.. _Gibbering Mouther:

Gibbering Mouther
-----------------


.. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11984652/bold-italic-in-restructuredtext

.. raw:: html

   <style type="text/css">
     span.bolditalic {
       font-weight: bold;
       font-style: italic;
     }
   </style>

.. role:: bi
   :class: bolditalic


*Medium aberration, neutral*

**Armor Class** 9

**Hit Points** 67 (9d8 + 27)

**Speed** 10 ft., swim 10 ft.

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| STR       | DEX       | CON       | INT       | WIS       | CHA       |
+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+
| 10 (+0)   | 8 (-1)    | 16 (+3)   | 3 (-4)    | 10 (+0)   | 6 (-2)    |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**Condition Immunities** :ref:`prone`

**Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

**Languages** -

**Challenge** 2 (450 XP)

:bi:`Aberrant Ground`. The ground in a 10-foot radius around the mouther
is dough-like difficult terrain. Each creature that starts its turn in
that area must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or have its
speed reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.

:bi:`Gibbering`. The mouther babbles incoherently while it can see any
creature and isn't :ref:`incapacitated`. Each creature that starts its turn
within 20 feet of the mouther and can hear the gibbering must succeed on
a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature can't take
reactions until the start of its next turn and rolls a d8 to determine
what it does during its turn. On a 1 to 4, the creature does nothing. On
a 5 or 6, the creature takes no action or bonus action and uses all its
movement to move in a randomly determined direction. On a 7 or 8, the
creature makes a melee attack against a randomly determined creature
within its reach or does nothing if it can't make such an attack.


Actions
^^^^^^^

:bi:`Multiattack`. The gibbering mouther makes one bite attack and, if
it can, uses its Blinding Spittle.

:bi:`Bites`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. *Hit:* 17 (5d6) piercing damage. If the target is Medium or
smaller, it must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or be knocked
:ref:`prone`. If the target is killed by this damage, it is absorbed into the
mouther.

.. index:: blinded; by gibbering mouther spit

:bi:`Blinding Spittle (Recharge 5-6)`. The mouther spits a chemical glob
at a point it can see within 15 feet of it. The glob explodes in a
blinding flash of light on impact. Each creature within 5 feet of the
flash must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be :ref:`blinded` until
the end of the mouther's next turn.