Monsters / Herd Animal, Bison
Herd Animal, Bison
CR 4 - 1,200 XP - N Large Animal
Stat block
AC17 (touch 9, flat-footed 17)HP42 (5d8+20)SavesFort +8, Ref +4, Will +1Meleegore +10 (2d6+12)Speed40 ft.AbilitiesStr 27, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 4BAB / CMB / CMD+3 / +12 / 22Senseslow-light vision, scent; Perception +8Environmentcold or temperate plains
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (2 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 27 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 27 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
On-hit riders and breath
trample2d6+12DC 20 Reflex
stampede2d6+12DC 20 Reflex
From the entry
Bison are large herd animals. They can grow as long as 12 feet and as tall as 7 feet at the shoulder. Average bison weigh 2,200 pounds. The bison's statistics can be used for almost any larger herd animal, such as the buffalo.
Bison frighten far less easily than their domesticated cousins and are much more aggressive when protecting the herd or their young. Adult bulls are extremely confontational in mating season, and even kill one another in pursuit of particular females. After mating season, herds of bison tend to separate into smaller herds in preparation for the arrival of new calves.
Bison companions are identical to aurochs animal companions.