Goon Balloon
Goon Balloon
Medium Aberration, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 6 (1d8 + 2)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
4 (-3)
Saving Throws CON +4, WIS +4
Skills Perception +6
Damage Vulnerabilities Piercing
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Burst. The goon balloon bursts when it drops to 0 hit points, releasing noxious gas in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Creatures in that area must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Unusual Nature. The goon balloon doesn’t require air, food, or drink.

Actions

Multiattack. The goon balloon makes two Claw attacks.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) slashing damage.

Scintillating Eye. Magical, kaleidoscopic light emanates from one of the goon balloon’s eyes as the goon balloon targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw, taking 6 (1d12) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Bonus Actions

Float. The goon balloon moves up to 20 feet vertically in one direction without provoking opportunity attacks. If it ends this movement suspended in the air, it hovers in place. It can’t be knocked prone while airborne.

Description

A goon balloon looks like a 5-foot-diameter beach ball with clawed feet. Unblinking eyes on the outer surface of its spherical air sac enable the creature to see in all directions at once. These eyes can produce kaleidoscopic light that tears at the minds of the goon balloon’s foes.

A goon balloon speaks by pumping air through a hidden orifice on its underside. When the goon balloon dies, the air in its sac transforms into a noxious gas that bursts from the corpse, potentially poisoning other creatures nearby.

Although they can seem playful and harmless, goon balloons are quite mean-spirited. They like to observe the suffering of other creatures and orchestrate that suffering, given half a chance.

Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures, pg. 9

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