Besides possessing more speed than the larger manticore as well as a surprising grace, the manticore king is also slightly more intelligent than is obvious from its appearance – these things put together make for a predator capable of wholly unexpected tactics and maneuverability, all to quickly place it in position to deliver a fateful, toxic pinprick. Manticore kings hunt and fight primarily by launching spikes from their tail carrying their feared and potent venom, although the tail’s stinger itself can inject the venom just as well. As these prides also serve as a harem of mates, the majority of the manticores in a manticore king’s pride will most often be of the opposite sex. Manticore kings hunt solitarily through the foothills in which they make their lairs, bringing down oxen, rhinos and even others predators with ease, or else they surround themselves with a pride of lesser manticores to hunt for them.
They also have black fur and feathers, with white bone-like spines on their bodies, including a white lion skull and a large, crown-like mane of bone. Manticores have the body and head of a lion, wings of a predatory bird and the tail of a scorpion. Quick Reference Optional, Variant, and Expanded Rules. Manticores are large, lion-like flying Creatures of Grimm first encountered in the episode 'Argus Limited' of Volume 6. In any case most scholars have long debunked the theory that a manticore king is in fact a manticore who has not yet reached maturity, a theory that persists despite the creature’s lack of wings - for although the manticore king is smaller and of considerably lesser bulk than its more common cousin in name, its agility, cunning, and extremely deadly venom makes it a far underestimated and lethal foe. Search by name on the left, click monster name to display on the right. Aboleths, Angels, Ankhegs, and Azers as Zombies in 5e D&D. It is unknown whether the relation between common manticores and the dreaded manticore kings is simply a matter of separate species sharing the same environment, or whether they are of one genus descended from a shared ancestor. Manticore specters are manticores that were killed by a powerful undead force, trapping them. Initial Effect 1 Con Damage secondary effect Death The creature can launch only 32 spikes in a 24 hour-period.
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This is part of the Revised (v.5.1) System Reference Document. The material in this box is unofficial, and is not quoted from a SRD or published material.īack to Main Page → 5e System Reference Document → Monster → Manticore Manticore appear as a lion with the face of a man, the wings of a dragon, and a long spiked tail. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 100/200 ft., one target. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
The manticore makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws, or three with its tail spikes.īite. Used spikes regrow when the manticore finishes a long rest. The manticore has twenty-four tail spikes. Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11Ĭhallenge: 3 (700 xp) Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2 By LadyofHats (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons