Griffon

Griffon

Large animal
Challenge

STR
4
DEX
2
CON
3
INT
−4
WIS
1
CHA
−1

59
7d10+21
14
Fort
+4
Ref
+4
Will
+0

Speed 5 m., fly 20 m.
Skills Perception +2 (13)
Senses darkvision 10 m.

Keen Sight. The griffon has advantage on Perception checks that rely on sight.

Maneuvers. The griffon uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 14). It has 5 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 1, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:

1 stamina die: dive attack, pounce, spring attack, tear flesh, trip

Actions (2)

Beak (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.

Claws (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Arctic, Coastal, Grassland, Hill, Mountainsrd

Maneuvers

As an action while flying, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters in a straight line angled downwards toward a creature, you can make an Attack action with a melee weapon attack against it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and you don’t provoke opportunity attacks when you fly out of the creature’s reach.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack against a creature after you move at least 3 meters straight toward it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, it must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you knock it prone.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and target a creature of a larger size for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a natural weapon that deals piercing or slashing damage to cause jagged wounds that bleed.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature is bleeding 1.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and bleeding level by 1 for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack and a Brawn check to Trip.

Enhance

You can add the stamina die to the attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) for each additional stamina die expended.