Monsters / Sphinx
Sphinx
CR 8 - 4,800 XP - N Large Magical Beast
Stat block
AC21 (touch 10, flat-footed 20)HP102 (12d10+36)SavesFort +11, Ref +9, Will +10Melee2 claws +17 (2d6+6/19-20)Speed40 ft., fly 60 ft. (poor)AbilitiesStr 22, Dex 13, Con 16, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 19BAB / CMB / CMD+12 / +19 / 30Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +21Environmentwarm deserts and hills
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (5 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.
pounce (from special_attacks)
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
territorial (from lore)
Though fiercely territorial, they tend to give intruders plenty of warning before attacking.
Though fiercely territorial, they tend to give intruders plenty of warning before attacking.
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 22 over Dex 13 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 22 over Dex 13 - 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; Perception +21 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +21 - hunts where prey is blind
On-hit riders and breath
rake2d6+6
pounce2d6+6
From the entry
Although there are many different species of sphinx, the one certain scholars refer to as the "gynosphinx" (a name many sphinxes find insulting) is a wise and majestic creature that is nevertheless terrifying when angered. Less moralistic than their male counterparts (the "androsphinx"-a different creature entirely than the sphinx presented here), sphinxes are careful and methodical in their decision-making, and pride themselves on their cold logic and impartiality. They have little patience for the lesser sphinx variants, seeing them as little better than animals. Sphinxes love riddles and complicated dilemmas, and treasure strange facts and arcane trivia far more than gold or gems
While not great scholars in any traditional sense, sphinxes' great appreciation of puzzles leads them to research shallowly in a wide variety of subjects, and they can often be invaluable sources of inform...