b'Mulcher \n'b'  Gargantuan   plant ,  unaligned  \n'b'  Armor Class  15 (natural armor)  Hit Points  139 (9d20 + 45)  Speed  10 ft., burrow 30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 18 (+4) DEX:  6 (\xe2\x80\x932)  CON:  20 (+5)  INT:  4 (\xe2\x80\x933)  WIS:  10 (+0)  CHA:  1 (\xe2\x80\x935)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Perception  +3,  Stealth  +4  Condition Immunities   blinded ,  deafened ,  frightened ,  prone   Senses  blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive  Perception  13  Languages  \xe2\x80\x94  Challenge  6 (2,300 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +3 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Central Stalk Weakness . The mulcher\xe2\x80\x99s central stalk lies hidden within the mulcher\xe2\x80\x99s fungal mass. When exposed, the central stalk can be attacked and destroyed (AC 13;  hp  50;  vulnerability  to acid, cold, and fire damage). If the central stalk is destroyed, the mulcher has disadvantage on  attack  rolls and can\xe2\x80\x99t use Expose Stalk until it regrows a new central stalk at the end of its next long rest. \n'b'  Disturbed Soil (Exposed Stalk Only) . The ground within 20 feet of the mulcher is  difficult terrain . \n'b'  Mulcher Pit . If the mulcher burrows at least 20 feet straight toward a creature, it can dig a 10-foot diameter, 20-foot-deep pit beneath the creature. Each Large or smaller creature in the pit\xe2\x80\x99s area must succeed on a DC 15  Dexterity  saving throw or fall into the mycelium-lined pit and land  prone , taking 14 (4d6) piercing damage from the spiked mycelium in addition to any falling damage. The mulcher can make one Mycelium Spike  attack  against a  prone  creature in the pit as a bonus action. \n'b'  Stalk Regeneration (Exposed Stalk Only) . The mulcher gains 15  hp  at the start of its turn if it has at least 1  hp . \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The mulcher makes two Mycelium Spike attacks. \n'b'  Mycelium Spike .  Melee Weapon Attack : +7 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.  Hit : 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15  Strength  saving throw or be  grappled  (escape DC 15) if the mulcher doesn\xe2\x80\x99t have two other creatures  grappled . \n'b'  Excavate . While underground, the mulcher creates a 20-foot square  cover  on the ground over itself and lurks just below the surface. The  cover  is identical to the ground around it. When a creature enters the  cover\xe2\x80\x99s  space, the mulcher can make one Mycelium Spike  attack  against the creature as a  reaction , destroying the  cover . The target has disadvantage on the saving throw to avoid being  grappled . \n'b'\n'b' BONUS ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Expose Stalk . The mulcher exposes its central stalk above the ground until the end of its next turn or until it ends the effect as a bonus action. While the central stalk is exposed, the mulcher can\xe2\x80\x99t burrow. \n'b'  Rapid Burrow . The mulcher burrows up to 60 feet. Opportunity attacks against it are made with disadvantage when the mulcher burrows out of an enemy\xe2\x80\x99s reach in this way. Creatures  grappled  by it are freed before it burrows. \n'b'\n'b' REACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Emergent Stalk . When the mulcher is reduced to below half its  hp  maximum or when a creature scores a critical hit against it, the mulcher immediately uses Expose Stalk. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' The large orange flower reveals a tall, blue stalk. The petals clamp on a swarm of insects, showing their fleshy, tooth-like nature. \n'b' A voracious fungus, the mulcher hides within topsoil, waiting to trap oblivious creatures. \n'b'  Hidden Danger . This massive fungus is as sweeping and bulky as a  dragon turtle . It uses the ground as  cover , where it can ambush prey that travels above it. Alternatively, it can trigger pit traps beneath its prey, impaling the falling creatures on its spike-like mycelium. Once prey has been impaled, the fungus drinks in the victim\xe2\x80\x99s blood as greedily as groundwater. \n'b'  Weak Spot . When injured or when it fails to capture sufficient food, the mulcher pushes its fragile central stalk to the surface, releasing insect-attracting pheromones to gain some quick nutrients from the meager prey.'