Monsters / Violet Fungus
Violet Fungus
CR 3 - 800 XP - N Medium Plant
Stat block
AC15 (touch 9, flat-footed 15)HP30 (4d8+12)SavesFort +7, Ref +0, Will +1Melee4 tentacles +4 (1d4+1 plus rot)Speed10 ft.AbilitiesStr 12, Dex 8, Con 16, Int -, Wis 11, Cha 9BAB / CMB / CMD+3 / +4 / 13Senseslow-light vision; Perception +0Environmentany underground
immune plant traits
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (1 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.
mindless (from intelligence)
Int - (no Intelligence score)
Int - (no Intelligence score)
From the entry
A creature struck by a violet fungus's tentacle must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or the flesh around the point of contact swiftly begins to rot away, exposing raw bone with shocking swiftness. This hideous affliction causes 1d4 points of Strength damage and 1d4 points of Constitution damage. This is a poison effect. The save DC is Constitution-based.
The violet fungus is one of the most notorious and feared dangers of the world's caves. A traveler can often see signs of the violet fungus in those who dwell or hunt in places where these carnivorous fungi lurk. In these folk, deep and hideous scars mar bodies where entire furrows of flesh seem scooped away-the marks of a close encounter with a violet fungus.
A violet fungus feeds on the rot and decay of organic matter, but unlike most fungi, they are not passive consumers of corruption. A violet fungi's tendrils can strike with un...