Umbo
Creature 3 (rare) — fungus
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
SnareWeaverLANDfungus
Source: strength-of-thousands-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +8; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages sakvroth; telepathy 100 feet (myceloids and those afflicted by purple pox only)
Skills stealth +9, survival +8
Str
+3
Dex
+3
Con
+4
Int
-1
Wis
+2
Cha
+0
AC 18
Fort +12
Ref +7
Will +8
HP 50
Weaknesses slashing 5
Speed 20 feet
Offense
Melee Fist (unarmed) +11, Damage 1d8+3 bludgeoning plus Purple Pox
Abilities
Telepathy 100 feet (Myceloids and Those Afflicted by Purple Pox Only) (aura, magical) — A monster with telepathy can communicate mentally with any creatures within the listed radius, as long as they share a language. This doesn't give any special access to their thoughts, and communicates no more information than normal speech would.
Spore Pop — If Umbo is reduced to 0 HP by a critical hit, he pops, forcing him to immediately Emit Spores, even if he has already used the ability that day.
Emit Spores — Frequency once per day
Effect Umbo expels spores in a 10-foot burst centered on a corner of his own space. This cloud lasts until the start of the myceloid's next turn. Each creature that is in the cloud or enters it is exposed to purple pox.
Effect Umbo expels spores in a 10-foot burst centered on a corner of his own space. This cloud lasts until the start of the myceloid's next turn. Each creature that is in the cloud or enters it is exposed to purple pox.
Purple Pox (disease) — Myceloids are immune
Saving Throw DC 18 Fortitude
Onset 1 minute
Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and Stupefied 1 (1 day)
Stage 2 4d6 poison damage, Stupefied 3, and the creature is compelled to seek out the nearest myceloid colony-this compulsion is a mental emotion effect (1 day)
Stage 3 The creature dies. Over 24 hours, its corpse becomes bloated and bursts, releasing a new, fully grown myceloid.
Saving Throw DC 18 Fortitude
Onset 1 minute
Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and Stupefied 1 (1 day)
Stage 2 4d6 poison damage, Stupefied 3, and the creature is compelled to seek out the nearest myceloid colony-this compulsion is a mental emotion effect (1 day)
Stage 3 The creature dies. Over 24 hours, its corpse becomes bloated and bursts, releasing a new, fully grown myceloid.
Spore Domination (emotion, incapacitation, mental, primal) — Umbo targets one creature affected by purple pox within 30 feet. That creature must attempt a DC 18 Will save. It is then temporarily immune to spore domination for 10 minutes.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success Until the end of its next turn, the target is helpful to myceloids and can't take hostile actions against them. If attacked by Umbo, the target is freed from this effect at the end of Umbo's turn.
Failure As success, but for 1 minute.
Critical Failure As success, but until the purple pox is cured.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success Until the end of its next turn, the target is helpful to myceloids and can't take hostile actions against them. If attacked by Umbo, the target is freed from this effect at the end of Umbo's turn.
Failure As success, but for 1 minute.
Critical Failure As success, but until the purple pox is cured.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA durable frontline keeps enemies engaged in melee near the spore cloud, maximizing exposure to the poison zone.
CrasherLANDA hard-hitting striker punishes any poxed or dominated target that the fungus's control effects have already destabilized.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ low Fortitude saves✖ melee reliance
Avoid stacking with another area-poison controller; overlapping cloud effects saturate the same Fortitude save rather than adding new pressure.
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