Skulking Cyst (5e Monster)
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| Skulking Cyst | ||||||||||||
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| Small Undead, Chaotic Evil | ||||||||||||
| Armor Class: 14 | ||||||||||||
| Hit Points: 33 (5d6+15) | ||||||||||||
| Speed: 15 ft., climb 15 ft. | ||||||||||||
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| Damage Immunity: poison | ||||||||||||
| Condition Immunity: prone, poisoned, exhaustion | ||||||||||||
| Senses: darkvision 60 feet, passive Perception 8 | ||||||||||||
| Languages: understands Common but can’t speak it | ||||||||||||
| Challenge: 2 (450 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2 | ||||||||||||
| Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The cyst can innately cast necrotic cyst (spell save DC 13), requiring no material components. Its innate spellcasting ability is Constitution.
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the skulking cyst to 0 hit points, it can make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the skulking cyst drops to 1 hit point instead. ActionsAttach Intestines. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 10). Until the grapple ends the skulking cyst may not use attach intestines on another creature. Blood Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5ft., one creature grappled by the skulking cyst. Hit: 2 (1d4) necrotic damage and the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. |
A Skulking Cyst is an animate disease, a magical malign tumor that tears itself free of its host as a roiling mass of cancerous tissue. "Mature" Cysts more closely resemble an octopus, with a central fleshy fluid-filled sac dragged by ropy tentacles of intestine and muscle.
True to their name Skulking Cysts tend to rely on cover of darkness, launching surprise attacks from hidden corners. They latch on to the living, draining their life force and spreading their arcane malady.
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil + |
| Author | Vaegrim + |
| CRval | 2 + |
| Canon | true + |
| Challenge Rating | 2 + |
| Experience Points | 450 + |
| Features | Innate Spellcasting (1/Day) +, Undead Fortitude +, Attach Intestines +, Blood Drain + and {{{feature1}}} + |
| Hit Dice | 5d6+15 + |
| Hit Points | 33 + |
| Identifier | 5e Monster + |
| Name | Skulking Cyst + |
| Rating | Unrated + |
| Size | Small + |
| SortText | Skulking Cyst 5e + |
| Title | Skulking Cyst + |
| Type | Undead + |
