Brain Breaker

(Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)

Large aberration (mind flayer), Lawful Evil

Armor Class14 (ring mail)
Hit Points189 (18d10 + 90)
Speed30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
15 (+2) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 21 (+5) 19 (+4) 20 (+5)
Saving ThrowsCha +9, Int +9, Wis +8
SkillsArcana +9, Insight +12
Damage Vulnerabilities—
Damage Resistances—
Damage Immunities—
Condition Immunities—
Sensesblindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languagestelepathy 1 mile; understands Common, Deep Speech, and Undercommon but can't speak
Challenge12

Traits

Creature Sense.

The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one's Intelligence score, but can't sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can't be perceived in this manner.

Magic Resistance.

The brain breaker has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Telepathic Hub.

The brain breaker can use its telepathy to initiate and maintain telepathic conversations with up to ten creatures at a time. The brain breaker can let those creatures telepathically hear each other while connected in this way.

Actions

Multiattack.

The brain breaker makes two Tentacle attacks.

Tentacle.

Melee Attack Roll: +6 to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 14) and takes 9 (1d8 + 5) psychic damage at the start of each of its turns until the grapple ends. The brain breaker can have up to four targets grappled at a time.

Mind Blast (Recharge 5-6).

Creatures of the brain breaker's choice within 60 feet of itself must succeed on a DC 17 Intelligence saving throw or take 32 (5d10 + 5) psychic damage and have the stunned condition for 1 minute. A stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Spellcasting (Psionics)

The brain breaker casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):

At will: detect thoughts, levitate