monster

Ghost

CR 4

Medium Undead, Neutral

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

Hit Points

45 (10d8)

Speed

5 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)

str

-2

dex

con

int

wis

cha

Traits

Ethereal Sight.The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when it is on the Material Plane.

Incorporeal Movement.The ghost can move through other creatures and objects as if they were Difficult Terrain|XPHB. It takes 5 (1d10) Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Actions

Multiattack.The ghost makes two Withering Touch attacks.

Withering Touch.m 5, reach 5 ft. ({@damage 3d10 + 3) Necrotic damage.

Horrific Visage.wis 13, each creature in a 60-foot Cone [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Cone that can see the ghost and isn't an Undead. 10 ( The target is immune to this ghost's Horrific Visage for 24 hours.

Possession.cha 13, one Humanoid the ghost can see within 5 feet. The target is possessed by the ghost; the ghost disappears, and the target has the {@condition Incapacitated|XPHB condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body, but the target retains awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that specifically target Undead. The ghost's game statistics are the same, except it uses the possessed target's Speed|XPHB, as well as the target's Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution modifiers. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 Hit Points|XPHB or the ghost leaves as a Bonus Action|XPHB. When the possession ends, the ghost appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the target, and the target is immune to this ghost's Possession|XPHB for 24 hours. The target is immune to this ghost's {@variantrule Possession|XPHB for 24 hours.

Ghost

Lost Soul and Unquiet Spirit

Ghosts arise when living creatures die in a state of extreme emotion or having left an important task undone. These incorporeal spirits haunt locations that are meaningful to them, lingering until their business is complete or they're put to rest.

Ghosts typically appear as semitransparent versions of the creatures they were in life, though some bear evidence of the wounds that killed them or have nightmarish distortions to their forms. Many have extreme reactions to actions, objects, or individuals that remind them of emotionally charged aspects of their lives. Particularly desperate or vengeful ghosts might possess the living to fulfill their ends.