Saber-Toothed Tiger

Large animal
Challenge

STR
4
DEX
2
CON
2
INT
−4
WIS
1
CHA
−1

52
7d10+14
14
Fort
+3
Ref
+4
Will
+0

Speed 8 m.
Skills Perception +2 (13), Stealth +3 (14)

Keen Smell. The saber-toothed tiger has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell.

Maneuvers. The saber-toothed tiger 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: ambush, pounce, spring attack, tear flesh

Actions (1)

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Arctic, Mountainsrd

Maneuvers

As an action, you can use Stealth without using an action. Additionally, before the end of your next turn, you can add the stamina die to an attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) if you have advantage on the attack, or if the creature is within 1 meter of an enemy of the creature that isn’t incapacitated and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack.

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.