# Broodmother of Leng

*Huge* *Aberration* *chaotic evil*

- **Armor Class:** 17 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 161 (17d12+51)
- **Speed:** climb 30 ft. walk 40 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 11 (7,200 XP)
- **Source:** [Tome of Beasts 2](https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-2-for-5th-edition) page 52

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 (+4) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 17 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 10 (+0) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +6, Con +9, Int +7
- **Skills:** intimidation +4, perception +4, stealth +6
- **Damage Immunities:** poison
- **Damage Resistances:** bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
- **Condition Immunities:** charmed, poisoned, unconscious
- **Senses:** darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 14
- **Languages:** Common, Void Speech

### Special Abilities

- **Brood Leader:** Spiders of Leng and swarms of spiderlings have advantage on attack rolls against creatures within 30 feet of the broodmother who have attacked or damaged the broodmother within the last minute.
- **Eldritch Understanding:** A broodmother of Leng can read and use any scroll.
- **Poisonous Blood:** A creature that hits the broodmother with a melee attack while within 5 feet of her takes 7 (2d6) poison damage. The creature must succeed a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or also be poisoned until the end of its next turn.
- **Innate Spellcasting:** The broodmother of Leng's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.
At will: charm person, chill touch, comprehend languages, detect magic
3/day each: hold person, suggestion, thunderwave
1/day each: dream, legend lore, mislead, scrying

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The broodmother of Leng makes two claw attacks.
- **Claw:** Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d10 + 4) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) poison damage.
- **Spit Venom:** Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (4d8 + 2) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned and blinded until the end of its next turn.
- **Call Brood (1/Day):** The broodmother spawns 2d4 swarms of spiderlings (treat as spiders of Leng (treat as giant wolf spider) instead. The creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of the broodmother and obeying her spoken commands. The creatures remain for 1 hour, until the broodmother dies, or until the broodmother dismisses them as a bonus action.

### Reactions

- **Protect the Future:** When a creature the broodmother can see attacks her, she can call on a spider of Leng within 5 feet of her to protect her. The spider of Leng becomes the target of the attack instead.


