Armor Class
13
(Natural Armor)
Hit Points
11
(2d4 + 6)
Speed
10 ft., Swim 20 ft.
STR
10
(+0)
DEX
8
(-1)
CON
16
(+3)
INT
3
(-4)
WIS
10
(+0)
CHA
5
(-3)
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 30 ft., Passive Perception 10
Languages
Common Understands, Does not speak, Primordial Understands, Does not speak
Challenge
1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Traits
- Trait Name: Antimagic Shell
- Description: The snail has advantage on saving throws against spells.
- Trait Name: Flail Tentacles
- Description: The snail has two flail tentacles. Whenever the snail takes 5 or more damage on a single turn, one of its tentacles dies. As long as it has at least one tentacle, it can use its Flail Action.
Actions
- Action Name: Flail
- Description: Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. The snail can make one attack for each living tentacle it has (maximum of 2).
- Action Name: Shell Retraction
- Description: The snail pulls back into its shell. Until it uses an action to emerge, it gains a +2 bonus to AC, its speed is 0, and it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.
Reactions
- Reaction Name: Flash (1/Day)
- Description: When a creature within 10 feet attacks the snail, the snail's shell flashes bright light. The attacker must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the start of its next turn.
Legendary Actions
Enter the description for how legendary actions work for your monster here.
Legendary Action Name (Costs # Actions). Enter the description for your legendary action.
Mythic Actions
Mythic Action Name. Enter the description for how mythic actions work for your monster here.
Mythic Action Name (Costs # Actions). Enter the description for your mythic action.
Description
Appearance & Behavior
This creature features a heavy, spiraled shell that glows with an iridescent, blue-and-purple metallic sheen, refracting light like a polished gemstone. Its body is a thick, rubbery golden-brown. Most striking are its sensory appendages: instead of standard antennae, its head splits into distinct, bright orange stalks ending in vibrant red, spike-covered nodules resembling medieval flails.
While full-grown flail snails are sluggish land-dwellers, this baby companion has a unique elemental connection to water. On land, it moves with a wet, squelching glide, constantly waving its spiky tentacles to sense its surroundings. It possesses an appetite for minerals, eagerly crunching on raw stones, gems, or metallic ore to nourish and grow its beautiful, crystalline shell.
Combat & Companion Behavior
Though small, the baby flail snail is a solid, armored tank of a pet. When threatened, it raises its front body high, waving its spiked nodules menacingly before lashing out with heavy, clubbing strikes. It is intensely loyal to its caretaker, using its body to block pathways or shield allies. If a foe manages to crack its formidable shell or sever its tentacles, it retreats entirely inside its iridescent dome, unleashing a single blinding flash from its crystal layers to deter attackers while it recovers.
Aquatic Nature
As an elemental creature, water fuels and energizes the snail. When submerged, its crystalline shell shimmers with an internal, bioluminescent pulse. It glides effortlessly through liquid environments like a miniature, armored jet, leaving behind a glowing, aquatic wake of sparkling bubbles. It can carry small objects through the water at surprisingly high speeds, hinting at its potential to one day grow into a magnificent ocean-faring mount.
Lair and Lair Actions
Enter a description of your monster's lair here.
Lair Actions
On initiative count # (losing initiative ties), the [monster name] takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the [monster name] can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
- Enter a description for a lair action.
- Enter a description for a lair action.
Regional Effects
The region containing a legendary [monster name]’s lair is [enter the effect description], which creates one or more of the following effects:
- Enter a regional effect description.
- Enter a regional effect description.
If the [monster name] dies, these effects fade over the course of #d# days.
Comments