monster manual 5e pdf

Medium monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)

Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)

Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.

STR

10 (+0)

DEX

13 (+1)

Skills Stealth +5

CON

16 (+3)

INT

1 (- 5)

WIS

7 (- 2)

CHA

3 (-4)

Senses blindsight 3 0ft., darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 8

Languages -

" Challenge 1/ 2 (100 XP)

False Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the

ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.

Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces,

including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an

ability check.

ACTIONS
Drop. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, one creature directly
" underneath the piercer. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage per 10
feet fallen, up to 21 (6d6). Miss: The piercer takes half the
normal falling damage for the distance fallen.

PIERCE.R

PIERCER

Clinging to the ceilings of caverns and large

subterranean passages, piercers blend in perfectly with

natural rock, dropping in silence to impale unsuspecting

foes on the ground below.

A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two

creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell

encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture

of a stalactite. That shell protects a soft, slug-like upper

body that lets the piercer move across cavern walls

and ceilings to position itself for prey. With its eye and

mouth closed, the piercer is difficult to distinguish from

ordinary rock formations.

Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also

respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to

pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer that

misses its chance to kill must make its slow way back

to the ceiling. A fallen piercer excretes a foul-smelling

slime when attacked, making most predators think

twice about eating it.

Piercers gather in colonies to maximize the

effectiveness of their attacks, dropping simultaneously

to increase the odds of striking prey. After a piercer

successfully slays a creature, the others slowly creep

toward the corpse to join in the feast.