SRD5:Darkmantle

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Darkmantle ^{[SRD5 OGL/CC-BY]} ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Small Monstrosity , Unaligned

Armor Class: 11

Hit Points: 22 (5d6+5)

Speed: 10 ft., fly 30 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
16 (+3)	12 (+1)	13 (+1)	2 (-4)	10 (+0)	5 (-3)

Skills: Stealth +3

Senses: blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10

Languages: —

Habitat: Underdark, Underground

Challenge: 1/2 (100 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2

Features

Echolocation. The darkmantle can't use its blindsight while deafened.

False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a stalactite or stalagmite.

Actions

Crush. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the darkmantle attaches to the target. If the target is Medium or smaller and the darkmantle has advantage on the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target’s head, and the target is also blinded and unable to breathe while the darkmantle is attached in this way.

While attached to the target, the darkmantle can attack no other creature except the target but has advantage on its attack rolls. The darkmantle’s speed also becomes 0, it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed, and it moves with the target.

A creature can detach the darkmantle by making a successful DC 13 Strength check as an action. On its turn, the darkmantle can detach itself from the target by using 5 feet of movement.

Darkness Aura (1/Day). A 15-foot radius of magical darkness extends out from the darkmantle, moves with it, and spreads around corners. The darkness lasts as long as the darkmantle maintains concentration, up to 10 minutes (as if concentrating on a spell). Darkvision can’t penetrate this darkness, and no natural light can illuminate it. If any of the darkness overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell creating the light is dispelled.

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Unofficial Description: Darkmantle appear similar to a Vampire Squid .

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3.5e lore

The darkmantle hangs from a ceiling by a muscular “foot” at the top of its body. It can look like a stalactite, by holding its tentacles stiffly under itself, or like a lump of rock, spreading its tentacles so the membrane between them covers its body. Its shell and skin usually resemble limestone, but a darkmantle can change its color to match almost any type of stony background.

A darkmantle is about 4 feet long from the tips of its tentacles to the top of its head. It weighs about 30 pounds.

Found in Adventures

Sources and Notes

SRD5:
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
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Note: Habitat is not part of the SRD5. ↑
also published in — Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 46. ↑
habitat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305 ↑
habitat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable ↑
Wizards RPG Team. SRD v3.5 (3.5e) (2003). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL. ↑

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Darkmantle (Sort Text: Darkmantle 5e, Size: Small, Type: Monstrosity, Alignment: Unaligned, HP: 22, CR: 1/2, Features: Echolocation • False Appearance • Crush • Darkness Aura, Has Lair: No, NPC: No, Canon: Yes, Pointer: No, UA: No, User: No, Sources: SRD-OGL v5.1)

SRD-OGL v5.1 Contrigubtions ⁺

[srd5-1] SRD5:
Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.

Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
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[2] Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.

[3] Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.

[hab-2] Note: Habitat is not part of the SRD5. ↑

[mm5.46-3] so published in — Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 46. ↑

[dmg5hab-4] tat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305 ↑

[rlyhab-5] tat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable ↑

[srd3-6] Wizards RPG Team. SRD v3.5 (3.5e) (2003). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL. ↑

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