Tri-Flower Frond

Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Expedition to Silver Mount, Tomb of Annihilation

Tri-Flower Frond CR: 1/2 (100 XP)

Medium plant, unaligned
Armor Class: 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 26hp (4d8+8) 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 60ft. (blind beyond this radius), Passive Perception 10
Languages: -
Challenge Rating: 1/2 (100 XP)

Actions

Multiattack. The tri-flower frond uses its orange blosĀ­som, then its yellow blossom, and then its red blossom.   Orange Blossom. The tri-flower frond chooses one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. While poisoned in this way, the target is unconscious. At the end of each minute, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.   Yellow Blossom. The tri-flower frond chooses one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, or it is covered with corrosive sap and takes 5 acid damage at the start of each of its turns. Dousing the target with water reduces the acid damage by 1 point per pint or flask of water used.   Red Blossom. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit 1d20+2 , reach 5 ft. , one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) 1d4 piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target takes 5 (2d4) poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The red blossom can grapple only one target at a time. Another creature within reach of the tri-flower frond can use its action to end the grapple on the target.

Motivation/Compulsion

Behavior

Normally, tri-flower fronds did not initiate an attack until a creature came very close to them. However, they were also known for sneaking up on camps during the night.

Usual Tactics

Combat

Tri-flower fronds attacked by sequentially using its differently colored flowers. The first attack was a powerful anesthetic poison from the orange flower that could knock a creature unconscious for at least a minute. The second was an acidic sap ejected from the yellow flower. The third attack consisted of trapping a creature in acidic tentacles sprouting from the red flower.

This plant has three deep green stalks rising up to 8feet in the air from a central bottle-shaped base. Each of the stalks is crowned with a trumpet-shaped flower of a different color: one is vivid orange, the second is bright yellow, and the last is an intense red coloration.   A fully grown tri-flower frond reached between 6 and 7 ft (1.82 to 2.13 m) tall.   When spotted from a distance, tri-flower fronds appeared indistinguishable from ordinary plants, and were often found in small groups.

Suggested Environments

Forest


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