Ancient Mud Mephit

Ancient Mud Mephit
Tiny Elemental
Level 3 Mephit
Stats
Armour Class	11
Hit points	14 (Balanced) 23 (Tactician)
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	4 kg (8 lb)
Initiative	+1
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 8 (-1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 9 (-1) 11 (+0) 7 (-2)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str -1 Dex +1 Con +1 Int -1 Wis 0 Cha -2
Resistances
Immune	Poison
Features
Darkvision	Can see in the dark up to 12m.
Death Burst: Force	Explode on death, dealing 2d6 Force damage to all creatures within 2m (7ft).
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Ancient Mud Mephits are a type of Elemental creature found in the Sunlit Wetlands on the secluded island of the Decrepit Sanctuary. Curious and impish creatures from the Elemental Planes, they are quite mischievously territorial who often work with other elemental or natural beings.

Attacks and abilities

 Muddy Claws ()

3d6 (3~18) Bludgeoning damage

Lash out with deadly fists.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Mud Fling ()

1d4 (1~4) Bludgeoning damage

Throw a hunk of mud.

 Range: 14 m / 47 ft

 Mud Breath ()

Belch viscid mud at a foe to  Restrain it.

DEX Save

AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (Cone)

 Death Burst (Mud) ()

4d6 (4~24) Bludgeoning damage

Explode in a burst of sticky mud. It dries instantly on any nearby creatures not made of mud,  Restraining and hurting them.

DEX Save

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

 Fly ()

Fly to a target position

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Summon Mephit

Shape a mound of mud into a new mud mephit. Summons a Young Mud Mephit.

Action

Consumes a Spell Slot

Duration: Permanent

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Recharge: per turn

Mud Patch

• When slain, leaves a mud patch in a AoE: 1 m / 3 ft (Radius) that counts as  Difficult Terrain.

Loot

• Mud Mephit Wing

Strategy

The ability to summon Young Mephits each turn can allow multiple Ancient Mephits to build up a small army if left unchecked. Attacking them at close range is a dire prospect, as they can swiftly kite melee strikers with  Fly, and even if caught they damage and slow down attackers with Death Burst and mud patches.

Attacking at a distance with high-damage burst skills, like  Scorching Ray or  Sneak Attack (Ranged) before they can summon minions is a solid tactic. If you can manage it, clumping Mephits together can cause a Death Burst chain reaction if you are able to kill one and weaken the rest with an area-of-effect ability.

If you must kill them at close range, toggling on Non-Lethal Attacks will avoid triggering the mephit's on-death effects.

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  Ancient Mud Mephit in-game.