the other (map area vs. cubic volume).

Apr 18, 2017 · Also, I advise against letting a single player effectively "multi-box" by having direct control over this large group of NPCs, this would probably make things boring for the rest of the players, unless you give each player a "cohort" etc (also mentioned a lot in 1e but not in 5e).