Giant Mongoose
The giant mongoose slinks through the woods, searching out rodents and other small animals to prey upon. Like their smaller cousins, giant mongooses are notoriously resistant to venoms, and their dist
- Armor class
- 13
- Hit points
- 13
- Challenge
- 0.25
- Creature type
- Beast
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- unaligned
The giant mongoose slinks through the woods, searching out rodents and other small animals to prey upon. Like their smaller cousins, giant mongooses are notoriously resistant to venoms, and their distinctive “dance” in battle helps them avoid deadly strikes.
Stat block
- Cha
- 7
- Con
- 14
- Dex
- 16
- Int
- 3
- Str
- 10
- Wis
- 14
- Speed
- Walk: 30
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
- Skills
- Stealth: 5; Athletics: 2
- Actions
- Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
- Languages
- —
- Reactions
- Defensive Roll. The mongoose adds its Athletics bonus to its AC against one attack that would hit it. To do so, the mongoose must see the attacker.
- Saving throws
- Wisdom: 4; Constitution: 4
- Special abilities
- Keen Hearing and Smell. The mongoose has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
- Damage resistances
- poison
- Condition immunities
- poisoned
Source and licence
From Tome of Beasts 2.
Licence: Open Game Content (OGL 1.0a).