Spore Infusion. Araumycos is surrounded by a cloud of spores. As a bonus action, it can cause the spores to deal 22 (4d10) poison damage to each creature in a 15-foot radius.
Regeneration. Araumycos regains 48 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn't function. It dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Legendary Resistance (3/day). If Araumycos fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Araumycos has advantage on saving throws against all spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Araumycos is a 19-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 24, +16 to hit with spell attacks). The Araumycos has following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mage hand, message, poison spray, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): burning hands, charm person, color spray, mage armor, magic missile, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): acid arrow, alter self, levitate, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): blink, glyph of warding
4th level (3 slots): blight, hallucinatory terrain
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, mislead
6th level (2 slots): circle of death, true seeing
7th level (1 slot): finger of death, mirage arcane
8th level (1 slot): feeblemind, incendiary cloud
9th level (1 slot): foresight
Multiattack. Araumycos can use its Teleport. It then makes four attacks: two with its slam, one with its claws, and one with its push. It can use its Prone Slam in place of its push.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 98 (8d10 + 54) bludgeoning damage.
Push. Ranged Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, range 60/120 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (4d10 + 10) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is knocked prone.
Prone Slam. Ranged Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one prone target. Hit: 138 (8d20 + 54) bludgeoning damage.
Teleport. Araumycos casts teleportation circle without expending a spell slot.
Poisonous Release. Whenever Araumycos is hit by an attack, one creature within 5 ft. of Araumycos takes 8 (2d4 + 3) poison damage.
Araumycos can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Araumycos regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Prone Slam. Araumycos uses its Prone Slam.
Attack. Araumycos makes one slam or claw attack.
Antimagic (Costs 2 Actions). Araumycos creates a 60-foot radius cone centered on itself. This cone has the effects of an antimagic field spell.
Locus of Araumycos (Costs 3 Actions). Araumycos casts a spell of 8th level or lower.
Description
Araumycos is the father of all fungi and spores, parent to the dark creations of the Underdark caverns. Those who worship Zuggtmoy in part worship Araumycos as well. Many spawn such as the Dragon Fungus and Spore Spawn Myconid exist because Araumycos's thorough research on transformation spores.
Lair and Lair Actions
Araumycos lives in the lowest level of the Underdark, in large passage known as the Caves of Araumycos. It is also thought to have a lair in the Slime Pits, though this theory is highly unlikely.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Aruamycos takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; Araumycos can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
- If Araumycos can see any cave openings, it can cause water to overflow. Any creature within 20 feet of such an opening must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone and pushed up to 20 feet in a straight line away from the opening.
- Noxious gas covers all creatures in a 60-foot radius sphere centered on a spot within the lair. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or take 44 (8d10) poison damage. Creatures without a head or that don't need to breathe automatically succeed.
- Araumycos spits out a cloud of poisonous gas. Each creature in a 60-foot radius cone must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on all saving throws until the end of Araumycos's next turn.
Regional Effects
The region containing the legendary Araumycos's lair is full of fungi, which creates one or more of the following effects:
- Fungi and other plants thrive within half a mile of the lair.
- Fungal spores drifting through the lair have the power to animate plants. Whenever a Medium or smaller plant dies within the lair, roll a d20. On a 20, the plant rises up as if targeted by the animate plant spell. 3d8 hours later, the plant is destroyed.
If Araumycos dies, these effects fade over the course of 6d4 days.
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