Vine Blight

Appearing as masses of slithering creepers, vine blights hide in undergrowth and wait for prey to draw near. By animating the plants around them, vine blights entangle and hinder their foes before attacking.
Vine blights are the only blights capable of speech. Through its connection to the evil spirit of the Gulthias tree it serves, a vine blight speaks in a fractured version of its dead master's voice, taunting victims or bargaining with powerful foes.

Vine Blight CR: 1/2 (100 XP)

Medium plant, neutral evil

Armor Class: 12

Hit Points: 26 (4d8 + 8)

Speed: 10 ft

STR

15 +2

DEX

8 -1

CON

14 +2

INT

5 -3

WIS

10 +0

CHA

3 -4

Skills: Stealth +1

Condition Immunities: Blinded, Deafened

Senses: Blindsight 60 feet (blind beyond this radius), Passive Perception 10

Languages: Common

Challenge Rating: 1/2 (100 XP)

False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a tangle of vines.

Actions

Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 feet, one target. Hit: 2d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage, and a Large or smaller target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the blight can't constrict another target.
Entangling Plants (Recharge 5-6). Grasping roots and vines sprout in a 15-foot radius centered on the blight, withering away after 1 minute. For the duration, that area is difficult terrain for nonplant creatures. In addition, each creature of the blight's choice in that area when the plants appear must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or become restrained. A creature can use its action to make a DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself or another entangled creature within reach on a success.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Blights

Lifespan

250 years

Average Height

3 to 5 feet

Average Weight

50 to 150 pounds