as a first time DM would it be smart for me to make a beginner quest wolves with a dire wolf miniboss?

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as a first time DM would it be smart for me to make a beginner quest wolves with a dire wolf miniboss?

 just remember that pack tactics can quickly tip the balance of power, and you should be fine.

DC 13 strength check. If its too big it may be too strong to knock over.

oooh i wanna give ear scatchies and belly rubs

great for level 2 druid.

yes

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What does hit 10 mean on bite

 It means that 10 is the average damage 2d6+3 will deal I don't know if it is necessarily the average but anyway, the intention behind it is that DMs can deal that much damage when the Dire Wolf attacks instead of having to roll damage for every attack.

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What does hit 10 mean on bite

 It means that 10 is the average damage 2d6+3 will deal I don't know if it is necessarily the average but anyway, the intention behind it is that DMs can deal that much damage when the Dire Wolf attacks instead of having to roll damage for every attack.

 RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON!

nice

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I like this animal

turning into a dire wolf as a level five Druid helps a lot

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They used the same illustration for "dire wolf" as just plain "wolf".  I don't know if that was intentional.  Is a 5e dire wolf just a bigger wolf?  It's fine if that's the case, but the wolf pictured in RickAJr's  comment certainly looks more like what I'd expect a 'dire' wolf to look like.  But maybe that's just old-school me. 

Incidentally, the dire wolf in that post is a mini from Pathfinder Battles "Deep Cuts" line from WizKids, a company that also does official D&D minis.  WizKids is scheduled to release another line of official D&D minis -- D&D Icons of the Realms, "Waterdeep Dragon Heist" line -- in September 2018.  That line contains a dire wolf figure that (from what I can tell) looks a bit like a mix of both.  No spikes, but definitely has it's hackles up.

 A dire wolf (Irl at least) is essentially just a giant, very fluffy wolf, as a timber wolf has a shoulder height of about 2.5 ft, the dire wolf has one of about 3.5 ft, dire wolves (Irl) are about 2ft longer than timber wolves as well. as a dire wolf is an actual extinct animal, I can't imagine that D&D would have changed its appearance. so yea, just big fluffy wolf =)

I have a Shadow Magic Sorcerer. I just realized that the Hound of Ill Omen could theoretically knock ANY creature of ANY size prone. Including Gargantuan dragons under RAW.

You may want to revisit the abilities section of the PHB... Survival is a wisdom based skill.  Knowing which animals might hurt you is a survival skill.

I like this one xx

h e  g o t  h u n g r y  =)

HM. very good

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- Me, 2024.

The perfect ranger mount and companion.  

Best wolf for wild shape I love the Dire Wolf.

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