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Set a level on the left and strike the seal to forge your first character.
Set a level on the left and strike the seal to forge your first character.
Pick a threat tier on the left and strike the seal to summon your first monster.
Set a level and hoard size on the left, then strike the seal to crack it open.
Set your party's details on the left, then strike the seal to spring the trap.
Set the size, wealth and type on the left, then strike the seal to raise a settlement.
CR 0 (10 XP), Medium plant, Unaligned
Immunities blinded, deafened, frightened
Senses blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
Languages None
False Appearance. While the shrieker remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary fungus.
Shriek. When there is a bright light source within 30 feet of it, or a creature touches it or comes within 5 feet of it, the shrieker emits a shriek audible up to 300 feet away for as long as the stimulus persists, ending its turn on subsequent rounds only if the stimulus is gone. Each monster within 30 feet of the shrieker that can hear it has advantage on the initiative roll for the encounter that follows.
How hard a fight? Against a party of four, a single shrieker is barely a challenge at any level. Add allies or more foes in the encounter generator.
Where you'll find it: the Underdark and dungeons.
Story hooks
Similar creatures: Awakened Shrub, Awakened Tree, Twig Blight, Violet Fungus.
D&D 5e, 2014 rules. Includes material from the System Reference Document 5.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Fantasy Portal is unofficial Fan Content, not approved or endorsed by Wizards.