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Mosswood Stalker CR: 2 (450 XP)

Large humanoid (monster), neutral
Armor Class: 13
Hit Points: 26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed: 40 ft

STR

15 +2

DEX

14 +2

CON

15 +2

INT

6 -2

WIS

12 +1

CHA

7 -2

Saving Throws: STR +2 DEX +2 CON +2 INT -2 WIS +1 CHA +2
Skills: Stealth +6, Perception +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, Passive Perception 13
Languages: Understand Sylvan but can't speak
Challenge Rating: 2 (450 XP)

Camouflage. The Mosswood Stalker has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made in forested terrain.   Ambush Pounce. If the Mosswood Stalker surprises a creature and hits it with a melee attack on the first turn of combat, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage.   Nature's Resilience. The Mosswood Stalker has advantage on saving throws against spells and effects that would charm or manipulate its mind.

Actions

Multiattack. The Mosswood Stalker makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.   Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.   Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage.

Reactions

Elusive Retreat. When the Mosswood Stalker is hit by a melee attack, it can use its reaction to quickly retreat into the underbrush, granting it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks until the start of its next turn. This ability reflects the creature's skill at vanishing into its natural environment to evade danger.

The Mosswood Stalker is a creature born of the untamed heart of Veridia's woods it's a master of stealth and ambush. Its large, muscular frame is cloaked in matted green fur and adorned with trailing moss, allowing it to blend seamlessly into the lush foliage. Possessing an uncanny ability to remain unseen, the Mosswood Stalker moves silently through the underbrush, waiting for the opportune moment to pounce upon its unsuspecting prey. With its sharp claws and powerful bite, it strikes with relentless ferocity, an embodiment of the wild's most cunning and fearsome predator.

Suggested Environments

The Mosswood Stalker thrives within the heart of Veridia's dense and untamed woodlands, where sunlight filters through the lush canopy and the air is saturated with the scent of moss and earth. It is within these sprawling forests that the creature's natural camouflage allows it to blend seamlessly with the foliage, granting it the advantage of surprise in its favored terrain. From the depths of ancient groves to the shadowed thickets along winding trails, the Mosswood Stalker prowls, an unseen predator that embodies the very essence of the untamed wilderness.


Created by

elianna69.

Statblock Type

Monster

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