| Mod | Save | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STR | 17 | +3 | +3 |
| DEX | 12 | +1 | +1 |
| CON | 19 | +4 | +6 |
| Mod | Save | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | 3 | −4 | −4 |
| WIS | 14 | +2 | +2 |
| CHA | 8 | −1 | −1 |
Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be Poisoned until the start of the creature’s next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the Stench of any catoblepas for 1 hour.
Keen Senses. Though blind, the gouge-eyed catoblepas has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell or hearing.
Multiattack. The gouge-eyed catoblepas makes two attacks: one with its Bite and one with either Gore or Tail.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be Stunned until the start of the catoblepas’s next turn.
Gore. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature and the catoblepas moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target takes an extra 3 (1d6) Bludgeoning damage must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked Prone.
Description
As loathsome as the vile swamps it comes from, a catoblepas looks like a bloated mix of buffalo, dinosaur, warthog, and hippopotamus. Despite its unnatural hodge-podge appearance, it resembles a natural animal in its behavior. It ambles through its marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, with a calf. A catoblepas attacks anyone that gets too close, especially if guarding its young.
A catoblepas’s stink, like the stench of death mixed with swamp gas and skunk musk, gives it away as being more ghastly than its appearance suggests. When it is on the attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. At the end of its tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its flesh. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At least it usually can, but...
A Maimed Monstrosity
The tip of this catoblepas's tail was crushed and its eyes gouged out in a confrontation that disabled its deadly glare and left the creature permanently weakened. This very specific maiming is sometimes done by barbarian tribes or bandits to break a catoblepas for use as a guard animal. The gouge-eyed catoblepas has adapted by relying on hearing and smell. Lacking a killing glare, it closes the distance with enemies and knocks them prone to succumb to its foul stench.
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