Snake,Constrictor
Aconstrictorsnakeattacksarandompartymemberfrom
hiding.Thecharactertargetedbythesnakeissurprisedunless
heorshehasapassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreof 12 or
higher.
Snake,GiantConstrictor
Agiantconstrictorsnakeattacksfromhidinginthesame
mannerasaconstrictorsnake.
Snake,GiantPoisonous
Agiantpoisonoussnakeshootsoutfromtheundergrowthto
attackarandomcharacter.Thecharactertargetedbythe
snakeissurprisedunlessheorshehasapassiveWisdom
(Perception)scoreof 14 orhigher.
Spiders
GiantspiderwebsareeasilyconcealedinChult’sdensejungles
andswamps.AnycharacterwithapassiveWisdom
(Perception)scoreof 13 orhigherspotsthewebsintimeto
alerttheothercharacterstoanencounterwith 1 d 6 giant
spiders.Otherwise,thespidersattackwithsurprisewhenthe
leadpartymemberblundersintoastickywebandbecomes
grappledbyit(escapeDC 12 ).Hundredsofbabygiantspiders
crawlthroughthewebs,buttheyareharmless.
StatueofUbtao
AnycharacterwithapassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreof 12
orhigherspotsa 10 - foot-tallstatueovergrownwithvines.The
statuedepictsastylizedChultanking—arepresentationof
Ubtao.Rollad 4 todeterminewhat’sspecialaboutthestatue:
1 .Treasureliesatthefootofthestatue,leftthereas
tributebysomejunglecreature.RollonceontheTreasure
Dropstabletodeterminewhattreasureisfound.Iftheroll
indicatesnotreasure,thecharactersfindworthlesspiecesof
bonejewelryinstead.
2 .Goblin,grung,andsu-monsterskullsarepiledaround
thestatue’sbase.
3 .Aglyphofwardingisinscribedonthestatue.Tospotthe
glyph,acharactersearchingthestatuemustsucceedonaDC
15 Intelligence(Investigation)check.Ifanycreaturetouches
thestatue,theglypheruptswithmagicalenergyina 20 - foot-
radiusspherecenteredonthestatue.Eachcreatureinthearea
mustsucceedonaDC 14 Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 22
( 5 d 8 )thunderdamageonafailedsave,orhalfasmuch
damageonasuccessfulone.Thethunderousnoisehasa 75
percentchanceofattractingstirgesoratrolllurkingnearby
(see“Stirges”and“Troll”below).
4 .Thestatuehasgroovescarvedintoitsstomachthatform
amaze.Anycharacterwhostudiesthegroovesandsucceeds
onaDC 10 Intelligencecheckseesaclearpathwaythroughthe
labyrinth.Thatcharacteristhenbestowedwiththepowerto
castthefindthepathspellasanaction,nocomponents
required,bytracingthesamepathwithhisorherfinger.Once
used,thisabilitygoesaway.Oncethestatuehasgrantedthis
benefit,itcan’tdosoagainuntilthenextdawn.
Stirges
Chultisrichincaves,ruins,andhollowlogsinwhichstirges
canhide.Byday,thecharactersdisturb 2 d 6 stirgesasthey
movethroughthejungle.Atnight,thesamenumberofstirges
descendontheparty’scamp.Su-monsters
Thepartycomesacross 1 d 4 + 1 su-monsters(seeappendix
D).Thesu-monstersapproachcautiously,feigningcuriosity.If
allowedtogetclose,eachsu-monsterusesitsPsychicCrushin
thehopeofstunninganadventurerbeforeattackingwithits
biteandclaws.Thesu-monstersfleetotheirtreetoplairsifthe
fightgoesagainstthem.
Thesu-monstersmighthavetreasurestashedinoneof
theirtrees;rollonceontheTreasureDropstabletodetermine
what,ifanything,asearchofthetreeyields.SwarmsofBats
Ruins,hollowtrees,andhiddencavernscanallbehomesto
bats.Thisencounterseesthecharactersdisturb 1 d 4 swarms
ofbatsthathavebecomeunnaturallyaggressivefromfeeding
onundeadflesh.SwarmsofInsects
Thecharactersarebesetby 1 d 4 swarmsofinsects
(centipedes).Attheendoftheencounter,anycharacter
damagedbyaswarmmustsucceedonaDC 11 Constitution
savingthroworbecomeinfectedwithshiveringsickness(see
“Diseases,”page 40 ).SwarmsofQuippers
Thisencounterindicatesthat 1 d 4 swarmsofquipperscatch
sightoftheparty,butthesecreaturesaredangerousonlyifthe
charactersareinthewaterwiththem.Creaturesontheshore
orincanoesaresafe,butinbothcases,theswarmsfollowthe
charactersuntilthey’reoutofsightandawayfromthewater.TabaxiHunter
AnycharacterwithapassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreof 15
orhigherspotsatabaxihunter(seeappendixD)watching
thepartyfromavantagepoint 300 feetaway.Ifthetabaxi
goesunseen,itmightshadowthecharactersforawhile,then
suddenlyappeartohelpthemfightoffatoughencounteror
warnthemofdangerinthevicinity.
IfthisencountertakesplaceinOmu,seechapter 3 for
moreinformationonthetabaxihuntersfoundthere.Tiger
Atigerliesinwaitforthepartybutisnoticedbyanycharacter
whosepassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreis 16 orhigher.If
notdetected,thetigerpouncesatacharacterwhocomes
within 40 feetofit.Thetigerretreatsifitlosesmorethanhalf
itshitpoints.Tri-flowerFrond
Ifthisencounteroccurswhilethecharactersaretraveling,
theywanderintoapatchof 1 d 4 tri-flowerfronds(see
appendixD)whichseemlikeordinaryplantsuntiltheystrike.
Iftheencounteroccurswhilethepartyiscamped,theplants
trytoinfiltratethecamp,anesthetizecharacterswiththeir
orangeblossoms,thenslaythemwiththeiryellowandred
blossoms.Troll
Ahungrytrollcomescrashingoutofthejungle,intenton
eatingthecharacters.