Twig Blights

A twig blight is an awakened plant that resembles a woody shrub that can pull its roots free of the ground. Its branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs.
Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs.
Twig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims coming to drink or rest. Huddled together in groups, twig blights blend in with an area’s natural vegetation or with piles of debris or firewood.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Blights

Scientific Name

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Lignuphaga
Order: Sylvestrales (Forest
Family: Brachydendraceae
Genus: Fruticus
Species: Brachyramus

This creature follows harvesting rules. Creature specific harvesting can be found here.

Basic Rules, pg. 157

Twig Blight CR: 1/8

Small plant, neutral evil

Armor Class: 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points: 4 ( 1d6+1 )

Speed: 20 ft

STR

6 -2

DEX

13 +1

CON

12 +1

INT

4 -3

WIS

8 -1

CHA

3 -4

Skills: Stealth +3

Damage Vulnerabilities: Fire

Condition Immunities: Blinded, Deafened

Senses: Blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), Passive Perception 9

Languages: understands Common but can’t speak

Challenge Rating: 1/8 ( 25 XP)

False Appearance.
While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a dead shrub.

Actions

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 ( 1d4+1 ) piercing damage.

A twig blight is an awakened plant that resembles a woody shrub that can pull its roots free of the ground. Its branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs.
Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs.
Twig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims coming to drink or rest. Huddled together in groups, twig blights blend in with an area’s natural vegetation or with piles of debris or firewood.
Given how dry they are, twig blights are particularly susceptible to fire.

Suggested Environments

Forest