Small Beast, Unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 2)
Speed 40 ft., Climb 20 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
4 (-3)
Damage Immunities Acid
Senses Passive Perception 13
Languages --
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Spider Climb. The beetle can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Acidic Fluid. While it's acid spray is available for the beetle to use, any nonmagical weapon that hits it corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to Damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is destroyed. Non magical Ammunition that hits the creature is destroyed after dealing damage.

Death Burst. When a bloat beetle dies it explodes in a burst of acid, provided its Acid Spray attack is charged. All creatures withing 5 ft. of the beetle must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw taking 7 (2d6) acid damage or half as much on a successful save.

 

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.

Acid Spray (Recharge: 4-6). One creature within 30ft., or two creatures that are within 5 feet of each other and within 30ft. of the Bloat Beetle must make a DC 13 Dexterity Saving Throw, taking 7 (2d6) or half as much on a successful save.

Additionally if the target fails the saving throw and is wearing armour or holding a shield, their armour or shield (DM's choice) has a -1 penalty to the protection it provides. Magical shields and armour are immune to this effect. If a piece of armour's AC is reduced to 10 or if a shield's bonus is reduced to +0 it is destroyed.

Description

Bloat Beetles are large invertebrates with a balloon-like abdomen. When threatened they can inflate this "balloon" with a powerful acid, damaging weapons that pierce their skin. Additionally when the balloon is inflated they can fire a stream of acid as an offensive ranged weapon.

Monster Tags: Misc Creature

Habitat: ForestHillSwampUnderdark

Benjy

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