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{{5e Monster
|name=Bogart <!--Creature Name-->
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|size=Small <!--Medium, Large, etc.-->
|type=Fey <!--Dragon, Humanoid, Outsider, Swarm, etc.-->
|swarm= <!--If swarm, size of individual creature in swarm-->
|subtype=Shapechanger <!--Elf, Goblinoid, etc.-->
|refs=<ref name="rly">Conversion of 1e creature in {{pub|Monster Manual II (1e)}} (p.19-20) to 5e. Conversion by [[user:Rlyehable]] 2016-08-13. Unofficial conversion licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]] with original copyrights recognized and unchallenged.</ref>
|align=Chaotic Neutral <!--Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil-->
|ac=14 (22 in wisp form)
|acfluff= <!--reason if given-->
|hp=21 <!--number of hit points-->
|hd=6d6 <!--10d8, 4d12, etc.-->
|speed=30 ft., wisp form only: {{srd5lc|Fly}} 30 ft. ({{srd5lc|Hover}})
|str=9
|dex=18
|con=10
|int=18
|wis=12
|cha=12
|saves=
|skills={{SRD5|Deception}} +3
|damagevulnerabilities= <!--bludgeoning, slashing, piercing-->
|damageresistances=
|damageimmunity=  <!--damage type; fire, radiant-->
|conditionimmunity=
|senses={{srd5lc|Darkvision}} 120 feet
|perception=11 <!--Passive Perception bonus; +5-->
|languages={{5elang|Sylvan}}, {{srd5lc|Telepathy}} 60 feet.
|languagelist=Sylvan
|habitat=Feywild, Forest, Grassland, Swamp
|plane=Feywild
|cr=1 <!--Challenge Rating-->
|xp= <!--Experience points for destroying-->
|summary=A boggart is an anthropoid shapechanging fey.

|feature1=Incorporeal Movement
|flimit1=Wisp Form Only
|fdesc1={{SRD5trait}} The boggart in wisp form can move through other creatures and {{srd5lc|Object}}s as if they were {{srd5lc|Difficult Terrain}}. It takes 5 (1d10) {{srd5lc|Force}} damage if it ends its {{srd5lc|Turn}} inside an object. 

|feature2=Limited Magic Immunity
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|fdesc2=Boggarts are {{srd5lc|Immune}} to {{srd5lc|Spell}}s and magical effects except: {{5e Spell Line|Magic Missile, Maze, Protection from Evil and Good}}

|feature3=Shapechange
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|fdesc3=At the beginning of its {{srd5lc|Turn}}, a boggart may choose to shapechange (no action required). The boggart may take to form of a {{srd5lc|Small}} {{srd5lc|Humanoid}}, anthropoid {{srd5lc|Fey}}, or its natural form (which resembles a {{SRD5|Will-o'-Wisp}}; see {{iplink|Wisp Form}}). It can only hold any of its forms for 1 {{srd5lc|Minute}}. If it has not voluntarily changed its form in the last minute, it shapechanges involuntarily to a random form. 

|feature4=Wisp Form
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|fdesc4=In its natural form (similar to a will-o'-wisp), it appears as a {{srd5lc|Small}} globe of light. This light may be any color and can shed {{srd5lc|Bright Light}} or {{srd5lc|Dim Light}} for 15 feet. This form is partially insubstantial, providing it with a higher {{srd5lc|Armor Class}} (see above).

|action1=Electric Touch
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|adesc1=''{{SRD5|Ranged Weapon Attack}}:'' +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one {{SRD5|Target}}. ''Hit:'' 7 (2d6) {{srd5lc|Lightning}} damage. Creatures that reach 0 {{srd5lc|Hit Point}}s die and cannot be resurrected (as their spirit is consumed).

|action2=Electric Bolt
|alimit2={{SRD5|Recharge}} 4-6
|adesc2=The boggart releases a bolt of lightning in a {{srd5lc|Line}} 5 ft. wide and 30 feet long. Any {{srd5lc|Creature}} in the line must attempt a {{SRD5|Dexterity}} {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}} ({{SRD5|DC}} 14) or take 6 (2d6) lightning damage, or {{srd5lc|Half}}{{5ertrd}} as much damage if the creature succeeds on the save. Creatures that reach 0 {{srd5lc|Hit Point}}s die and cannot be resurrected (as their spirit is consumed).

|action3=Confusion
|alimit3=2/Day
|adesc3=The boggart casts {{5espell|Confusion}} at a point within 90 feet of it. All creatures within a 10 foot {{srd5lc|Sphere}} of that point must attempt a {{SRD5|Wisdom}} saving throw ({{srd5lc|Spell Save}} DC 14) or suffer the effects of the spell. The boggart casts this spell with no {{srd5lc|Material Component}}s. The verbal and somatic component of this spell are used to make as much noise as possible; this must continues as long as the boggart concentrates on this spell.

|action4=Invisibility
|alimit4=Recharge 1-2
|adesc4=The fey becomes {{srd5lc|Invisible}} for 1 {{srd5lc|Minute}} or until it uses a {{srd5lc|Bonus Action}} to end the condition.

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A boggart appears as a {{srd5lc|Small}} shapechanging fey. Their natural form is that of a small ball of light (often mistaken for a {{SRD5|Will-o'-Wisp}}), but they can also assume the form of of a small {{srd5lc|Humanoid}} or anthropoid {{srd5lc|Fey}}. Due to their chaotic nature, they must change form frequently.

Boggarts feeds on both flesh and the life-force. Their main attack converts a portion of a {{srd5lc|Creature}}'s spirit into an electrical-like spark that the boggart absorbs. Once it is safe, the boggart will return to consume the corpse of its victim.

When a boggart chooses to communicate, those who do not speak {{5elang|Sylvan}} hear the boggart appear to speak one of the languages they know, although haultingly as someone who is only partially familiar with the language (this is the form that their telepathy takes. Similarly, when those who do not speak Sylvan talk to the boggart, he hears it as broken Sylvan by the same trick of its telepathy.

If a boggart feels that it is loosing a fight, it will use its {{srd5lc|Invisibility}} to try and escape. 

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Alignment	Chaotic Neutral +
Author	Rlyehable +
CRval	1 +
Canon	true +
Challenge Rating	1 +
Creature Name	Bogart +
Experience Points	200 +
Features	Incorporeal Movement +, Limited Magic Immunity +, Shapechange +, Wisp Form +, Electric Touch +, Electric Bolt +, Confusion + and Invisibility +
Habitat	Feywild +, Forest +, Grassland + and Swamp +
Hit Dice	6d6 +
Hit Points	21 +
Identifier	5e Monster +
Name	Bogart +
Plane	Feywild +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Small +
SortText	Boggart 5e +
Subtype	Shapechanger +
Summary	A boggart is an anthropoid shapechanging fey. +
Title	Boggart +
Type	Fey +