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Portrait of the Draugr
Creature · Built-in

Draugr

Medium Undead, neutral evil

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 3
  • Melee
  • Tank

A swollen, dark-skinned corpse from northern sagas that guards its burial mound and its grave goods.

Statistics

Armor Class
14 (grave mail)
Hit Points
60 (8d8 + 24)
Speed
Walk 30 ft
Challenge
CR 3 · 700 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Saving throws
CON +5
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft
Languages
The languages it knew in life
STR17+3
DEX12+1
CON16+3
INT10+0
WIS12+1
CHA14+2

Attacks

Multiattack

Grave Axe, Cold Grip

Grave Axe Melee

+5 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 3 slashing

Cold Grip Melee

+5 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d6 + 3 necrotic

Abilities

Heavy as Stone At will

GM guidance: swells to a crushing weight; it cannot be shoved or knocked down.

Mound-Bound At will

GM guidance: never leaves its mound for long, and wakes whenever its treasure is touched.

Defenses

Resistances
Necrotic, Nonmagical
Immunities
Poison

Environment & tags

Environments
Arctic, Ruins, Mountain, Underground, Graveyard
Groups
Undead, Cave / Underground
Tags
undead, barrow, tank

Loot

Possible loot