Wiki › Monsters & Creatures

Temple Dog 2014

CR 5 celestial

Medium celestial, good


Armor Class
15 (natural armor)
Hit Points
97 (15d8+30)
Speed
30 ft.

STR18 (+4)
DEX14 (+2)
CON15 (+2)
INT8 (-1)
WIS14 (+2)
CHA10 (+0)

Saving Throws
Strength +7, Constitution +5, Intelligence +2, Wisdom +5
Skills
Perception +5
Resistances
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
understands Celestial and Common but can't speak
Challenge
5 (1,800 XP) · Proficiency Bonus +3

Magic Resistance.

The temple dog has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Protector's Initiative.

If the temple dog is entering combat against a clear threat to its temple, it has advantage on its initiative roll.

Rushing Slam.

If the temple dog moves at least 10 feet straight toward a target and then makes a slam attack against that target, it can make an additional slam attack against a second creature within 5 feet of the first target as a bonus action.

Actions

Bite.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage plus 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). The target must also make a successful DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.

Slam.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone and pushed 5 feet. The temple dog can immediately enter the position the target was pushed out of, if it chooses to.

Environments: Arctic or Tundra, Caves, Coast, Desert, Forest or Jungle, Grassland or Plains, Hills, Laboratory, Lake, Mountain, Ocean, Ruins, Sewer, Shadowfell, The Abyss, Astral Plane, Elysium, Ethereal Plane, Feywild, Hell, Material Plane, Plane of Air, Plane of Earth, Plane of Fire, Plane of Water, Swamp or Marsh, Temple, Badlands, Tomb, Underworld, Urban

Other versions

Source: Tome of Beasts (Kobold Press) · License: OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a details