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Podling

Podling
Podling
CR 1/2
Medium Plant, Unaligned
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
10
Hit Points
26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed
20 ft.
str
15
+2
dex
11
+0
con
14
+2
int
10
+0
wis
10
+0
cha
10
+0

Traits

Semblance of Life.The podling is a physical copy of a creature digested by a bodytaker plant. The podling has the digested creature's memories and behaves like that creature, but with occasional lapses. An observer familiar with the digested creature can recognize the discrepancies with a successful 20 Wisdom (Insight) check, or automatically if the podling does something in direct contradiction to the digested creature's established beliefs or behavior. The podling melts into a slurry when it dies, when the bodytaker plant that created it dies, or when the bodytaker plant dismisses it (no action required).
Unusual Nature.The podling doesn't require sleep.

Actions

Slam.mw 4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

Podling

Bodytaker plants either capture unsuspecting victims with their vines or accept captives brought to them by their podling servants. In either case, they drag creatures into their central pod, where potent chemicals render the captive comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate.

Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the nuances of interactions between sapient beings. These duplicates make excuses about their odd behavior, but those familiar with an individual replaced by a podling can often tell something's amiss. Roll on the Podling Behavior table to see what unusual habits a podling might demonstrate.