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TwIG BLIGHT
Small plant, neutral evil
GULTHIAS THE VAMPIRE: PLANTS
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W I TH A TASTE FOR BLOOD. Armor Class 3 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (ld6 + 1 )
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Speed 0 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
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6 (-2) 13 (+l) 12 (+ ) 4 (-3) 8 (- ) 3 (-4)
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Skills Stealth +3
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Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
T W IG BLIGHT Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 9
Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living
Languages understands Common but can't speak
prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to
move, a twig blight's branches twist together to form a
humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is
T w ig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, indistinguishable from a dead shrub.
rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims ACTI O N S
coming to drink or rest. Huddled together in groups,
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twig blights blend in with an area's natural vegetation or Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: 3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
with piles of debris or firewood. Hit: 3 (ld4 + 1) piercing damage.
Given how dry they are, twig blights are particularly
susceptible to fire.
V I NE BLIGHT
VI E BLIGHT Medium plant, neutral evil
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Appearing as masses of slithering creepers, vine blights
hide in undergrowth and wait for prey to draw near. By Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)
animating the plants around them, vine blights entangle Speed 0 ft.
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and hinder their foes before attacking.
Vine blights are the only blights capable of speech. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Through its connection to the evil spirit of the Gulthias 1 5 (+2) 8 (- ) 14 (+2) 5 (-3) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)
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tree it serves, a vine blight speaks in a fractured version
of its dead master's voice, taunting victims or bargaining Skills Stealth + 1
with powerful foes. Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 10
NEEDLE BLIGHT Languages Common
Medium plant, neutral evil Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Armor Class 2 (natural armor)
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Hit Points 1 1 (2d8 + 2) False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is
Speed 30 f t . indistinguishable from a tangle of vines.
ACTI O N S
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
1 2 (+l) 12 (+l) 13 (+l) 4 (-3) 8 (-1) 3 (-4) Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one
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target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and a Large or
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Condition Immunities blinded, deafened smaller target is grappled (escape DC 2 ) . Until this grapple
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), ends, the target is restrained, and the blight can't constrict
passive Perception 9 another target.
Languages n derstands Common but can't speak
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Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Entangling Plants (Recharge 5-6). r asping roots and vines
sprout in a 1 5 - foot radius centered on the blight, withering
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away after 1 minute. For the u r ation, that r ea is i fficult
ACTI O N S terrain for non plant creatures. n addition, each creature
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of the blight's choice in that area when the plants appear
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) piercing damage. must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or become
restrained. A creature can use its action to make a DC 12
Needles. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one Strength check, freeing itself or another entangled creature
target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) piercing damage. within reach on a success.
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