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Conniption Bug

Size
Small
Type
Beast
Challenge Rating
1
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Unaligned
Armor Class
13
Speeds
30, swim 30
Walking Speed
30
Swimming Speed
30
Strength Score
13
Dexterity Score
14
Constitution Score
14
Intelligence Score
1
Wisdom Score
10
Charisma Score
3
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
—
Hit Points
55

Small beast, unaligned


Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 55 (10d6+20)

Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.


STR
13 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
3 (−4)

Skills Perception +0

Senses tremorsense 30', passive Perception 10

Languages —

Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Death Trap. When it dies its mandibles remain locked in place continuing to grapple beyond its death. Until grapple ends creature takes 4 (1d8) piercing damage at start of each of its turns as if the bug was still alive. Any creature can take an action to remove mandibles with successful DC 11 Str (Athletics) or Wis (Medicine) check.

Limited Amphibiousness. Can breathe air and water but it needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hrs to avoid suffocating.

Pack Tactics. Advantage on attacks vs. creature if 1+ unincapacitated attacker ally is within 5 ft. of target.

Standing Leap. Its long jump is up to 20' and its high jump is up to 10 feet with or with o a running start.

Vicious Wound. Its melee attacks score a critical hit on a 19 or 20.

Actions

Barbed Mandibles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 6 (1d8+2) piercing damage. Target is grappled (escape DC 13) if it is a Med or smaller creature and bug doesn't have another creature grappled. Until this grapple ends target takes 4 (1d8) piercing damage at start of each of its turns and bug can't make Barbed Mandible attacks vs. other targets.

Barbed Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 7 (2d4+2) piercing damage.

Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.