Phantom Fungus

[MacMathan]

IMC phantom fungus have been found near Myconoid colonies. They respond to any Shriekers that are set off. Made the players swear off of mushrooms on the pizza for at least a month.

 

[FireLance]

On a related note, a party facing darkmantles and possessing no daylight spells can be hurt severely when they're flailing in the dark wondering where each other is. I put a party of 7 level 7 characters against seven regular darkmantles, and by the time it was finished, half the party was unconscious.

Gotta love 3E total concealment.

One reason why I like it that Darkness creates shadowy illumination in 3.5e (although the spell could be better named). Running a combat for a party in total darkness is an absolute pain, and a creature that has blindsight and can create total darkness is just too effective for CR 1.

 

[Mortal Arrow]

We decided to throw a little love toward the Phantom Fungus and re-imagine it as something a bit more ... terrifying. Feel free to take a look here for a different take on an oddball monster.