Beetle, Death Watch

Family: Beetles

Medium beast, unaligned

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 1 (-5) 10 (+0) 9 (-1)

Damage Immunities necrotic
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Actions

  • Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) piercing damage.
  • Death Rattle (Recharge 5-6). The death watch beetle emits a clicking noise with a resonance frequency that affects creatures within 30 feet of it. Creatures in this area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

About

This creature appears as a giant beetle with a dark-green carapace and wing casings. Its body is covered in leaves and sticks. Its mandibles are silver and its legs are black.

The death watch beetle makes its lair in forests and uses a mixture of saliva and earth to stick rubbish (leaves and twigs, for instance) to itself in order to attack by surprise.

The death watch beetle begins combat using its death rattle ability. Any creatures that survive are bitten by the beetle’s mandibles and devoured.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

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