Armor Class
13
Hit Points
22
(4d8 + 4)
Speed
40 ft.
STR
12
(+1)
DEX
17
(+3)
CON
12
(+1)
INT
10
(+0)
WIS
13
(+1)
CHA
11
(+0)
Skills
Perception +3, Stealth +5
Senses
Passive Perception 13
Languages
Blink Dog , understands Sylvan but can't speak it
Challenge
1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Keen Hearing and Smell. The dog has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
Teleport (Recharge 4–6). The dog magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 40 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. Before or after teleporting, the dog can make one bite attack.
Description
A blink dog takes its name from its ability to blink in and out of existence, a talent it uses to aid its attacks and to avoid harm.
Can your dog speak english? Probably not, but they could understand it.
It's a physical issue. That's to say the dog doesn't have to vocal cords to make human speach. But they can communicate like a normal dog via body language or even by drawing or writing, which would be super fun to role play and roll for understanding. and obviously they can understand speach completely if they understand the language. Learning a new language takes about as much time as a normal human to learn a language.
Rescuing a blink dog puppy would be a good 1st-level quest for a group of young men, too immature to roleplay rescuing a princess.
You're right! Matt Mercer and Marsha Ray are the voices of the pronunciations on DnDBeyond. They announced it in an episode of Critical Role. 👍
Cast, summon woodland creature at lvl 8.
24 Blink dogs appear around me.
The dogs surround the enemy each rush their 40ft movement, bite attack and blink back 40ft.
blink dog, is just very complicated barks and dog noises to speak simple sentences to other blink dogs
the dog can use it blink ability then it gone, but at start of each of its turn you(DM) roll a d6 if you get a number between 4 to 6, they can use their ability again
nha S2
Recharge X–Y. The notation "Recharge X–Y" means a monster can use a special ability once and that the ability then has a random chance of recharging during each subsequent round of combat. At the start of each of the monster's turns, roll a d6. If the roll is one of the numbers in the recharge notation, the monster regains the use of the special ability. The ability also recharges when the monster finishes a short or long rest.
For example, "Recharge 5–6" means a monster can use the special ability once. Then, at the start of the monster's turn, it regains the use of that ability if it rolls a 5 or 6 on a d6.
You know thats how languages are learned right? We associate a word or phrase with an object or concept and we learn thats what it means, dogs do the same thing
N U G G E T
not gonna lie
the blink dog is my favorite creature now
Could a Blink Dog learn another language if raised from a puppy?
Unearthed Arcana's "Circle of Stars" has me brainstorming what sort of animals / fey to summon...
A pack of blink dogs flickering around a druid made of pure starlight is just a dazzling visual; I HAVE to do it.
I was introduced to this monster from Brony D&D and I have to admit I love it. I'd love to have something like this as my animal companion
Yeah, Marisha and Matt are the ones providing the pronunciations
as a DM this looks like a good idea but as a player Yeah No, so I'm using :}
can you speak the blink dog language?
yeah what about animal friendship potion??? RIP
oh no, it 100% is