SPANNER

SPANNER
This cobblestone bridge looks entirely unassuming to the average viewer. But
beneath the facade, lies a sentient creature, eager for conversation with those who
would walk across it.
Living Bridges. Spanners are living, intelligent, stone bridges. Nobody

knows where these creatures first originated, but most scholars believe they began as
mimics who were altered by arcane magic and twisted into the form of a bridge. They
likely served as guardians and sentries for their creator’s lair. Since then though,
spanners have migrated through the countryside and spread far and wide the world
over. They are known to come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes as a relatively small
stone bridge across a brook, other times as a massive stone connector bridging
impossibly long gaps. Nobody knows how, or if, they reproduce, but the assumption
is that once a single individual reaches a massive size, they split into two separate
entities and go their own way.
Gossiping Infrastructure. These creatures are of average intelligence and
fully capable of communicating with spoken word. They have a low, gravelly voice
that rumbles the rest of the creature's body while they speak. Spanners love to listen
in on what those walking across their back have to say. They are particularly fond of
good gossip and stories about far off lands. While most spanners are content to lay
idle for years at a time, some specimens are more outspoken and actively prevent
creatures from walking over them unless they can provide the spanner with an
interesting tale or bit of information.
Protective by Nature. Spanners have no natural end to their lifespan, and
as such, will sometimes stay in one place for hundreds of years if the locale is to their
liking. Those that are of more social inclination often form relationships with people
who cross them regularly. A spanner that provides transport over a river in and out
of a small town is liable to know all the merchants, hunters, guardsmen, or anyone
else that comes and goes from town frequently. Even if the creature chooses to keep
its true nature hidden, it likely knows a lot about the people in town due to its
interest in listening to others as they walk across it. This can make them a valuable
source of information. Spanners also take great lengths to protect those it cares about
from harm. Bandits seeking to cross the spanner in order to raid a village on the
other side might find the bridge actively fighting back or simply moving to prevent
their crossing. They also seem to have a soft spot for wildlife, freely allowing animals
to cross their bodies, and punishing poachers or other individuals it sees as abusive
to the natural world.
Spanner
Gargantuan Monstrosity, Typically Neutral
Armour Class - 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points - 145 (10d20 + 40)
Speed - 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR 17 (+3)
DEX 5 (-2)
CON 18 (+4)
INT 10 (+0)
WIS 15 (+2)
CHA 8 (-1)
Damage Resistances piercing, slashing

Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned, prone,
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +3
Traits
False Appearance.
While the spanner remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary bridge.
Living Bridge.
The spanner takes up its entire space. Other creatures can enter the space, but a creature
that does so is considered to be on the spanner’s body.
Very Difficult Terrain.

At the start of the spanner's turn, it can use a bonus action to try and move any creatures that
are currently standing on its body either by rocking back and forth to throw them off, or by
magically opening and closing a hole on its body that may cause a creature to fall through. In
either case, one creature of the spanner’s choosing must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity Saving
Throw or be moved up to 10 feet in a direction of the spanner’s choosing (including space
below the spanner).
Actions
Multiattack.
The spanner makes two slam attacks
Slam.
Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

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Living Bridges. Spanners are living, intelligent, stone bridges. Nobody

Armour Class - 18 (natural armor)

Damage Resistances piercing, slashing

Very Difficult Terrain.

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