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Drudge Pitcher

Huge · Plant · CR 10 · Unaligned

Source. Tome of Beasts 3

16 (natural armor)

168 (16d12+64)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

-1

CON

INT

-3

WIS

CHA

-4

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Huge

Type Plant

Alignment Unaligned

XP 5900

Initiative Bonus -1

Movement

Walk 20 ft (6.1 m)

Swim 10 ft (3 m)

Climb 20 ft (6.1 m)

Crawl 10 ft (3 m)

Senses

Blindsight 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 10

Skills

Perception +0

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

necrotic

Damage Resistances

bludgeoning, piercing

Damage Vulnerabilities

fire

Condition Immunities

blinded, deafened, exhaustion

Traits

Undead Creator

When a creature dies while trapped inside it’s pitcher pitcher regains 11 (2d10) hp and corpse of creature rises as a zombie. This works like the animate dead spell except zombie stays under pitcher’s control for 1d4 days. At end of this duration or when pitcher is destroyed corpse melts into a puddle of necrotic slime.

About Drudge Pitcher

Drudge Pitcher is a huge plant with a Challenge Rating of 10. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 16 and possesses 168 hit points (derived from 16d12+64).

GM Tips: Using Drudge Pitcher

1 tips available

When using Drudge Pitcher in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Climbing Advantage: This creature can climb at 20 ft. It can use walls and ceilings for tactical positioning. Consider using 'Spider Climb' negation or fighting in open areas without vertical surfaces.

Player Guide: Facing Drudge Pitcher

1 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Climbing Defense: This creature can climb at 20 ft! It can use walls and ceilings for surprise attacks. Fight in open areas without vertical surfaces. 'Spider Climb' negation spells can help.

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 10.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 13 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 11,000 XP
Hard: 16,500 XP
Deadly: 22,000 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Drudge Pitcher?: Drudge Pitcher has a Challenge Rating of 10, making it appropriate for parties of level 10.0.
What type of creature is Drudge Pitcher?: Drudge Pitcher is a Huge Plant, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.