.. _Rust Monster:

Rust Monster
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*Medium monstrosity, unaligned*

**Armor Class** 14 (natural armor)

**Hit Points** 27 (5d8 + 5)

**Speed** 40 ft.

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| STR       | DEX       | CON       | INT       | WIS       | CHA       |
+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+
| 13 (+1)   | 12 (+1)   | 13 (+1)   | 2 (-4)    | 13 (+1)   | 6 (-2)    |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11

**Languages** -

**Challenge** 1/2 (100 XP)

:bi:`Iron Scent`. The rust monster can pinpoint, by scent, the location
of ferrous metal within 30 feet of it.

:bi:`Rust Metal`. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal that hits the rust
monster corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and
cumulative -1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the
weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal that hits the
rust monster is destroyed after dealing damage.


Actions
^^^^^^^

:bi:`Bite`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
*Hit:* 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage.

:bi:`Antennae`. The rust monster corrodes a nonmagical ferrous metal
object it can see within 5 feet of it. If the object isn't being worn or
carried, the touch destroys a 1-foot cube of it. If the object is being
worn or carried by a creature, the creature can make a DC 11 Dexterity
saving throw to avoid the rust monster's touch.

If the object touched is either metal armor or a metal shield being worn
or carried, its takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to the AC it
offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0
bonus is destroyed. If the object touched is a held metal weapon, it
rusts as described in the Rust Metal trait.