Violet Fungus

Plant · Medium

A purple mushroom that grows among shriekers and lashes out with rotting tendrils at anything that passes. Delvers mistake it for an ordinary fungus until their skin starts to blister.

Danger: A threat to the unwary
How it is met: In colonies, day and night
Challenge: 1/4
SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks: Violet Fungus

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Where it is met

Fungal Cave, Fungal Mine, Fungal Tropical Rainforest, Fungal Temperate Forest, Fungal Taiga, Fungal Swamp, Fungal Bog, Fungal Mangrove

Also: Dungeon

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Violet Fungus

Medium Plant, Unaligned

AC 5 · Initiative −5 (5)

HP 18 (4d8)

Speed 5 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
3 (−4), save −4	1 (−5), save −5	10 (+0), save +0	1 (−5), save −5	3 (−4), save −4	1 (−5), save −5

Immunities Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened

Senses Blindsight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 6

Languages None

CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)

Actions

Multiattack. The fungus makes two Rotting Touch attacks.

Rotting Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 10 ft. Hit: 4 (1d8) Necrotic damage.

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