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Portrait of the Tunnel Grinder
Creature · Built-in

Tunnel Grinder

Large Monstrosity, unaligned

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 2
  • Melee

A blind, mole-like beast the size of an ox that eats ore and spits out slag; miners hear it chewing before the wall gives way.

Statistics

Armor Class
14 (leathery hide)
Hit Points
59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Burrow 20 ft
Challenge
CR 2 · 450 XP
Size
Large — Takes a 2-by-2 block of map cells.
Senses
Tremorsense 60 ft, Blind beyond 10 ft
STR18+4
DEX8−1
CON16+3
INT2−4
WIS10+0
CHA4−3

Attacks

Multiattack

Grinding Teeth, Digging Claws

Grinding Teeth Melee

+6 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d8 + 4 piercing

Digging Claws Melee

+6 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 4 slashing

Abilities

Cave-In Recharge 5–6

Bursts through a wall in a shower of rock.

Area
10 ft
Saving throw
Dexterity DC 13
On a failed save
Full damage and knocked prone.
On a successful save
Half damage.
Damage
2d6 bludgeoning
Conditions
Prone

Defenses

No special resistances, immunities or vulnerabilities.

Environment & tags

Environments
Mine, Underground, Cave
Groups
Cave / Underground, Original Game Master Creatures
Tags
monstrosity, original, burrower