Execrable Shrub
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Fiend
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Source
- Creature Codex
- Alignment
- Neutral-Evil
- Armor Class
- 14
- Speeds
- 10, burrow 10
- Walking Speed
- 10
- Burrowing Speed
- 10
- Strength Score
- 12
- Dexterity Score
- 14
- Constitution Score
- 10
- Intelligence Score
- 7
- Wisdom Score
- 14
- Charisma Score
- 10
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Vision
- Tremorsense (60ft)
- Languages Ref
- -
- Hit Points
- 40
- Condition Immunities
- Poisoned
- Resistances
- Resistant to Piercing Damage, Resistant to Poison Damage, Immune to Fire Damage
Medium fiend, neutral evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 40 (9d8)
Speed 10 ft., burrow 10 ft.
- STR
- 12 (+1)
- DEX
- 14 (+2)
- CON
- 10 (+0)
- INT
- 7 (−2)
- WIS
- 14 (+2)
- CHA
- 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +4
Damage Resistances piercing, poison
Damage Immunities fire
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages -
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Healed by Blood. Whenever a creature is reduced to 0 hp within 60 feet of the execrable shrub, the shrub regains 5 (1d10) hp.
Like Calls to Like. The execrable shrub knows if a creature within 60 feet of it is evil-aligned or not.
Limited Telepathy. Using telepathy, the execrable shrub can magically communicate with any other evil-aligned creature within 100 feet of it. This communication is primarily through images and emotions rather than actual words.
Actions
Burning Slash. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) fire damage.
Smolder (Recharge 5-6). The execrable shrub releases a billowing cloud of smoke in a 10-foot-radius that lasts for 1 minute and moves with the shrub. The area affected by the smoke is heavily obscured.
Stat block from Creature Codex (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Creature Codex. © 2018 Open Design LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Dan Dillon, Richard Green, James Haeck, Chris Harris, Jeremy Hochhalter, James Introcaso, Chris Lockey, Shawn Merwin, and Jon Sawatsky. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.