War-Badger

Large beast, unaligned

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 48 (5d10 +20)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 10 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	16 (+3)	19 (+4)	7 (-2)	10 (+0)	5 (-3)

Saving Throws Str +5, Dex +5, Con +6
Skills Perception +3, Survival (tracking) +3
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Challenge 2 (450 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

• Feral Frenzy. While reduced to less than 50% of its hit point maximum, the war-badger’s attacks do an additional 5 (1d4+3) damage.
• Hard Charger. If the war-badger moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with an attack on the same turn, that target must successfully roll a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
• Keen Smell. The war-badger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell and is able to detect creatures within 10 feet of it, even while burrowing.

ACTIONS

• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 +3) piercing damage.
• Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 feet, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 +3) slashing damage.
• Multiattack. The war-badger makes 2 Claw attacks.
• Opportunist. If a prone target is within 5 feet of the war-badger, on its turn, the war-badger can use a bonus action to make one Bite attack against it.

ABOUT

The weathered and battle-scarred mercenary glowered from the saddle, slowly drawing forth a length of thick, iron chain from a saddle-pouch. His snarling, snapping mount; a monstrous and equally scarred war-badger, is draped in battleworn scale-mail and harnessed for combat.signal to charge.