Fleshpod Hornet
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Beast
- Challenge Rating
- 6
- Source
- Creature Codex
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Armor Class
- 14
- Speeds
- 10, fly 60
- Walking Speed
- 10
- Flying Speed
- 60
- Strength Score
- 14
- Dexterity Score
- 18
- Constitution Score
- 15
- Intelligence Score
- 3
- Wisdom Score
- 12
- Charisma Score
- 6
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- -
- Hit Points
- 120
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 120 (16d10+32)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
- STR
- 14 (+2)
- DEX
- 18 (+4)
- CON
- 15 (+2)
- INT
- 3 (−4)
- WIS
- 12 (+1)
- CHA
- 6 (−2)
Skills Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages -
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Flying Charge. If the fleshpod hornet flies at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a slam attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Actions
Multiattack. The fleshpod hornet makes two attacks: one with its slam and one with its stinger.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. The target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. On a failed saving throw, the target is also infected with the eggs of the fleshpod hornet.
The injected eggs form a circular lotus pod tumor, roughly half a foot in diameter, on the target within 1 minute of injection. While carrying this tumor, the target has disadvantage on skill checks and saving throws. Exactly 24 hours after the lotus pod appears, a young fleshpod hornet (use giant wasp statistics) erupts from the tumor, dealing does 33 (6d10) slashing damage to the target.
The tumor can be excised with a DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check, causing 16 (3d10) slashing damage to the host. If it is cut out without the check, the patient must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 22 (4d10) slashing damage.
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.