The Mimic Stick

Overview

A crooked wooden stick covered in tiny grooves resembling teeth. When pointed at something, the grooves briefly open like a hungry mouth.

Quick Facts

Item Type: Wondrous Item

Rarity: Very Rare

Attunement: Required

Activation: Action

Charges: 3 charges

Recharge: Regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.

Mimic Transformation

As an action, you point the Mimic Stick at one creature or object you can see within 60 feet. A creature must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or transform into a Mimic. An unattended nonmagical object automatically fails.

The transformation changes what the target is and what it can do, but does not replace its underlying power level.

Preserved Statistics

A transformed creature retains its:

Armor Class
Current and maximum Hit Points
Hit Dice
Walking, climbing, flying, swimming, and burrowing speeds
Strength
Dexterity
Constitution
Intelligence
Wisdom
Charisma
Saving throw bonuses
Skill bonuses
Proficiency Bonus
Damage resistances
Damage immunities
Condition immunities
Senses
Languages

A creature's size also remains unchanged.

Lost Abilities

While transformed, the creature cannot use its original:

Attacks
Spells
Breath weapons
Class features
Innate spellcasting
Special actions

These are temporarily replaced by the Mimic abilities described below. Passive defensive characteristics represented by the creature’s preserved statistics remain intact.

Mimic Traits

Shapechanger. The Mimic can use its action to alter its appearance into an object appropriate for its size or return to its amorphous Mimic form. Its statistics do not change when it changes shape.

False Appearance. While motionless in object form, the Mimic is indistinguishable from an ordinary object of that kind.

Adhesive. When a creature touches the Mimic or is hit by its Pseudopod, the Mimic can attempt to adhere to it. The target is grappled.

A creature grappled this way has disadvantage on ability checks made to escape the grapple.

Mimic Actions

Multiattack. The Mimic makes two attacks in any combination of Pseudopod and Bite.

Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack.

Pseudopod Reach by Size
Size	Reach
Tiny–Medium	5 ft.
Large	10 ft.
Huge	15 ft.
Gargantuan	20 ft.

On a hit, the Pseudopod deals bludgeoning damage based on the Mimic’s size. Add the Mimic’s Strength modifier to the damage. The target can also become grappled by Adhesive.

Pseudopod Damage by Size
Size	Damage Dice
Tiny	1d4
Small	1d6
Medium	1d8
Large	2d8
Huge	3d8
Gargantuan	4d8

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack.

On a hit, the target takes piercing damage based on the Mimic’s size, plus acid damage. Add the Mimic’s Strength modifier to the piercing damage.

Bite Damage by Size
Size	Piercing	Acid
Tiny	1d4	1d4
Small	1d6	1d4
Medium	1d8	1d6
Large	2d8	2d6
Huge	3d8	3d6
Gargantuan	4d8	4d6

Powerful Creatures

Transforming a powerful creature does not turn it into a weak standard Mimic.

For example, an Ancient Dragon retains its enormous Hit Point pool, Armor Class, ability scores, saving throws, movement speeds, resistances, senses, and Proficiency Bonus. It simply temporarily fights as a Mimic instead of as a dragon.

Objects

When the Mimic Stick is used on an object, the object becomes a Mimic using a separate object-based Mimic stat block determined by the object’s size.

Duration

The transformation lasts for 10 minutes.

It ends early if the Mimic is reduced to 0 Hit Points or if the effect is otherwise ended by the Mimic Stick.

When the transformation ends, a creature returns to its original form with its current Hit Points unchanged.

Equipment Statistics

The Mimic Stick statistics
Property	Value
Name	The Mimic Stick
Type	Wondrous Item
Activation	Action
Charges	3 charges
Recharge	Regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
Rarity	Very Rare
Attunement	Requires attunement
Source	Eldor Homebrew