Armor Class
13
Hit Points
26
(4d10 + 4)
Speed
10 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR
16
(+3)
DEX
17
(+3)
CON
13
(+1)
INT
8
(-1)
WIS
14
(+2)
CHA
10
(+0)
Skills
Perception +4
Senses
Passive Perception 14
Languages
Giant Eagle , understands Common and Auran but can't speak them
Challenge
1 (200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Traits
Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The eagle makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Description
A giant eagle is a noble creature that speaks its own language and understands speech in the Common tongue. A mated pair of giant eagles typically has up to four eggs or young in their nest (treat the young as normal eagles).
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Posted Feb 3, 201910 out of 10 would recommend to an eagle!
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Posted Feb 16, 201910 out of 10 my go to bird of prey!
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Posted Mar 18, 20197 out of 10 Not enough water.
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Posted Aug 13, 2019did anyone else notice that it speaks "Giant Eagle" as a language.
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Posted Aug 20, 2019Yes, and the description says "speaks its own language." A few other beasts with higher Int scores (for beasts) speak their own beast language: giant elk, giant owl, winter wolf.
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Posted Dec 2, 2019Does anyone else enjoy the voice who reads the monster names because this is definitely the best one.
Giant Eagle.
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Posted Dec 2, 2019Sounds like it may be Matt Mercer - Critical Role. Go listen to Ogre, I swear it sounds like Marisha Ray.
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Posted Dec 3, 2019This is a great polymorph target until your bard gets mistaken and casts Tasha's Hideous Laughter on you and both free fall to our near death.
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Posted Dec 6, 2019It is Matt Mercer & Marisha Ray.
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Posted Jan 4, 2020This is what Giant Eagle sounds like, in case you are wondering...
https://media-waterdeep.cursecdn.com/file-attachments/0/197/giant-eagle.mp3
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Posted Jan 10, 2020Well played.
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Posted Jan 10, 2020I love the concept that you can take “giant eagle” as a starter language.
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Posted Apr 26, 2020Would it be weird to have a Goliath Barbarian riding one of these? I mean, an 8-foot-tall barbarian on a giant eagle, with a greataxe no less, would be super cool, but...
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Posted May 4, 2020Entirely possible, so long as your DM says the anatomy is compatible.
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Posted Jul 11, 2020giant eagle noises as i swoop at strad
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Posted Jul 13, 2020What would be a good, funny name for one of these? (A half-elf Devotion Paladin/Genie Warlock rides it.)
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Posted Aug 12, 2020Big Bird
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Posted Aug 20, 2020I'm Impressed sounds so very real.
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Posted Sep 28, 2020The winter wolf is a monstrosity, not a beast.
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Posted Feb 5, 2021Surely eagles don’t have advantage in the dark with sight based checks. They can’t see in the dark like owls can