Multiattack. The Virulisk can make three bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage as well as (4d6 + 4) acid damage.
Acid Shower. Ranged Attack: The Virulisk rapidly shakes its body covering the area around it in acid. Everyone within 10ft of the Virulisk must make a Dc 14 dex saving throw or take (6d6 + 4) acid damage, half if they pass the save. After using Acid Shower the Virulisk loses its Acid Scales and cannot regain it until its next turn.
Acid Scales. The Virulisk covers its scales in its acid. This makes it both harder to hit increasing its AC by 2 and make all melee attacks against it deal 4 acid damage to the attacker on a hit. This also gives the added effect of advantage against escaping non-magical netting, chains or other such restraints.
Description
Virulisks are the acidic terrors of the dark. Where they hunt there are no burn or claw marks, only melted corpses and a trail of acid so strong it eats through stone like its paper. Virulisks are relentless and chaotic hunters, they do not use stealth or smart tactics, they simply charge at their prey snapping their teeth and acid filled mouth. Strength and power are their game and in the darkness of dense forests or the underdark there is no other beast stronger and more vicious than the Virulisk.
Virulisks are known to be quite adept in hot climates including jungles and deserts, though they rarely venture so high above the surface, preferring the caverns underground.
War Beasts:
Virulisks are often used in times of war as mindless assault tanks to be pointed and aimed. Virulisks are not intelligent beasts and will kill anything in front of them, its this trait that makes them perfect for the role of a war beast as they require no training or behaviour altering. Once captured and assuming the army has the means to move it they can be unleashed onto the battlefield ready to slaughter. However there is of course the risk that it will turn and kill it's captors forces too, however with proper tactics and planning these loses can be mitigated. Even suffering some friendly losses, the Virulisk is brutally effective enough to be worth it.
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