Huge beast (Naedocyte), unaligned
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (+1) | 14 (+2) | 14 (+2) | 4 (-3) | 10 (+0) | 8 (-1) |
Produce Roe. The Naedocyte breeder drops a Naedocyte roe in an unoccupied space on the ground within 5 feet of it. At the start of the Naedocyte breeder’s next turn, the roe hatches, releasing 5 Naedocyte hatchlings which join the fight.
Medium object (Naedocyte), unaligned
Naedocyte breeders have simple tactics: use their produce roe action, try to stay out of melee range.
“Kill that breeder before its kids kill us!” – A dwarf offering tactical advice to his colleagues.
Naedocyte breeders are the adult form of the Naedocyte species. A Naedocyte that enters adulthood undergoes a metamorphosis which leaves it looking less like a jellyfish and more like a whale. A Naedocyte breeder’s body is large and long – fronted by a dark purple knobbly head with a mouth-like orifice, and reared by a lilac coloured floaty, fleshy sac. The Naedocyte breeder’s primary purpose is to gestate and produce as many purple, lumpy Naedocyte roe as it can – which it typically does internally and over the course of several weeks. In times of stress, a Naedocyte breeder can rapidly offload its roe. The resulting offspring are unlikely to live long, as they lack key developmental features, but they can provide enough of a distraction to allow the breeder to escape.
This creature is based on reference material found in the game Deep Rock Galactic. It’s a good game, go check it out.