# Arboreal Grappler

*Medium* *Aberration* *Neutral Evil*

- **Armor Class:** 14 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 90 (12d8 + 36)
- **Speed:** walk 40 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 4 (1,100 XP)
- **Source:** [Tome of Beasts 2023](https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-1-2023-edition/) page 24

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 6 (-2) | 10 (+0) | 6 (-2) |

- **Skills:** Acrobatics +5, Stealth +5
- **Damage Vulnerabilities:** False
- **Damage Immunities:** False
- **Damage Resistances:** False
- **Condition Immunities:** False
- **Senses:** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
- **Languages:** —

### Special Abilities

- **Boscage Brachiation:** The arboreal grappler doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it climbs out of an enemy's reach.
- **Mobile Grappler:** The arboreal grappler can move at its full speed when dragging a Medium or smaller creature it has grappled.
- **Spider Climb:** The arboreal grappler can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The arboreal grappler makes one Bite attack and two Tentacle attacks.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
- **Tentacle:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. The arboreal grappler has two tentacles, each of which can grapple only one target.
