Brood Mother (5e Creature)

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Broodmother

Huge monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 136 (13d12 + 52) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 21 (+5) 20 (+5) 18 (+4) 4 (-3) 16 (+3) 2 (-4) Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +7 Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +8, Stealth +8, Survival +6 Proficiency Bonus +3 Damage Resistances acid Damage Immunities necrotic, poison Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned, restrained Senses passive Perception 13 Languages — Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Charge. If the brood mother moves at least 15 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a lunge attack on the same turn, that target takes an additional 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage and must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Innate Spellcasting. The brood mother's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). It can cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: animal friendship, web Stockpile. Brood mothers start combat with 2 Stockpile. At the end of each of the brood mother's turns, the Stockpile amount goes down by 1, provided it wasn't 0 already. Whenever the brood mother deals necrotic or poison damage or regains hit points, the brood mother may expend any amount of Stockpile to roll another die per Stockpile point spent. If the brood mother has more than 10 Stockpile uses at the start of its turn it can't take actions for the rest of the turn. ACTIONS Multiattack. The brood mother makes three attacks with its bite. In place of two bite attacks, it can make a lunge attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage. Additionally, if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 7 (2d6) poison damage and become poisoned for 1 minute. An affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Lunge. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. Stockpile. The brood mother gains 1d3 Stockpile uses, regardless of maximum uses. Blood-Curdling Screech (Recharge 5-6). Each creature that isn't a beast or monstrosity within 30 feet of the brood mother that can hear must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 3 (1d6) necrotic damage and become frightened for 1 minute. An affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, taking 2 (1d4) necrotic damage on a failure or ending the effect on itself on a success. Brood (3/Day). The brood mother creates 2 (1d4) decayed parasites that act as allies of the brood mother and obey its spoken commands. The parasites remain for 1 hour, until the brood mother dies, or until the brood mother dismisses them as a bonus action. BONUS ACTIONS Rest. The brood mother regains 7 (3d4) hit points. Swarm (1/Day). The brood mother creates an amount of decayed parasites equal to the amount of Stockpile it currently has. Unhittable. The brood mother takes the Disengage action.

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