Small Swarm of Medium beasts, Any Chaotic Alignment
Armor Class 10 Natural
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 30 ft., Can walk on almost any surface. , Swim 30 ft. The Arrow Bug can run on the surface tension of water.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
5 (-3)
WIS
5 (-3)
CHA
5 (-3)
Skills Stealth +17
Damage Vulnerabilities Radiant
Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, Fire
Condition Immunities Frightened, Prone
Senses Tremorsense Can sense your presence by feeling the vibration in the ground., Passive Perception 15
Languages None
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Special Trait Name. Larva Bolt

The Spore Bolt is actually an egg casing fired by the Arrow Bug.  during the Arrow Bug's mating season, they look for warm flesh to shoot their eggs into so they can grow into the larva stage and eventually into full grown arrow Bugs.

On a successful hit the target must make a DC 15 intel check or they will be affected by the psychotropic effects of the arrow bug and will forget and ignore the spot they have been hit even exists or that they had been attacked at all.

Actions

Stealth Attack. Ranged attack with advantage, usually with Larva Bolt

Action Melee Attack. Stab: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., 1 target. Hit: 1 (D6) [Piercing] damage. 

Action Ranged Attack. Arrow Spine: +2 to hit, range 5/30 ft., 1 target. Hit: 1 (D6) [Piercing] damage.

Bonus Actions

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Reactions

Fire and Forget. 

If they are missed by a melee attack, they explode in a cloud of gas, the gas is a form of their larva toxin that makes people forget the bug was even there.  And then the arrow bug will try to escape the combat.  (Intel dc 15)

Legendary Actions

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Mythic Actions

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Description

The Arrow Bug is about the size of a small dog or large cat, and they have four long legs with a powerful armored tail.  The Arrow Bug inhabits swamp and wetlands terrain, and can often be found in hives of up to twenty or thirty.  They are green and brown in color and mimic their terrain which makes them hard to spot (disadvantage on perception)

When they are "pregnant" the bright green almost neon color in the joints gives them a bio luminescent quality that can be spotted in dim or dark conditions.

Lair and Lair Actions

A typical Arrow Bug lair might be a rotted tree, or log, or might be a moss-covered outcrop of rocks near a watering hole.  Anywhere between 5 and 30 arrow bugs could be living in the lair and coming close to this hive might trigger the bugs to bomb the area with a psychoactive gas that causes victims to forget why they were there, and that anything was wrong or notable. (Intel DC 15)

Monster Tags: abberation

Habitat: Swamp

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