Cerebric Fungus
CR 3, N Medium Plant
Senses: Perception 12, Darkvision 60, Low Light Vision
Speed: 30 ft. Skills: Deception 6, Persuasion 6, Stealth 7
Languages: telepathy (100 ft.)
Ability Scores: Str 14 (+7), Dex 11 (+1), Con 16 (+8), Int 15 (+3), Wis 20 (+6), Cha 15 (+3)
INIT: +4 CP: +3 HP: 30 (4d8+12) SA: 6 DC: 16
AC: 15 Touch: 10 Flat-footed: 15 [+5 Natural]
SR: -- Vulnerable: Sonic 5 Resistant: Cold 5 Bypass: --
Immunity: Poison, Psychic Effect Immunity: Enchantment Spells, Illusions, Mental Effects, Paralysis, Polymorph, Sleep, Stun, Suffocation, Starvation
Otherworldly Mind (ex) - This creature's mind is alien. Any attempt to read its thoughts requires a INT Save to prevent the caster from being overwhelmed by them, taking 3 points of intelligence damage.
Unsettling Appearance (su) - This creature constantly scans the minds of those around it, projecting around itself a confusing collage of images gleaned from their thoughts. Creatures within 60 feet that can see the fungus must succeed at an INT save or the maddness begins to take over, inflicting disadvantage on attack rolls for 1d4 rounds.
Constant Spell-Like Abilities (Sp) - The following spells are always active: Detect (Thoughts)
Attacks
- Melee (Natural) - 1 x bite +5 (1d6+2). Reach: 5 ft.
- Melee (Natural) - 2 x tendrils +3 (1d4+1 plus pull and touch of madness). Reach: 15 ft. Pull - On a successful attack, this creature may make a free grapple check. If successful, the target is grappled and is pulled 5 feet closer. Any round where a creature starts its turn grappled, it automatically is pulled 5 feet closer. Target creatures must be the same size or smaller than it. Touch of Madness - Any creature touched by this attack must make a WIS save or become stunned (level 1) for 4 rounds.
- Spell Like Abilities (3/day)
Environment: any
Organization: None
Treasure: standard
A swollen, brainlike bulb encrusted with fungal shelves squats atop several ropy legs. A wide mouth bisects the bulb's crown.
Cerebric fungi are a race of carnivorous, intelligent fungi native to a distant planet. Although they are one of the lowliest life forms on their homeworld, the fungi still possess an alien intellect far beyond that of most terrestrial creatures. Cerebric fungi display great curiosity about other races and species when they visit other worlds, asking endless, apparently senseless, questions and engaging in disturbing experiments. Some eccentric scholars claim to have learned unsettling secrets from these interrogations. Although capable of fine manipulation with their prehensile filaments, cerebric fungi normally forgo the use of weapons in favor of their natural attacks.
