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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9249258" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px">Odonatid, Giant (Giant Damselfly Naiad)</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: green"><em>Small beast, unaligned</em></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Armor Class</strong> 14 (natural armor)</span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Hit Points</strong> 18 (4d6 + 4)</span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Speed</strong> 30 ft., swim 30 ft.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th><p style="text-align: center">STR</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">DEX</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">CON</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">INT</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">WIS</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">CHA</p> </th></tr><tr><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">12 (+1)</p> </span></td><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">15 (+2)</p> </span></td><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">13 (+1)</p> </span></td><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">1 (–5)</p> </span></td><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">12 (+1)</p> </span></td><td><span style="color: green"><p style="text-align: center">5 (–2)</p> </span></td></tr></table><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Skills</strong> Stealth +6</span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Senses</strong> blindsight 20 ft., passive Perception 11</span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Languages</strong> —</span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>Challenge</strong> 1/2 (100 XP) <strong>Proficiency Bonus</strong> +2</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>Ambusher.</strong></em> In the first round of a combat, the giant odonatid has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Actions</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>Bite.</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant odonatid can't bite another target.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 11) and must make a DC 11 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the giant odonatid can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the odonatid cannot use its <em>Death Mask</em> attack again.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Description</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">A typical giant damselfly naiad or nymph is an aquatic insect around 5 feet long, usually green or brown in color. They have wing-nubs on their backs and a "mask" covering the lower face like giant dragonfly larvae, but are far slimmer in build, with flexible streamlined bodies better shaped for swimming (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256" target="_blank">Giant Dragonfly Nymph</a> for details). A damselfly naiad does not have internal gills like a dragonfly nymph, but breathes with external gills at the tip of its abdomen that usually form a three-lobed trident that also acts as a tail fin. </span></p><p><span style="color: green"> A naiad of this size could be the larva of a giant damselfly that is nearly fully grown or in its final instar (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257" target="_blank">Giant Damselfly</a>), a half-grown juvenile of a man-sized giant odonatid (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249220" target="_blank">Giant Dragonfly</a>) or an earlier instar of an even bigger damselfly, likely one of the giant tropical helicopters (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249560" target="_blank">Imperial Giant Dragonfly</a>, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563" target="_blank">Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly</a>, or <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257212" target="_blank">Titanic Tropical Dragonfly</a>).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"> <em><strong>Lurkers in Lake Weed.</strong></em> Damselfly naiads hatch from eggs. Damselflies and dragonflies have a range of egg-laying strategies. Some species lay eggs above the water, and the larvae drop in when they hatch. The majority lay in water, mostly on water plants—some stick their eggs to the plant, others cut a hole with a blade on their abdomen tip and hide the egg inside. In either case, the female odonatid must lower its abdomen in the water, often entirely submerging itself during its egg-laying. The remaining species mostly just hover and dip their abdomen in water to drop their eggs, which allows them to quickly scattering a clutch over a wide area. Some tropical giant odonatids leave eggs in the water-filled hollows of plants, called phytotelmata (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563" target="_blank">Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly</a> for details).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"> While dragonfly nymphs hunt on the bottom, damselflies prefer to live nearer the surface. They tend to hide in underwater vegetation and ambush passing prey. In general, damselfly naiads are reluctant to attack large prey that dragonfly larvae would not hesitate to ambush, and naiads often avoid hunting creatures their own size or larger. There are damselflies that breed in most kinds of freshwater, provided it is clean enough. One natural damselfly even breeds in seawater, with naiads that live in rock pools on the seashore. There are multiple monstrous giant species that can do the same, breeding in sheltered reefs and saltwater bays. Other monster damselflies have naiads that live on the land or are adapted to even more extreme habitats, such as the eternal darkness of caves or bubbling pools of water so rich in minerals it is usually only brine flies and bacteria that can tolerate it. Some of these varieties are described below (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257" target="_blank">Giant Damselfly</a> for the adult forms).