Skull Lord

If the skull lord fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

3/DAY

While within 30 feet of the skull lord, any undead ally of the skull lord makes saving throws with advantage, and that ally regains 1d6 hit points whenever it starts its turn there.

If the skull lord is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half the damage, the skull lord instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

The skull lord is a 13th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). The skull lord knows the following sorcerer spells:

• Cantrips (at will): chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, poison spray, ray of frost, shocking grasp
• 1st level (4 slots): magic missile, expeditious retreat, thunderwave
• 2nd level (3 slots): mirror image, scorching ray
• 3rd level (3 slots): fear, haste
• 4th level (3 slots): dimension door, ice storm
• 5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold
• 6th level (1 slots): eyebite
• 7th level (1 slots): finger of death

The skull lord makes three bone staff attacks.

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage.

The undead can take 4 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The undead regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

4/TURN

The skull lord makes a bone staff attack.

The skull lord casts a cantrip.

The skull lord moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Up to five skeleton or zombie appear in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of the skull lord and remain until destroyed. Undead summoned in this way roll initiative and act in the next available turn. The skull lord can have up to five undead summoned by this ability at a time.