Aboleth

Large / aberration / Lawful Evil / CR 10

Armor Class17
Hit Points150 (20d10 + 40)
Speed10 ft, swim 40 ft
Challenge10
Proficiency-
STR21+5
DEX9-1
CON15+2
INT18+4
WIS15+2
CHA18+4
Saving Throws

Dexterity +3, Constitution +6, Intelligence +8, Wisdom +6

Skills

History +12, Perception +10

Initiative

+7

Senses

Darkvision 120 ft

Languages

Deep, Telepathy 120 Ft.

Traits

Amphibious

The aboleth can breathe air and water.

Legendary Resistance

special

3/day (4/day in lair). If the aboleth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Mucus Cloud

While underwater, the aboleth is surrounded by mucus.
Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14, each creature in a 5-ft Emanation originating from the aboleth at the end of the aboleth's turn.
Failure: The target is cursed. Until the curse ends, the target's skin becomes slimy, the target can breathe air and water, and it can't regain Hit Points unless it is underwater.
While the cursed creature is outside a body of water, the creature takes 6 (1d12) acid damage at the end of every 10 minutes unless moisture is applied to its skin before those minutes have passed.

Probing Telepathy

If a creature the aboleth can see communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature's greatest desires.

Actions

Eldritch Restoration

action

If destroyed, the aboleth gains a new body in 5d10 days, reviving with all its Hit Points in the Far Realm or another location chosen by the DM.

Tentacle

action

Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft.. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 15) from one of four tentacles.

Multiattack

action

The aboleth makes two Tentacle attacks and uses either Consume Memories or Dominate Mind if available.

Dominate Mind

action

2 uses per day. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature the aboleth can see within 30 feet.
Failure: The target has the Charmed condition until the aboleth dies or is on a different plane of existence from the target. While Charmed, the target acts as an ally to the aboleth and is under its control while within 60 feet of it. In addition, the aboleth and the target can communicate telepathically with each other over any distance.
The target repeats the save whenever it takes damage as well as after every 24 hours it spends at least 1 mile away from the aboleth, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Consume Memories

action

Intelligence Saving Throw: DC 16, 1 creature that is Charmed or Grappled within 30 feet. that is Charmed or Grappled by the aboleth.
Failure: 10 (3d6) psychic damage.
Success: Half as much damage damage.
Failure or Success: The aboleth gains the target's memories if the target is a Humanoid and is reduced to 0 Hit Points by this action.

Legendary Actions

3 legendary actions (4 in its lair). Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. This creature regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Lash

legendary

The aboleth makes one Tentacle attack.

Psychic Drain

legendary

If the aboleth has at least one creature Charmed or Grappled, it uses Consume Memories and regains 5 (1d10) hit points.