Shapechanger. The mimic can use its action to polymorph into a piece of legitimate software of back into its true, malware form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It vanishes if it dies.
Adhesive. The mimic adheres to any system it is introduced to. A system adhered to the mimic is also grappled by it. Being grappled by the mimic does not affect a system's physical movement. A system cannot escape being grappled by the mimic by normal means; a creature other than the system must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence check, with disadvantage, to break the mimic's hold on a system. On a success, the mimic dies.
Digital. While infecting a target, the mimic has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the infected target and is immune to all damage that isn't force or lightning damage. When the system the mimic is infecting is subjected to force or lightning damage, the mimic takes half that damage.
False Appearance. While the mimic remains inactive, it is indistinguishable from ordinary, legitimate software.
Trojan. A construct or system grappled by the mimic has disadvantage on Intelligence checks and saving throws.
Description
Created by computer mimics, a mimicware is a type of living Trojan file, malware that is often disguised as legitimate software application or file. Once introduced onto a system, mimicware creates a backdoor, allowing the computer mimic that created it access and control the system. Due to their nature as living digital constructs, they are particularly difficult to deal with using traditional combat methods, but are vulnerable to electromagnetic waves.
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