Monsters / Darkmantle
Darkmantle
CR 1 - 400 XP - N Small Magical Beast
Stat block
AC15 (touch 13, flat-footed 13)HP15 (2d10+4)SavesFort +5, Ref +3, Will +0Meleeslam +3 (1d4 plus grab)Speed20 ft., fly 30 ft. (poor)AbilitiesStr 11, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 10BAB / CMB / CMD+2 / +1 / 13Sensesblindsight 90 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4Environmentany underground
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (7 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
grapple-grab (from special_attacks)
special attacks: grab - free grapple on a hit
special attacks: grab - free grapple on a hit
constrict (from special_attacks)
special attacks: constrict 1d4+4 each round it holds
special attacks: constrict 1d4+4 each round it holds
pack-hunter (from lore)
The creatures' heads and bodies are usually the color of basalt or dark granite, but their webbed tentacles can change color to match their surroundings.
The creatures' heads and bodies are usually the color of basalt or dark granite, but their webbed tentacles can change color to match their surroundings.
ambush (from lore)
In this hidden position, the darkmantle waits for prey to pass beneath, at which point it drops and swoops down to attack its victim, slamming its body against the foe...
In this hidden position, the darkmantle waits for prey to pass beneath, at which point it drops and swoops down to attack its victim, slamming its body against the foe...
skirmisher (from abilities)
abilities: Dex 15 over Str 11 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
abilities: Dex 15 over Str 11 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: blindsight 90 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: blindsight 90 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4 - hunts where prey is blind
On-hit riders and breath
grab
constrict1d4+4
From the entry
A darkmantle's tentacle-span measures just under 5 feet-when attached to a cave roof and disguised as a stalactite, its length varies from 2 to 3 feet. A typical darkmantle weighs 40 pounds. The creatures' heads and bodies are usually the color of basalt or dark granite, but their webbed tentacles can change color to match their surroundings.
The darkmantle isn't a particularly good climber, but it can cling to a cave roof like a bat, hanging by the hooks at the ends of its tentacles so that its dangling body looks nearly indistinguishable from a stalactite. In this hidden position, the darkmantle waits for prey to pass beneath, at which point it drops and swoops down to attack its victim, slamming its body against the foe and attempting to wrap its webbed tentacles around the target. If the darkmantle misses its prey, it swoops back up and drops again until its prey is vanquished or ...