Bodytaker Plant

CreatureRHWp. 2372024

Huge plant, neutral evil

Armor Class
16
Hit Points
138 (12d12 + 60)
Speed
swim 10 ft., 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
Challenge
7 (2,900 XP)
STR
18
+4
DEX
8
-1
CON
20
+5
INT
14
+2
WIS
14
+2
CHA
18
+4
Damage Vulnerabilities
poison
Condition Immunities
blinded; charmed; exhaustion; frightened; prone
Senses
Blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages
telepathy 120 ft.

Traits

Podling Link.

The plant can see through and communicate telepathically with any of its podlings within 10 miles of it. When the plant dies, its podlings also die.

Rejuvenation.

If the plant dies, it revives with all its Hit Points in 1d10 days. This trait doesn't function if the plant is reduced to 0 Hit Points by Poison damage or its remains are sprinkled with salt.

Actions

Multiattack.

The plant makes three Vine attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Entrapping Pod.

Vine.

Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 20 ft. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) Slashing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14) from one of four vines.

Entrapping Pod.

str DC 15, one Large or smaller creature the plant is grappling. The target is pulled into the plant's space, is no longer Grappled, and is trapped in the plant's pod. While trapped, the target has the Blinded and Paralyzed conditions, and it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the pod. After 2d4 hours, the trapped target dies, and if it was a Humanoid, a Bodytaker Podling resembling it emerges from the pod.

A creature outside the pod and within 5 feet of the plant can take an action to make a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. On a successful check, the target is removed from the pod, falls in a space within 5 feet of the plant, and has the Prone condition. If the plant dies, the trapped target is no longer Blinded or Paralyzed and can escape from the pod using 5 feet of movement, exiting Prone.

Reactions

Transfer Harm.

An attack roll hits the plant while a podling is within 5 feet of the plant. The plant halves the damage it takes from that attack, and the podling takes the other half of the damage.

Raw data
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