Mudjaw Lurebloom

Mudjaw Lurebloom

Mudjaw lureblooms are carnivorous aquatic plants found in warm, stagnant shallows. Their broad floating leaves resemble ordinary river vegetation, while clusters of pale yellow flowers rise just above the surface. Beneath the water, a dense knot of roots anchors the plant deep in the mud and hides several long, muscular feeding tendrils.

When nearby creatures disturb the water, the lurebloom releases a cloud of sweet, dizzying pollen. Disoriented prey is drawn toward the flowers, where submerged tendrils lash upward and drag victims toward the plant's central feeding maw.

Recall Knowledge - Plant

Nature: DC 16

Unspecific Lore: DC 14 Specific Lore: DC 11

Mudjaw Lurebloom Creature 2

N

Medium

Mindless

Plant

Aquatic

Source Custom Creature Perception +7; tremorsense (imprecise) 30 feet Languages — Skills Athletics +9, Stealth +7 Str +3 Dex +1 Con +4 Int -5 Wis +2 Cha -2

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AC 18 Fort +10 Ref +5 Will +6 HP 36 Immunities

mental

Weaknesses

fire 5

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Speed 0 feet Rooted

The Mudjaw lurebloom is anchored permanently in the mud. It cannot use move actions or be forcibly moved unless its root mass is first torn free.

Submerged Camouflage

While motionless among reeds, algae, or other aquatic vegetation, the Mudjaw lurebloom resembles an ordinary patch of flowering marsh plants. It can Hide while in natural shallow-water vegetation even without conventional cover.

Melee

Single Action

feeding tendril +9 (reach 10 feet),

Damage

1d8+3 bludgeoning plus Grab

Snapping Maw

Single Action

jaws +9,

Damage

1d10+3 piercing

Sweetwater Pollen

Two Actions

Traits inhaled, poison

The Mudjaw lurebloom releases a cloud of fragrant golden pollen in a 15-foot emanation. Each breathing creature in the area must attempt a DC 18 Will save. A creature that succeeds becomes temporarily immune to Sweetwater Pollen for 1 hour.

Critical Success The creature is unaffected.

Success The creature is unaffected and recognizes the scent as unnatural.

Failure The creature becomes fascinated by the Mudjaw lurebloom until the end of its next turn. While fascinated this way, the creature treats moving toward the lurebloom as its most obvious course of action.

Critical Failure The creature is fascinated for 1 minute. At the end of each of its turns, it can attempt a new DC 18 Will save, ending the effect on a success.

Drowning Embrace

Single Action

Requirements The Mudjaw lurebloom has a creature grabbed with a feeding tendril.

Effect The lurebloom pulls the grabbed creature up to 5 feet toward itself. This forced movement does not trigger reactions. If the target becomes adjacent to the lurebloom, it is pulled partially beneath the floating leaves and feeding roots.

Crushing Roots

Single Action

Requirements A creature is grabbed by the Mudjaw lurebloom and adjacent to it.

Effect The lurebloom tightens its submerged root mass around the creature, dealing 1d6+3 bludgeoning damage. The grabbed creature attempts a DC 18 Fortitude save.

Critical Success The creature takes no damage and escapes the Grab.

Success The creature takes half damage.

Failure The creature takes full damage.

Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and cannot attempt to Escape until the start of its next turn.

Disturbance Hunter

The Mudjaw lurebloom senses vibrations through the water and mud. A creature that Strides, Swims, or is forcibly moved through shallow water within its tremorsense range can be detected even if concealed by reeds or murky water.

Death Bloom

When the Mudjaw lurebloom is reduced to 0 HP, its central pod ruptures and releases a harmless cloud of yellow pollen across the surrounding water. For several minutes, the plant's floating leaves slowly collapse beneath the surface.