Monstrous Monday: Rug of Mothering (D&D 5E)

 Another one from Mr. Maxstadt. I like the idea of giving some character to monsters, and this is a very flavorful cursed version of the rug of smothering.

Rug of Mothering
Would-be independent adventures prepare for thrilling heroics, only to end their peace of mind prematurely as the rug be-neath their feet animates and smothers them – emotionally.
   A rug of mothering can be made in many different forms, from a finely woven carpet fit for a queen-mother to a coarse mat from a peasant matron's hovel. Creatures with the ability to sense magic detect the rug's false magical aura of transmutation magic.
   In some cases, a rug of smothering is disguised as a carpet of flying or another beneficial magic item. However, a character who stands or sits on the rug, or who attempts to utter a word of command, quickly finds that it forms an emotional attachment to them. Once the rug has formed an attachment to a character it will always be found somewhere about their person or their gear, worrying about how they eat, nagging them about how they take care of their clothes, and fussing when they go out in the rain without proper footwear.
   Even a remove curse spell will not get rid of this item's attachment to a character, but such an act will prompt a soliloquy that begins “So this is the thanks I get...”
   Source: John M. Maxstadt, "Still More [Gods Forbid] Outrages From the Mages," Dragon #144 (April 1989).

Rug of Mothering
Large construct , unaligned

Armor Class 11
Hit Points 33 (6d10)
Speed 10 ft.

STR      DEX       CON         INT         WIS        CHA
8 (-1)  12 (+1)  10 (+0)  10 (+0)  12 (+1)  10 (+0)|

Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP)                                     Proficiency Bonus +2

Antimagic Susceptibility. The rug is incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the rug must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

Damage Transfer. While it is grappling a creature, the rug takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the creature grappled by the rug takes the other half.

False Appearance. While the rug remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal rug.

Actions
Smother. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or smaller creature. Hit: The creature is grappled (escape DC 9). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, blinded, and at risk of suffocating, and the rug can't smother another target. Besides suffocation, this attack does no damage.

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