Woods Ape Druid

Family: Woods Ape

Medium monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 11 (16 with barkskin)
Hit Points 172 (23d8 + 69)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	13 (+1)	16 (+3)	11 (+0)	20 (+5)	7 (-2)

Saving Throws Intelligence +4, Wisdom +9
Skills Medicine +9, Nature +4, Perception +9, Stealth +5 (+9 in forested terrain), Survival +13
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Druidic
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)

Special Traits

• Land’s Stride. The woods ape can move through nonmagical difficult terrain without using extra movement, and can pass through nonmagical plants without being slowed by them and without taking damage from them if they have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard. In addition, the woods ape has advantage on saving throws against plants that are magically created or manipulated to impede movement.
• Innate Spellcasting. The woods ape’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). It can cast the following spells, requiring no material components.
• At will: create or destroy water, detect poison and disease, entangle, guidance, mending, speak with animals, speak with plants, tree stride
• 3/day each: animal messenger, barkskin, call lightning, locate animals or plants, pass without trace
• 1/day each: awaken, commune with nature, conjure animals, plant growth
• Spellcasting. The wood ape druid is a 12th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following druid spells prepared.
• Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, resistance, shillelagh
• 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, fog cloud, thunderwave
• 2nd level (3 slots): barkskin, enhance ability, gust of wind, spider climb
• 3rd level (3 slots): call lightning, dispel magic, plant growth
• 4th level (3 slots): control water, divination, freedom of movement
• 5th level (2 slots): commune with nature, greater restoration, reincarnate, tree stride
• 6th level (1 slot): heal

Actions

• Multiattack. The woods ape makes two Quarterstaff attacks or two Claw attacks.
• Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit (+9 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, 8 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage if wielded with two hands, or 9 (1d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh.
• Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 10/20 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.