Monsters / Hyena, Dire
Hyena, Dire
CR 3 - 800 XP - N Large Animal
Stat block
AC15 (touch 11, flat-footed 13)HP26 (4d8+8)SavesFort +6, Ref +6, Will +2Meleebite +6 (2d6+6 plus trip)Speed50 ft.AbilitiesStr 18, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6BAB / CMB / CMD+3 / +8 / 20Senseslow-light vision, scent; Perception +8Environmentwarm plains
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.
trip (from melee)
melee: bite +6 (2d6+6 plus trip) - trip rides the hit
melee: bite +6 (2d6+6 plus trip) - trip rides the hit
pack-hunter (from lore)
A pack of dire hyenas rarely stops moving and hunting for anything other than sleep, mating, or food.
A pack of dire hyenas rarely stops moving and hunting for anything other than sleep, mating, or food.
scent-tracking (from senses)
senses: scent - hidden prey is found, not lost
senses: scent - hidden prey is found, not lost
From the entry
Dire hyenas (known to many as hyaenodons) are more fearsome than their smaller cousins. While hyaenodons won't turn down carrion as a handy meal, they much prefer to hunt for prey. A pack of dire hyenas rarely stops moving and hunting for anything other than sleep, mating, or food. Hyaenodons are 6 feet tall at the shoulder and often over 12 feet long. They weigh 900 pounds.
Gnolls have been known to train hyaenodons to serve in their lairs as guardians, or more commonly as fearsome mounts.