CR 6 – Aberration – TikTok Harbinger
Tier 2 play
**Monster Name:** TikTok Harbinger
**Size, Type, Alignment:** Medium, Aberration, Chaotic Neutral
**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85, Speed 30 ft.
**Ability Scores:**
Strength 12 (+1),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 14 (+2),
Intelligence 18 (+4),
Wisdom 14 (+2),
Charisma 20 (+5)
**Proficiencies:** Saving Throws: Intelligence +8, Charisma +9; Skills: Deception +9, Persuasion +9, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances: Psychic; Damage Immunities: None; Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened
**Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 30 ft., Passive Perception 12
**Languages:** Understands Common and one other language of the DM's choice but cannot speak
**Challenge Rating (CR):** 6
**Special Abilities:**
– **Viral Influence:** As a bonus action, the TikTok Harbinger can target one creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed for 1 minute. While charmed, the creature must use its action to move closer to the Harbinger on each of its turns. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
– **Echoing Whispers:** The Harbinger can project disorienting whispers in a 30-foot radius. Creatures in that area must make a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or take 3d8 psychic damage and be incapacitated until the end of their next turn. This ability recharges on a roll of 5-6 on a d6.
**Actions:**
– **Multiattack:** The TikTok Harbinger makes two attacks: one with its Psychic Lash and one with its Mind Shatter.
– **Psychic Lash:** Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 4 psychic damage.
– **Mind Shatter:** Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 3d8 psychic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.
**Description:** The TikTok Harbinger is a bizarre creature born from the chaotic energies of social media and the collective consciousness of its users. With a visage that shifts and changes like a trending meme, it thrives on attention and influence. The Harbinger uses its charm and psychic abilities to manipulate and control its foes, often leading them into traps or turning them against one another. It prefers to engage in battle from a distance, using its Echoing Whispers to sow confusion among its enemies while it remains elusive and unpredictable.