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DUERGAR XARRORN

Medium humanoid (dwarf), lawful evil

Armor Class 18 (plate mail)

Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)

Speed 25ft.

STR

16 (+3)

DEX

11 (+0)

CON

14 (+2)

Damage Resistances poison

INT

11 (+0)

WIS

10 (+0)

Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Dwarvish, Undercommon

Challenge 2 (450 XP)

CHA

9 (-1)

Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving

throws against poison, spells, and illusions, as well as to resist

being charmed or paralyzed.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has

disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom

(Perception) checks that rely on sight.

ACTIONS

Enlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute,

the duergar magically increases in size, along with anything it

is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large,

doubles its damage dice on Strength-based weapon attacks

(included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and

Strength saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the

room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in

the space available.

Fire Lance. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit (with disadvantage

if the target is within 5 feet of the duerg~r), re~ch 10ft., Orte

target. Hit: 9 (1d 12 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) fire

damage, or 16 (2dl 2 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (ld6) fire

damage while enlarged.

Fire Spray (Recharge 5-6). From its fire lance, the duergar

shoots a 1 5-foot cone of fire or a line of fire 30 feet long and

5 feet wide. Each creature in tllat area must make a DC 12

Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) fire damage on a failed

save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The duergar

magically turns invisible for up to 1 hour or until it attacks, it

casts a spell, it uses its Enlarge. or its concentration is broken

(as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar

wears or carries is invisible with it.

MYC O NIDS

Myconids that embrace Zuggtmoy can develop new,

more destructive kinds of spores. Myconid adults

can have two of the following spore effects. Myconid

sovereigns have all these spore effects.

Caustic Spores (1/Day). The rnyconid releases spores

in a 30-foot cone. Each creature inside the cone must

succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take ld6 acid

damage at the start of each of the myconid's turns. A

creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of its

turn, ending the effect on itself on a success. The save

DC is 8 +the myconid's Constitution modifier+ the

myconid's proficiency bonus.

Al'J'E'<DTX C ( CREATURES

Infestation Spores (1/Day). The myconid releases

spores that burst out in a cloud that tills a 10-foot-radius

sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute.

Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it

appears, or that enters it later. must make a Constitution

saving throw. The save DC is 8 +the myconid's

Constitution mociifier1" the myconid's proficiency bonus.

On a successful save, the creature can't be infected by

these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature

is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmo)

and also gains a random form of indefinite madness

(determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy

table in appendix D) that lasts until the creature is

cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way,

the creature can't be reinfected, and it must repeat

the saving throw at the end of every 24 hours, ending

the infection on a success. On a faiJure, the infected

creature's body is slowly taken over by fungal growth,

and after three such failed saves. the creature dies

and is reanimated as a spore servant if it's a type of

creature that can be (see the ·'Myeonids" entry in the

Monster Manual).

Euphoria Spores (1/Day). The myconid releases a

cloud of spores in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on

itself. Other c reatures in that area must each succeed

on a Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for

1 minute. The save DC is 8 + the myconid's Constitution

modifier+ the myconid's proficiency bonus. A creature

can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its

turns. e nding the effect early on itself on a s uccess.

When the effect ends on it, the creature gains one level

of exhaustion.

SPORE SERVANTS

Statistics for four new kinds of spore servants are

presented here.

CHUUL SPORE SERVANT

Large plant, unaligned

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 93 (lld10 + 33)

Speed 30 ft ., swim 30ft.

STR

19 (+4)

DEX

10 (+0)

CON

16 (+3)

Damage Immunities poison

INT

2 (-4)

WIS

6 (-2)

Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, frightened,

paralyzed, poisoned

CHA

1 (-5)

Senses blindsight 30ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive

Perception 8

Languages-

Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The spore servant makes two pincer attacks.

Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target

Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. The target is grappled

(escape DC 14) if it is a Large or smaller creature and the spore

servant doesn't have two other creatures grappled.