Orchid-Maw Stalker

False Bloom

Trait

Stealth Rule

While motionless, the stalker is indistinguishable from a flowering thicket. It has Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in vegetation.

Pollen Lure

Trait Custom

Charmed Condition

Pollen Lure Custom

Each creature within 30 feet that can smell the stalker must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the end of its next turn. While Charmed, it must move toward the stalker on its turn. A creature that succeeds is immune for 24 hours.

Pollen Lure. Homebrew scent-based lure: DC 13 Wisdom save or Charmed until end of next turn, with 24-hour immunity on success.

Thorned Hide

Trait

Grappling Custom

A creature that grapples the stalker, or that the stalker grapples, takes 1d6 Piercing damage at the start of each of its turns while the grapple lasts.

Grappling. Thorned Hide triggers on the Grappled condition and deals damage while a grapple persists.

Multiattack

Action

The stalker makes two Vine Lash attacks and one Maw Bite attack.

Vine Lash

Action

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8+4) Slashing damage, and the target is pulled 10 feet toward the stalker.

Maw Bite

Action

Poisoned Condition

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) Piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) Poison damage. If the target is Grappled by the stalker, it has Disadvantage on the saving throw of any effect that would end the grapple.

Drag Into Cover

Bonus Action

Grappling Custom

The stalker moves up to half its Speed toward dense vegetation, pulling one creature it has Grappled along with it. The grappled creature's Speed is halved until the grapple ends.

Grappling. This bonus action moves a Grappled creature and uses the grapple movement rules.

Snapping Thorns

Reaction

When a creature within 10 feet hits the stalker with a melee attack, the stalker lashes out: the attacker must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 5 (1d6+2) Piercing damage.