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Monster

Deck Defender

Medium Construct · Unaligned

The Book of Many Things Page 72
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 5 + five times your level (the deck defender has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your level)
Speed Walk 30 ft.
CR
STR 16 +3
DEX 16 +3
CON 14 +2
INT 3 -4
WIS 10 +0
CHA 1 -5

Traits

Allied Knight

Some of the deck defender's statistics are based on the character who drew the Knight card. Where the deck defender stat block refers to "you," it refers to that character.

Folded Versatility

After finishing a long rest, you can refold the deck defender's shape, changing it to acrobat form, berserker form, or guardian form.

Fragile

If the deck defender is reduced to 0 hit points, it collapses into a haphazard pile of nonmagical playing cards and can't be resurrected or reconstructed.

Actions

Multiattack

The deck defender makes a number of attacks equal to half its proficiency bonus (rounded down).

Paper Cut

Melee Weapon Attack PB + +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 7 () Slashing damage.

Reckless Strike (Berserker Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack PB + +3 to hit (with advantage), reach 5 ft., one target. 10 () Slashing damage, and attacks made against the deck defender until the start of its next turn have advantage.

Bonus Actions

Swift Step (Acrobat Form Only)

The deck defender takes the or action.

Reactions

Protection (Guardian Form Only)

When a creature the deck defender can see attacks a target other than the deck defender and is within 5 feet of the deck defender, the deck defender imposes disadvantage on the attack roll.
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