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One of my recent Magic to DND conversions really sparked my imagination. I'm always interested in finding new ways to make combat exciting and dangerous. Many times, this can be accomplished with dealing some effect other than damage when a creature lands a blow or activates an ability. That's what I employed when converting the Dementia Bat. The art here informs a lot of the creation I came up with. This thing is obviously a construct, a menacing and sinister one to boot. The effect on the card calls for the opponent to discard cards. This translates well to the loss of spell slots in 5e. That ability pairs well with psychic damage as you'll see in the stat block below. Flavor text, too, can help inform a conversion. I just love the first part of that text, "When terror outweighs all other thoughts..." Eerie. Creepy. Perfect for the right setting! Another component I try to consider when home brewing monsters is the "WHY." Why does this thing exist? Who made it? What does it want? Why is it against the party? As you'll see in the description, these creatures were created to suck the arcane power from magic users. Have one of these land on your party's wizard and watch the tension and anxiety go up! Much, much more exciting than 1d6 piercing damage. Without further ado, I give you the Dementia Bat. Feel free to use this in your world. If you do, let me know how it went. Thanks and Happy Questing!
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