Monsters / Chimera
Chimera
CR 7 - 3,200 XP - CE Large Magical Beast
Stat block
AC19 (touch 10, flat-footed 18)HP85 (9d10+36)SavesFort +9, Ref +7, Will +6Meleebite +12 (2d6+4), bite +12 (1d8+4), gore +12 (1d8+4), 2 claws +12 (1d6+4)Speed30 ft., fly 50 ft. (poor)AbilitiesStr 19, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 13, Cha 10BAB / CMB / CMD+9 / +14 / 25Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +10Environmenttemperate hills
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (3 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 19 over Dex 12 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 19 over Dex 12 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +10 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +10 - hunts where prey is blind
On-hit riders and breath
breath weapon1d4
From the entry
A chimera's breath weapon depends on the color of its dragon head, as summarized on the table below. Regardless of its type, a chimera's breath weapon is usable once every 1d4 rounds, deals 6d8 points of damage, and allows a DC 17 Reflex save for half damage. The save DC is Constitution-based. To determine a chimera's head color and breath weapon randomly, roll 1d10 and consult the table below.
Chimeras are monstrous creatures born of primordial evil. Hateful and hungry, they hunt on the ground or in the air. A chimera's dragon head may be of any evil dragon type, with the corresponding breath weapon, and its wings usually match the scales on its head. Chimeras speak with three overlapping voices, but rarely do so, typically only when playing toady to a more powerful creature. A chimera is 5 feet tall at the shoulder, nearly 10 feet long, and weighs 700 pounds.
Chimeras prefer meat bu...