I'm still slowly making my way through the new 2025 Monster Manual, and last night I got to the new version of the Tarrasque.
I'm really liking the new version, and love the flavor and abilities they gave it.
One question I had was about the Thunderous Bellow action. The description states:
Thunderous Bellow (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 27, each creature and each object that isn’t being worn or carried in a 150-foot Cone. Failure: 78 (12d12) Thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened and Frightened conditions until the end of its next turn. Success: Half damage only.
I can picture the thought of the Tarrasque's Roar being so loud and strong that everything shakes, to the point that some things might even crumble.
If I ever run a Tarrasque in the future, how would I handle the 78 Thunder Damage in the 150ft Cone to Inanimate Objects?
If the Tarrasque is in the woods, what is the HP of a large Tree?
If the Tarrasque is in a city, how do I calculate what objects/structures would be destroyed/damaged by the Roar?
Thoughts?
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I'd probably play it as totally destroying any trees and ruining most buildings in the cone regardless of actual HP. The image of the roar shaking the very earth the party is standing on and the trees exploding into kindling is too good a visual not to use
The vast majority of ordinary objects will be destroyed, particularly since it also has siege monster. If we assume wall of stone is representative of mundane stone walls, it will destroy a wall of stone about 5' thick, so fortifications and larger terrain features will survive, but pretty much nothing else.
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Greetings everyone,
I'm still slowly making my way through the new 2025 Monster Manual, and last night I got to the new version of the Tarrasque.
I'm really liking the new version, and love the flavor and abilities they gave it.
One question I had was about the Thunderous Bellow action. The description states:
Thunderous Bellow (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 27, each creature and each object that isn’t being worn or carried in a 150-foot Cone. Failure: 78 (12d12) Thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened and Frightened conditions until the end of its next turn. Success: Half damage only.
I can picture the thought of the Tarrasque's Roar being so loud and strong that everything shakes, to the point that some things might even crumble.
If I ever run a Tarrasque in the future, how would I handle the 78 Thunder Damage in the 150ft Cone to Inanimate Objects?
If the Tarrasque is in the woods, what is the HP of a large Tree?
If the Tarrasque is in a city, how do I calculate what objects/structures would be destroyed/damaged by the Roar?
Thoughts?
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
The DMG has tables for object's hit points but it caps out at Large objects. I'd say that the Bellow has enough force to level most trees.
I'd probably play it as totally destroying any trees and ruining most buildings in the cone regardless of actual HP. The image of the roar shaking the very earth the party is standing on and the trees exploding into kindling is too good a visual not to use
The vast majority of ordinary objects will be destroyed, particularly since it also has siege monster. If we assume wall of stone is representative of mundane stone walls, it will destroy a wall of stone about 5' thick, so fortifications and larger terrain features will survive, but pretty much nothing else.