Foul. Any creature, other than an ooze, that starts its turn within 10 feet of the Aspect of Juiblex must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature's next turn.
Innate Spellcasting. The Aspect of Juiblex's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: acid splash (3d6 damage), detect magic
1/day each: blight, contagion, gaseous form
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the Aspect of Juiblex fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. The Aspect of Juiblex regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. lf it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of its next turn. The Aspect of Juiblex dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Spider Climb. The Aspect of Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Multiattack. The Aspect of Juiblex makes three acid lash attacks.
Acid Lash. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) acid damage. Any creature killed by this attack is drawn into the Aspect of Juiblex's body, and the corpse is obliterated after 1 hour.
Eject Slime (Recharge 5-6). The Aspect of Juiblex spews out a corrosive slime, targeting one creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 27 (5d10) acid damage. Unless the target avoids taking any of this damage, any nonmagical metal armor worn by the target takes a permanent -1 penalty to the AC it offers, and any nonmagical metal weapon it is carrying or wearing takes a permanent - 1 penalty to damage rolls. The penalty worsens each time a target is subjected to this effect. If the penalty on an object drops to -5, the object is destroyed.
The Aspect of Juiblex can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The Aspect of Juiblex regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Acid Splash. The Aspect of Juiblex casts acid splash. Attack. The Aspect of Juiblex makes one acid lash attack.
Corrupting Touch (Costs 2 Actions). Melee Weapon Attack: + 8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) poison damage, and the target is slimed. Until the slime is scraped off with an action, the target is poisoned, and any creature, other than an ooze, is poisoned while within 10 feet of the target.
Description
Of all demon lords, the least likely to ever bestow an Aspect is Juiblex. The Faceless Lord is apathetic, even to its own worshipers. It would take a very specific reason for it to ever allow it, which is the promise to be able to consume and absorb an insurmountable number of living matter, such as unleashing the Aspect in the middle of a human bustling city or an elven tree-home community.
The Aspect of Juiblex will resemble a 9-foot tall, horrid-looking amorphous mound of greenish, slimy ooze with numerous tendrils. Its glistening, slimy body is riddled with pulsating blood-shot eyes and gaping, biting maws ridged with sharp teeth.
In combat, the Aspect will use its Eject Slime against armored targets and then concentrate its acid lash attacks against the most vulnerable foe, attempting to kill it quickly so it can consume it. It will seldom use its spells, unless to finish off a foe.
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