# Deepspawn >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *A bloated, spherical abomination slithers along on six thick tentacles. Its surface is dotted with dozens of staring yellow eyes. Three of its tentacles grip weapons usually wielded by humanoids, while the other three end in eyeless jaws that snap and slaver.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Deepspawn</div> <div class="CR">CR 10 (9,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Lost Empires of Faerûn pg. 166</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Huge Aberration **Init** +1 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +20 #### defense **AC** 18, 9 touch, 17 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +9 natural, -2 size) **hp** 175 (14d8+112) **Fort** +11, **Refl** +7, **Will** +12 **Feint** 27, **Demoralize** 27 **SR** 21 **Immune** poison #### offense **Speed** 20 ft., swim 20 ft. **Melee** +1 battleaxe +14/+9 (2d8+10/x3), morningstar +13 (2d8+4), longsword +13 (2d8+4/19-20), 3 bites +15 (2d8+4 plus grab) or 3 slams +17 (1d8+9), 3 bites (2d6+9 plus grab) **Space** 15 ft., **Reach** 20 ft. **Special Attacks** constrict (2d6+13), spawn **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 14th, Concentration +14) > **At will**— _detect thoughts_, _water breathing_ > **3/day**— _hold monster_ > **1/day**— _heal_ (self only) #### statistics **Str** 29, **Dex** 13, **Con** 24, **Int** 17, **Wis** 16, **Cha** 10 **BAB** +10, **CMB** +18, **CMD** 29, **TA** +17, **RTA** +9 **Feats** [[Cleave]], [[Improved Bull Rush]], [[Lightning Reflexes]], [[Multiattack]], [[Multiweapon Fighting]], [[Power Attack]], [[Toughness]] **Skills** Diplomacy +14, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +17, Perception +20, Sense Motive +17, Stealth +14, Survival +20, Swim +34 **Languages** Aklo, Aquan, Common, Draconic, Giant, Undercommon #### special abilities ### Spawn (Ex) A deepspawn can spawn copy of any creature it has consumed at any point in the past. It can spawn any corporeal, living creatures native to the Material Plane that is smaller than the deepspawn, with a maximum CR of one-half the deepspawn's +1. Such creatures retain any learned abilities (class levels, skills, feats, spells and the like), but have no memory of their previous life. After spawning, a deepspawn must wait 4d6 days before doing so again. ### Tentacles (Ex) A deepspawn's tentacles can be sundered as if they were weapons. Each tentacle is considered a separate weapon with hardness 0 and hit points equal to the deepspawn’s HD. To sever a tentacle, an opponent must inflict enough damage to reduce the tentacles’s hit points to 0 or less. Severing a tentacle deals damage to the deepspawn’s body equal to the deepspawn’s current HD. A deepspawn can’t attack with a severed tentacle, but takes no other penalties. A deepspawn regrows any severed tentacles in 1d10+10 days. #### tactics Deepspawn are voracious creatures that crave intelligent prey. Despite their bulk and bizarre appearance, they are highly intelligent and patient opponents. They frequently dispatch their spawned minions to lure new victims to their lairs with promises of wealth and magic. A deepspawn usually wields three weapons in its manipulative tentacles and bites with the jaws on its feeding tentacles. Deepspawn often fight from the cover of foul pools or mounds of slippery, shifting coins. #### GeaR **Combat Gear** huge +1 battleaxe, huge longsword, huge morningstar #### ecology **Terrain** Underground **Organization** Solitary or brood (1 plus 3–6 spawn) **Treasure** Double **Advancement** 15–27 HD (Huge); 28–42 HD (Gargantuan) The deepspawn is a horror of the Underdark—a subterranean monstrosity that routinely spawns many other varieties of monsters. A single deepspawn can make a vast area dangerous even for alert, well-armed adventurers. A deepspawn appears to be a rough, rubbery sphere about 15 feet in diameter. Its hide is mottled with purple and brown, and it has six large, strong tentacles up to 20 feet long. Three of these arms are dexterous enough to wield weapons favored by humanoids (such as axes or maces), and the other three end in toothy jaws. Dozens of long, retractable eyestalks cover the creature’s body. A deepspawn weighs about 28,000 pounds.