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">V</span>ARIANT<span style="font-size: 18px">: S</span>MALL<span style="font-size: 18px"> G</span>IANT<span style="font-size: 18px"> D</span>RAGONFLY<span style="font-size: 18px"> N</span>YMPH</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: green">This is the larva of a Small giant dragonfly (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257" target="_blank">Giant Damselfly</a> for details). A small giant dragonfly nymph is around 3 to 4 feet long and uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it is slower (30 ft., swim 10 ft.) and gains the following action option.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"> <em><strong>Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).</strong></em> The dragonfly nymph swims up to 80 feet.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">V</span>ARIANT<span style="font-size: 18px">: S</span>MALL<span style="font-size: 18px"> G</span>IANT<span style="font-size: 18px"> T</span>ENEBROUS<span style="font-size: 18px"> & U</span>NDERDARK<span style="font-size: 18px"> D</span>AMSELFLY<span style="font-size: 18px"> N</span>AIADS</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: green">These are larvae of monstrous damselflies adapted to live in dark environments (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563" target="_blank">Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly</a> for details, under Tenebrous Helicopter Damselflies and Underdark Helicopter Damselflies). A small giant tenebrous damselfly naiad has blindsight 20 ft. and darkvision 60 ft.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">A small giant underdark damselfly naiad uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it except it moves as well on land as water (30 ft., climb 30 ft., swim 30 ft.), has blindsight 40 ft. and darkvision 90 ft., and gains the following additional trait.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"> <em><strong>Amphibious.</strong></em> The underdark damselfly naiad can breathe air and water.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">V</span>ARIANT<span style="font-size: 18px">: S</span>MALL<span style="font-size: 18px"> G</span>IANT<span style="font-size: 18px"> T</span>ERRESTRIAL<span style="font-size: 18px"> D</span>AMSELFLY<span style="font-size: 18px"> & D</span>RAGONFLY<span style="font-size: 18px"> L</span>ARVAE</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: green">This is a giant damselfly naiad or small giant dragonfly nymph adapted to live on land, although It cannot survive dry conditions for long (see <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256" target="_blank">Giant Dragonfly Nymph</a> for details, under Terrestrial Giant Odonatid Larvae). A small giant terrestrial odonatid larva uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it moves better on land than water (30 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 10 ft.), loses the <em>Jet Dash</em> action option if it's a dragonfly nymph, and gains the following additional trait.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"> <em><strong>Limited Amphibiousness.</strong></em> The terrestrial odonatid larva can breathe air and water, but it needs to be drenched in water at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p>(Monster designed by Casimir Liber and Cleon on Enworld.org's <em>General Monster Talk</em> Creature Catalog Forum; inspired by the giant dragonfly nymph that debuted in <em>EX2 The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror</em> (1983) by Gary Gygax.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9249258, member: 57383"] [B][SIZE=7]Odonatid, Giant (Giant Damselfly Naiad)[/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=green][I]Small beast, unaligned[/I] [B]Armor Class[/B] 14 (natural armor) [B]Hit Points[/B] 18 (4d6 + 4) [B]Speed[/B] 30 ft., swim 30 ft. [/COLOR] [TABLE] [TR] [TH][CENTER]STR[/CENTER][/TH] [TH][CENTER]DEX[/CENTER][/TH] [TH][CENTER]CON[/CENTER][/TH] [TH][CENTER]INT[/CENTER][/TH] [TH][CENTER]WIS[/CENTER][/TH] [TH][CENTER]CHA[/CENTER][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]12 (+1)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]15 (+2)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]13 (+1)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]1 (–5)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]12 (+1)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=green][CENTER]5 (–2)[/CENTER][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=green] [B]Skills[/B] Stealth +6 [B]Senses[/B] blindsight 20 ft., passive Perception 11 [B]Languages[/B] — [B]Challenge[/B] 1/2 (100 XP) [B]Proficiency Bonus[/B] +2 [I][B]Ambusher.[/B][/I] In the first round of a combat, the giant odonatid has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised. [/COLOR] [SIZE=6]Actions[/SIZE] [COLOR=green] [I][B]Bite.