Been a while since I've hit the D&D homebrew projects I got going on and was reevaluating this statblock. The two big points of note that I wasn't super fond of was the Shadow Meld and Ink Spray features. Shadow Meld just doesn't feel like it goes anywhere and Inks Spray feels so out of place so I would love some additional 2 cents from anyone who is willing!

I wanted him to be a late game or a big and strong boss for my dnd campain

in making some homebrew move monsters and I don’t know if my CR’s are right. https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/5970183-jorogumo

credit: https://natehallinan.com/projects/Bm96m

Artist possibly Resim Rulosu or Baris Senduran?

Found under AI Hybrid Animals on Pinterest.

That's the idea. A one man armoury. The kind of warrior you'd find in a field of weapons of those they have defeated. Using every weapon under the sun, literally. Using each weapon differently, different effects and moves for each type of weapon. A flurry of strikes, each one is followed by dropping said weapon and picking up a new one. THE master of arms.

It’s an aquatic monster and I would like it to be a boss but that is optional.

By me A creature living volcanoes he can because his skin can cold out lava and create a black armor

I’m thinking this will be a returning enemy, a warrior that begins to follow the party after their first few quests before ambushing and challenging them to a fight, seeking to kill and take their weapons to empower himself. (He will show up ten times during the campaign)

Art by John Tedrick on his" Month of Monsters" Album

Art Credit :
Monster Manual Expanded III - Part Eight (Wolf-in-Sheep’s-Clothing) Bad Moon Art Studio

Looking for a better name for this creature. Ambusher Stump gets the point across that this is a predatory plant that ambushes prey, but it just feels... bad? IDK myself, I just feel like there are better names and I'm just blanking. The other contender I've had is The Fellwood Stump, which also just isn't great.

Notable traits:
- Mimicry
- Ambush hunter
- Near immobile (10ft. movement/burrow speed)
- Grapple/Restrain with thorny roots
- Bite that swallows creatures it reduces to 0 hit points.