# Alpine Creeper

*Huge* *Plant* *unaligned*

- **Armor Class:** 5
- **Hit Points:** 95 (10d12+30)
- **Speed:** walk 15 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 3 (700 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 3, page 19

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 (-4) | 1 (-5) | 17 (+3) | 1 (-5) | 4 (-3) | 1 (-5) |

- **Skills:** perception +-3
- **Damage Vulnerabilities:** fire
- **Damage Immunities:** cold
- **Damage Resistances:** bludgeoning, piercing
- **Condition Immunities:** blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, grappled, prone
- **Senses:** tremorsense 60', passive Perception 7
- **Languages:** —

### Special Abilities

- **False:** [+]Appearance[/+] Motionless: indistinguishable from patch of lichen.
- **Mossy Carpet:** Enter hostile creature's space and stop there. It can move through space as narrow as 1' wide with o squeezing.

### Actions

- **Gentle Dissolution:** Each creature in creeper's space: 10 (3d6) acid (DC 13 Con half). Creeper can choose not to harm friendly Beasts in its space. Unconscious creature that takes damage from this: DC 13 Wis save Fail: remain unconscious Success: wakes up.
- **Sleep Spores:** Releases sleep-inducing spores. Humanoids and Giants within 20' of it: DC 13 Con save or fall unconscious 1 min. Effect ends for creature if it takes damage or another uses action to wake it.
- **Cleaning Call (1/Day):** Sprays pheromone-laced spores calling nearby Beasts to feast. Arrive in 1d4 rounds and act as creeper allies attacking creatures within 10 ft. of it. Beasts remain 1 hr until creeper dies or until it dismisses them as a bonus action. Choose one CR 1 or lower Beast or roll d100 to choose Summoned Beasts. They arrive at creeper's location; aggressive and prioritize active threats before feasting on creatures knocked out. Summoned Beasts:[br/] • 01-04: 2d4 badgers • 05-09: 1d6 black bears • 10-13: 1d3 brown bears • 14-17: 1d3 dire wolves • 18-20: 1d6 giant badgers • 21-30: 2d6 giant rats  • 31-34: 1d3 giant vultures • 35-40: 2d6 giant weasels • 41-44: 1d3 lions or tigers • 45-60: 1d6 swarms of rats • 61-71: 2d4 wolves • 72-75: 1d4 worgs • 76-100: No beasts respond

### Bonus Actions

- **Lethargic Stupor:** One unconscious Humanoid or Giant in creeper's space suffers one level of exhaustion. A creature with more than half its hp max can't suffer more than one level of exhaustion from this. This exhaustion lasts until creature finishes short rest.