[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant odonatid can't bite another target. [I][B]Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 11) and must make a DC 11 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the giant odonatid can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the odonatid cannot use its [I]Death Mask[/I] attack again. [/COLOR] [B][SIZE=6]Description[/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=green] A typical giant damselfly naiad or nymph is an aquatic insect around 5 feet long, usually green or brown in color. They have wing-nubs on their backs and a "mask" covering the lower face like giant dragonfly larvae, but are far slimmer in build, with flexible streamlined bodies better shaped for swimming (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256']Giant Dragonfly Nymph[/URL] for details). A damselfly naiad does not have internal gills like a dragonfly nymph, but breathes with external gills at the tip of its abdomen that usually form a three-lobed trident that also acts as a tail fin. A naiad of this size could be the larva of a giant damselfly that is nearly fully grown or in its final instar (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257']Giant Damselfly[/URL]), a half-grown juvenile of a man-sized giant odonatid (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249220']Giant Dragonfly[/URL]) or an earlier instar of an even bigger damselfly, likely one of the giant tropical helicopters (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249560']Imperial Giant Dragonfly[/URL], [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563']Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly[/URL], or [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257212']Titanic Tropical Dragonfly[/URL]). [I][B]Lurkers in Lake Weed.[/B][/I] Damselfly naiads hatch from eggs. Damselflies and dragonflies have a range of egg-laying strategies. Some species lay eggs above the water, and the larvae drop in when they hatch. The majority lay in water, mostly on water plants—some stick their eggs to the plant, others cut a hole with a blade on their abdomen tip and hide the egg inside. In either case, the female odonatid must lower its abdomen in the water, often entirely submerging itself during its egg-laying. The remaining species mostly just hover and dip their abdomen in water to drop their eggs, which allows them to quickly scattering a clutch over a wide area. Some tropical giant odonatids leave eggs in the water-filled hollows of plants, called phytotelmata (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563']Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly[/URL] for details). While dragonfly nymphs hunt on the bottom, damselflies prefer to live nearer the surface. They tend to hide in underwater vegetation and ambush passing prey. In general, damselfly naiads are reluctant to attack large prey that dragonfly larvae would not hesitate to ambush, and naiads often avoid hunting creatures their own size or larger. There are damselflies that breed in most kinds of freshwater, provided it is clean enough. One natural damselfly even breeds in seawater, with naiads that live in rock pools on the seashore. There are multiple monstrous giant species that can do the same, breeding in sheltered reefs and saltwater bays. Other monster damselflies have naiads that live on the land or are adapted to even more extreme habitats, such as the eternal darkness of caves or bubbling pools of water so rich in minerals it is usually only brine flies and bacteria that can tolerate it. Some of these varieties are described below (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257']Giant Damselfly[/URL] for the adult forms). [B][SIZE=5]V[/SIZE]ARIANT[SIZE=5]: S[/SIZE]MALL[SIZE=5] G[/SIZE]IANT[SIZE=5] D[/SIZE]RAGONFLY[SIZE=5] N[/SIZE]YMPH[/B] This is the larva of a Small giant dragonfly (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257']Giant Damselfly[/URL] for details). A small giant dragonfly nymph is around 3 to 4 feet long and uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it is slower (30 ft., swim 10 ft.) and gains the following action option. [I][B]Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).[/B][/I] The dragonfly nymph swims up to 80 feet. [B][SIZE=5]V[/SIZE]ARIANT[SIZE=5]: S[/SIZE]MALL[SIZE=5] G[/SIZE]IANT[SIZE=5] T[/SIZE]ENEBROUS[SIZE=5] & U[/SIZE]NDERDARK[SIZE=5] D[/SIZE]AMSELFLY[SIZE=5] N[/SIZE]AIADS[/B] These are larvae of monstrous damselflies adapted to live in dark environments (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563']Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly[/URL] for details, under Tenebrous Helicopter Damselflies and Underdark Helicopter Damselflies). A small giant tenebrous damselfly naiad has blindsight 20 ft. and darkvision 60 ft. A small giant underdark damselfly naiad uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it except it moves as well on land as water (30 ft., climb 30 ft., swim 30 ft.), has blindsight 40 ft. and darkvision 90 ft., and gains the following additional trait. [I][B]Amphibious.[/B][/I] The underdark damselfly naiad can breathe air and water. [B][SIZE=5]V[/SIZE]ARIANT[SIZE=5]: S[/SIZE]MALL[SIZE=5] G[/SIZE]IANT[SIZE=5] T[/SIZE]ERRESTRIAL[SIZE=5] D[/SIZE]AMSELFLY[SIZE=5] & D[/SIZE]RAGONFLY[SIZE=5] L[/SIZE]ARVAE[/B] This is a giant damselfly naiad or small giant dragonfly nymph adapted to live on land, although It cannot survive dry conditions for long (see [URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256']Giant Dragonfly Nymph[/URL] for details, under Terrestrial Giant Odonatid Larvae). A small giant terrestrial odonatid larva uses a giant damselfly naiad's statistics, except it moves better on land than water (30 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 10 ft.), loses the [I]Jet Dash[/I] action option if it's a dragonfly nymph, and gains the following additional trait. [I][B]Limited Amphibiousness.[/B][/I] The terrestrial odonatid larva can breathe air and water, but it needs to be drenched in water at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating. [/COLOR] (Monster designed by Casimir Liber and Cleon on Enworld.org's [I]General Monster Talk[/I] Creature Catalog Forum; inspired by the giant dragonfly nymph that debuted in [I]EX2 The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror[/I] (1983) by Gary Gygax.) [/QUOTE]
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