monster

Spore of Moander

CR 12

Huge Plant, Chaotic Evil

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

Hit Points

230 (20d12 + 100)

Speed

30 ft., climb 30 ft.

str

dex

-1

con

int

-3

wis

cha

-2

Traits

Explosive Core.When the spore is subjected to Fire damage, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Emanation originating from the spore takes 7 (2d6) Fire damage.

Rolling Mass.The spore doesn't need to expend extra movement to move through Difficult Terrain|XPHB.

Actions

Multiattack.The spore makes four Tendril attacks. Alternatively, it makes two Tendril attacks and uses Consume once.

Tendril.m 10, reach 20 ft. ({@damage 1d10 + 6) Piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) Acid damage. If the target is Large or smaller, the spore pulls the target 5 feet straight toward itself.

Consume.str 18, one Large or smaller creature within 5 feet. The target is pulled into the spore's space and has the {@condition Grappled|XPHB condition (escape 16). Until the grapple ends, the target has the Blinded|XPHB and Restrained|XPHB conditions, and it takes 17 (5d6) Acid damage at the start of each of the spore's turns. When the spore moves, the Grappled|XPHB target moves with it, costing it no extra movement. The spore can have one Large creature or up to nine Medium or smaller creatures Grappled|XPHB at a time.

Spore of Moander

Hulking Heap of the Rotting God

A spore of Moander is a rotting mass of vegetation infused with the divine power of Moander, dead god of corruption and decay. Spores arise on the Material Plane where Moander's influence can still be felt: primordial swamps, ancient forests, and miasmic lagoons touched by Abyssal evil.

A spore of Moander has no grand agenda beyond spreading death and sorrow. Still, cultists of Moander look on these terrible creatures with reverence, believing that each spore is a window into the unknowable mind of Moander.