Homebakery's Bestiary: Cakestructs

 A creation conjured from the mixing of fey fruit and normal cake, these chaotic constructs have no desire other than to cause mischief. This meddlesome ingredient is not something easily avoided however, even for the most careful of bakers. As the fruit does not come from a specific plant, and therefore can look like anything. Simply from growing in the fey realms it gains this potential, which is, for unknown reasons, released when brought together with baked goods.   

 

Appearance

 

Cakestructs vary in both size and appearance, due to the fact much of the visual makeup comes from the cake they have taken over. One common feature they all share, when moving around, is their legs made of dripping jam.  As it through this common filling that they are usually created.

 

Story Hooks

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• A mischievous pixie who takes a prank too far, endangering the neighbourhood.  
• The city post office mixes up its deliveries, setting off chaos across all the local bakeries. The party arrive just in the thick of it.
•  An archfey with much darker plans, uses these constructs to distract the town and the party from their real target.
• A city holiday features a very lucrative baking competition, one of the competitors spikes the competition to ensure their victory.

 

Tactics

 

Cakestructs are creatures without reason or self-preservation, they destroy and attack whatever they can, once they have broken out of their disguise. Using up all patience they had to wait until something moves within their vicinity.

 

Stat Blocks

 

Below are three stat blocks, one for the base Cakestruct, a Birthday Cakestruct and a Wedding Cakestruct.

 

CAKESTRUCT

Tiny construct, unaligned (typically chaotic neutral)

Armour Class 8

Hit Points 7 (3d4+0)

Speed 20 ft., 10 ft. climb

  STR        DEX        CON        INT        WIS        CHA

11 (+0)    7 (-2)     11 (+0)      3 (-4)      5 (-3)      13 (+1)

Skills Stealth +2

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 7

Languages Understands Sylvan

Challenge 1/8 (25XP)

Proficiency Bonus +2

Fey Origin. Cakestructs have advantage on Saving Throws they make to avoid or end the Charmed condition on themself.

Hidden Appearance. While the cakestruct remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary cake.

Cakesplosion. When the Cakestruct dies, it explodes in a burst of dust. Each creature within 5 ft. of it must then succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw and is stuck down by jam for 1 minute, or until it or another creature within reach of it uses an action to clean it off or cast prestidigitation. A creature stuck by the jam has its speed reduced to 0.

Actions

Jam Slam. Melee weapon attack, +2 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4+0) bludgeoning damage.

 

BIRTHDAY CAKESTRUCT

Tiny construct, unaligned (typically chaotic neutral)

Armour Class 8

Hit Points 12 (5d4+0)

Speed 20 ft., 10 ft. climb

  STR        DEX        CON        INT        WIS        CHA

11 (+0)    7 (-2)     11 (+0)      3 (-4)      5 (-3)      13 (+1)

Skills Stealth +4

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 7

Languages Understands Sylvan

Challenge 1/4 (50XP)

Proficiency Bonus +3

Fey Origin. Cakestructs have advantage on Saving Throws they make to avoid or end the Charmed condition on themself.

Hidden Appearance. While the cakestruct remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary cake.

Waxy Wrath. When hit with an attack, candle wax comes flying off. Every creature within 5ft. must succeed a Dexterity saving throw (DC 11) or takes fire damage equal to their level.  

Actions

Jam Slam. Melee weapon attack, +3 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6+0) bludgeoning damage.

Bonus Actions

Pyrotechnics. The candles explode with a dazzling display of colours. Each creature within 10 feet of the target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 11) or become blinded until the end of the cakestructs next turn.

Birthday Wish (recharge 5-6). As a Bonus Action, they can wish upon their candles, requesting the Effect of one spell that is 3rd Level or lower and has a Casting Time of 1 Bonus Action. The spell can be from any class's spell list, and they don't need to meet the requirements in that spell, including costly components; the spell simply takes Effect as part of this Bonus Action.

 

WEDDING CAKESTRUCT

Medium construct, unaligned (typically chaotic neutral)

Armour Class 8

Hit Points 26 (8d4+10)

Speed 20 ft., 10 ft. climb

  STR        DEX        CON        INT        WIS        CHA

12 (+1)    7 (-2)     13 (+1)      3 (-4)      5 (-3)      14 (+2)

Skills Stealth +2

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 7

Languages Understands Sylvan

Challenge 1/4 (50XP)

Proficiency Bonus +3

Fey Origin. Cakestructs have advantage on Saving Throws they make to avoid or end the Charmed condition on themself.

Hidden Appearance. While the cakestruct remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary cake.

Till Death Do Us Part. When the Wedding Cakestruct is reduced to 0 hit points it splits itself in half, each half using the Cakestruct stat block.

Actions

Mulitattack. The cakestruct makes one jam slam attack and one cake fall attack.

Jam Slam. Melee weapon attack, +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8+1) bludgeoning damage.

Cake Fall. Melee weapon attack, +4 to hit, one target. Hit: 7 (2d6+1) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature they must succeed a Strength saving throw (DC 12) or be knocked prone.