Out of the Abyss

MISCELLANEOUS

CREATURES

This section contains statistics for various weird

creatures and criucrs that appear in the advemure.

PLANT CREATUR ES

Zuggtmoy has several fungal bridesmaids and a

chamberlain to help her prepare for her wedding to

Araumycos. Meanwhtle. her myconid servants use

awakened zurkhwoodl> to guard their fungal groves.

AWAKENED ZURKHWOOD
This creature is an ordinary zurkhwood mushroom (see
··Fungi of the Undcrdark" in chapter 2) given semience
and mobility. An awakened zurkhwood can be created
by casting the awaken spell on a normal zurkhwood
mushroom. A myconid sovereign can create one by
performing a lengthy ritual.
An awakened zurkhwood has the same statistics as an
awaken ed tree (sec appendix A of the Monster Manual),
with the following modifications:

• The awakened zurkhwood has darkvision out to a
  range of 120 fe et.
  If the awakened zurkhwood was created by a myconid
  sovereign. it can"tl>pt:ak.


• The awakened zurkhwood's False Appearance fea-
  wre allows it to be mistaken for a normal zurkhwood
  mushroom (instt>ad of a tree).

BRIDESMAID OF ZUGGTMOY

Medium plant. chaotic evil

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20ft.

STR

14 (+2)

OEX

11 (+0)

CON

11 (+0)

INT

14 (+2)

WIS

8 (-1)

Senses darkvlsion 60 ft. , passive Perception 9
Languages understands Abyssal but can't speak
Challenge 1/ 8 (25 XP)

CHA

18 (+4)

Fungus S tride. Once on tls turn, the bndesmaid can use 10 feet
of •ts movement to step magtcally tnto one living mushroom
or fungus patch w1thtn S feet and emerge from another within
60 feet of the first one appeanng 1n an unoccupred space
within 5 feet of the second mushroom or fungus patch. The
mushrooms and patches must be Large or bigger.

ACTIONS

Hallucination Spores. The bridesmaid ejects spores at one
creature it can see within S feet of it. The target must succeed
on a DC 10 Constrtutton savrng throw or be poisoned for 1
minute. While poisoned in th1s way, the target is incapacitated.
The target can repeat the sav1ng throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on rtself on a success.

Infestation Spores (1/Day). The bridesmaid releases spores that
burst out in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered
on it, and the clo ud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood

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creature in the cloud when rt appears, or that enters it later,

must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw On a successfu

save, the creature can' t be infected by these spores for 24

hours. On a failed save, the creature is mfected wnh a disease

called the spores ofZuggtmoy and also gains a random form

of rndefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness

ofZuggtmoy table in appendix D) that lasts until the creature

is cured of the disease or d1es. While mfected in this way, the

creature can't be remfected, and it must repeat the saving

throw at the end of every 24 hours, endrng the infection on a

success. On a failure, the rnfected creature's body is slowly

taken over by fungal growth, and after three such farled saves

the creature dies and is reanrmated as a spore servant if it's a

type of creature that can be (see the "Myconrds'' entry in the

Monster Manual).

The bridesmaids of Zuggtmoy are plant creatures

with vaguely humanoid forms. Their frail bodies arc

covered with clusters of luminescent lichen and crust)'

tumescent growths.

CHAMBERLAIN OF ZUGGTMOY

Lorge plonr, chaotic evil

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12)

Speed 20ft.

STR

17 (+3)

DEX

7 ( 2)

CON

14 (+2}

INT

11 (+0)

WIS

8 (-1)

Damage Resistances bludgeomng, prercing

Senses darkvision 60 ft. , passive Perception 9

Languages Abyssal, Undercommon

Challenge 2 (450 XP)

CHA

12 (-1)

Mushroom Portal. The chamberlarn counts as a mushroom for

the Fungus Stride feature of the bridesmaid ofZuggtmoy.

Poison Spores. Whenever the chamberlarn takes damage,

it releases a cloud of spores. Creatures within 5 feet of the

chamberlain when this happens must succeed on a DC 12

Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. A

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

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

A CTIONS

Multiattock. •The chamberlatn makes two slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeonmg damage.

Infestation Spores (1/Day). The chamberlain releases spores

that burst out 111 a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere

centered on 1t, 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 DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a

successful save, the creature can't be mfected by these spores

for 24 hours. On a failed save. the creature is infected with a

disease called the spores ofZuggtmoy and also gains a randal""

form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the

Madness ofZuggtmoy table 1n appendix D) that lasts until the

creature is cured of the drsease or dies. While infected in this

way, the creature can't be rernfected, and it must repeat the

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

on a success. On a failure, the rnfected creature's body is