Beschrijving
Ushi-Oni
Out amongst the rocky crags of the coast, hidden beneath the gnarled fangs of sea-blasted cliffs is a species of cunning yokai—ox-headed, spider-bodied crustaceans: the ushi-oni. Well known to fishermen, pirates, and coastal communities, these stealthy yokai haunt the nightmares of any who live beside the waves.
Macabre Mimicry
Despite their hulking, monstrous appearance, the ushi-oni is a patient, sly hunter. Despite lacking the capacity to replicate the precise, delicate articulations needed for speech, ushi-oni are uncanny mimics able to recreate the cries and wails of Humanoid adults and infants. Combined with their craggy, barnacle-covered exoskeleton— a perfect camouflaged for their rocky home—the ushioni lure foolhardy rescuers to them as an easy meal.
Artificial Anchor
Beyond their talents in mimicry and camouflage, ushi-oni also exude a unique poison that seeps through air and water to decapacitate nearby creatures. While not fatal, the poison is a subtle and cruel agent that saps victims of their strength. A creature exposed to the poison will eventually fall, rooted in place by the overbearing, strangling weight of its own body—easy pickings for its chitinous claws.
Trekken
False Appearance
If the ushi-oni is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn't observed the ushi-oni move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the ushi-oni isn't barnacle-covered stone.
Wailing Mimicry
The ushi-oni can replicate the distressed cries and wails of Humanoids. A creature that hears these sounds can tell they are imitations only with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Acties
Multiattack
The ushi-oni makes two Claw attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a Pierce attack.
Claw
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Pierce
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it must also succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall prone and be grappled by the ushiu-oni (escape DC 15). The ushi-oni can't make Pierce attacks while it has two creatures grappled in this way.
Bonusacties
Coil
The ushi-oni withdraws its legs and head beneath its hulking, stony body. It gains a +5 bonus to its AC, its speed falls to 0 and cannot increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, and it cannot take any actions, other than its Sapping Poison bonus action or using a bonus action and 15 feet of movement to uncoil itself.
Sapping Poison (Recharge 4-6)
Each creature within 10 feet of the ushi-oni must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have its Strength score reduced by 1d4 (to a minimum of 1). A creature immune to poison automatically succeeds on this saving throw. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a short or long rest. A creature whose Strength score is reduced to 1 by this is stunned until its Strength score increases to 2 or higher.