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{{5e Monster
|name=Darkmantle 
|sorttext=
|refs={{SRD5ref}} <ref name="hab">Note: Habitat is not part of the [[SRD5]].</ref> <ref name="mm5.46">also published in &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=46}}</ref> <ref name="dmg5hab">habitat - {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)}} p.302-305</ref> <ref name="rlyhab">habitat (Underground) - [[user:Rlyehable]]</ref>
|size=Small 
|type=Monstrosity 
|swarm= 
|subtype= 
|align=Unaligned 
|ac=11 
|acfluff= 
|hp=22 
|hd=5d6+5 
|speed=10 ft., {{srd5lc|Fly}} 30 ft. 
|str=16
|dex=12
|con=13
|int=2
|wis=10
|cha=5
|saves= 
|skills={{SRD5|Stealth}} +3 
|damageresistances= 
|damageimmunity= 
|conditionimmunity= 
|senses={{srd5lc|Blindsight}} 60 ft. 
|perception=10 <!--Passive-->
|languages= 
|habitat=Underdark, Underground 
|cr=1/2<!--Challenge Rating-->
|xp= <!--Experience points for destroying-->
|canon=true
|summary=Darkmantle appear similar to a {{wikip|Vampire Squid}}.

|feature1=Echolocation
|flimit1=
|fdesc1=The darkmantle can't use its blindsight while deafened.

|feature2=False Appearance
|flimit2=
|fdesc2=While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a stalactite or stalagmite.

|action1=Crush
|alimit1=
|adesc1=''{{SRD5|Melee Weapon Attack}}:'' +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. ''Hit:'' 6 (1d6 + 3) {{srd5lc|Bludgeoning}} damage, and the darkmantle attaches to the target. If the target is {{SRD5|Medium}} or smaller and the darkmantle has {{srd5lc|Advantage}} on the {{srd5lc|Attack Roll}}, it attaches by engulfing the target’s head, and the target is also {{srd5lc|Blinded}} and unable to breathe while the darkmantle is attached in this way. 

While attached to the target, the darkmantle can attack no other creature except the target but has advantage on its attack rolls. The darkmantle’s {{srd5lc|Speed}} also becomes 0, it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed, and it moves with the target. 

A creature can detach the darkmantle by making a successful {{SRD5|DC}} 13 {{SRD5|Strength}} {{srd5lc|Ability Check|check}} as an {{srd5lc|Action}}. On its {{srd5lc|Turn}}, the darkmantle can detach itself from the target by using 5 feet of movement.

|action2=Darkness Aura
|alimit2=1/Day
|adesc2=A 15-foot radius of magical {{srd5lc|Darkness}} extends out from the darkmantle, moves with it, and spreads around corners. The darkness lasts as long as the darkmantle maintains {{srd5lc|Concentration}}, up to 10 minutes (as if concentrating on a spell). Darkvision can’t penetrate this darkness, and no natural light can illuminate it. If any of the darkness overlaps with an area of {{srd5lc|Light (spell)|light}} created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell creating the light is dispelled.
}}
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'''Unofficial Description:''' Darkmantle appear similar to a {{wikip|Vampire Squid}}.
[[File:Vampyroteuthis infernalis.jpg|thumb|180px|Vampire Squid<br />by: Thiele in Chun, C. 1910. Die Cephalopoden.<br />[[Public Domain]]<br />''Image not part of the SRD]]

{{otherlore|The darkmantle hangs from a ceiling by a muscular “foot” at the top of its body. It can look like a stalactite, by holding its tentacles stiffly under itself, or like a lump of rock, spreading its tentacles so the membrane between them covers its body. Its shell and skin usually resemble limestone, but a darkmantle can change its color to match almost any type of stony background.

A darkmantle is about 4 feet long from the tips of its tentacles to the top of its head. It weighs about 30 pounds.|{{SRD3ref}}|3.5e lore|margin=200px}}

===Found in Adventures===
{{5e Creature Adventure List|Darkmantle}}
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==Sources and Notes==
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[[Category:SRD5 Monsters]]

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Alignment	Unaligned +
Author	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
CRval	0.5 +
Canon	true +
Challenge Rating	1/2 +
Creature Name	Darkmantle +
Experience Points	100 +
Features	Echolocation +, False Appearance +, Crush + and Darkness Aura +
Habitat	Underdark + and Underground +
Hit Dice	5d6+5 +
Hit Points	22 +
Name	Darkmantle +
Publication	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
Size	Small +
SortText	Darkmantle 5e +
Summary	Darkmantle appear similar to a Vampire Squid . +
Type	Monstrosity +