Baba Serpent (creature)

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Baba Serpent
Medium plant (baba), unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor) Heart Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 0 ft.
STR 12 (+1)	DEX 8 (-1)	CON 12 (+1)	INT 2 (-4)	WIS 7 (-2)	CHA 6 (-2)
Damage Vulnerabilities fire, slashing
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, frightened, prone
Senses tremorsense 30 ft. (blind and deaf beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages understands spoken Deku but can't speak, read, or write
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)			Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. While the baba remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary plant. Weak Point. Any target strike against the baba's stem that deals piercing or slashing damage forces the baba to immediately Uproot (no action required).
Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) poison damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the baba cannot bite another target. Uproot. The baba detaches itself from the ground gains a walking speed of 30 feet and a swim speed of 30 feet. Another action can be used to re-attach itself from the point where it was uprooted. While detached, the baba takes 1d12 necrotic damage at the end of each of its turns.
Reactions Lunge. If a creature moves within reach of the baba's bite attack, it makes a bite attack against that creature.

“	“These hostile plant monsters grow in various places throughout Hyrule, devouring nearby prey with their enormous mouths. They resemble Deku Babas, but their heads will jump around, biting at enemies even after their stems are cut.”
	— Encyclopedia

A deku baba with a most peculiar adaptation, the baba serpent can momentarily separate its head from its planted base to slither about like a snake, snapping its jaws wildly. Until it separates, it is practically indistinguishable from a regular deku baba.
     Hidden Among Friends. Many intelligent creatures recognize and predict the immobility of normal deku babas, then drop their guard against such foes. A baba serpent often lives among normal deku babas, routinely thrives in the same habitats, and is able to blend in among them. It is known to take advantage of this camouflage to ambush prey that doesn't expect its sudden mobility. This is a symbiotic relationship: the baba serpent gains a more effective means of attack, and the deku babas are protected from wise predators they could otherwise could not pursue or evade.
     Environment: Forest, Grassland

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• Baba, the race to which this creature belongs
• Deku baba, the most common variety of baba
• Fire baba, a variety adapted to shoot fiery projectiles
• Diababa, a Huge baba transformed and empowered by evil magic or other mysterious forces

The material on this page is based primarily on content found in Twilight Princess, which is copyright Nintendo Co., Ltd.