Sump Pit-Eel

medium beast, unaligned

D&D 5.5 / SRD 5.2

Challenge 0.5 (100 XP)

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STR

14 (+2)

DEX

13 (+1)

CON

14 (+2)

INT

6 (-2)

WIS

CHA

7 (-2)

Defense

Armor Class

12 (natural)

Hit Points

13 (2d8+4 +2)

Speed

5 ft., swim 40 ft.

Treasure & Loot Common

No significant treasure

Proficiencies & Senses

Saving Throws —

Skills

Stealth +3

Senses

Blindsight (30 ft. It is blind beyond this radius.)

passive Perception 10

Characteristics

Damage Vulnerabilities

—

Damage Resistances

—

Damage Immunities

—

Condition Immunities

Blinded

Languages —

Traits and Actions

Blood Scent

Trait

The eel has Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that does not have all its Hit Points.

Watery Ambusher

Trait

The eel has Advantage on attack rolls against creatures that are in water. It doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks while swimming.

Amphibious Limitation

Trait

The eel can breathe only water. If it ends its turn out of water, it suffocates and takes 1d6 damage at the start of each of its subsequent turns until it returns to water or dies.

Bite

Action

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6+2 piercing damage. If the target is Medium or smaller, the eel grapples it (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the eel can drag the target up to 10 feet toward deeper water.

Running the encounter

Combat Behavior

Tactics

Wait submerged beside walkways.
Strike the last person in marching order.
Drag victims into deep water to drown.

Morale

Fight until bloodied; flee if the water is drained or lit brightly revealing their shadows.

Appearance & presence

Monster Description

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