Keen Sight. The chamalagasaur has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Chameleon Skin. The chamalagasaur has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.
Spider Climb. The chamalagasaur can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down or on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Terrible Tongues. The chamalagasaur has three tongues. Each tongue can be attacked (AC 13; 12 hit points; immunity to poison and psychic damage). Destroying a tongue deals no damage to the chamalagasaur, and if a tongue is severed it will grow back in (2d4) days.
Multiattack. The chamalagasaur uses Tongue Lashing, followed by one bite attack and one claw attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage. Target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be inflicted with the poison status.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Tongue Lashing. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 20 ft., three targets. Hit: The chamalagasaur's three tongues shoot out and bind hostile creatures. The target(s) are grappled (escape DC 14), take (2d4) poison damage, and are instantly pulled 20 ft. toward the chamalagasaur. Until the grapple ends, the target(s) are restrained and have disadvantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
Description
Not so distant relations of dinosaurs, chamalagasaurs are relics of the reptilian kingdom and are among the strangest and most wondrous beasts in existence. Resembling a giant, hulking chameleon, chamalagasaurs live in secluded areas of swampy jungles and amidst mountainside forests and caves. Chamalagasaurs are solitary creatures, spending most of their lives within one square mile of habitat and are efficient predators in their realm.
Terror Revealed. Those who have seen or survived an encounter with a chamalagasaur have given the beast a name: The Three-Tongued Terror. Survivors say that the beast seems to melt into view, followed by blindingly fast tongues that spurt forth from a toothy maw. The chamalagasaur's saliva is laced with a deadly poison which it uses to help kill and digest its victims. When attacking, a chamalagasaur will typically anchor itself to a tree or rock formation using its prehensile tail or zygodactyl feet, while saving its front feet to claw at prey. A chamalagasaur has a 360 degree range of vision with its bulbous eyes and can see during the day and at night, making it incredibly difficult to surprise.
Reptilian Demigods. Though not recognized as gods themselves, chamalagasaurs are often viewed by other reptilian and amphibious races as gifts from their gods, symbols of power and magic to be revered and kept safe. Settlements of lizardfolk, kuo-toa, or even bullywugs may spring up around the habitat of a chamalagasaur, with these creatures often offering members of their own kind (or captured outsiders) as sacrifices to the chamalagasaur to please their gods. Chamalagasaurs can live for hundreds of years, bringing perceived prosperity and health to those creatures who live around them.
Black Market Mysticism. Unlike most creatures, Chamalagasaurs do not prefer to reproduce by mating. Though it does occur, chamalagasaurs further their legacy primarily through parthogenesis, typically having only a few eggs at a time. It is rumored that using the reproductive glands of these beasts as components for spells and potions can cause horrible mutations or, in lucky cases, strange magical benefits. The color-changing property of the chamalagasaur's hide is also sought after by many who wish to enhance their ability to blend in with environments, so it not unheard of to find black market merchants claiming to have procured the hide and reproductive glands of the beast and touting their worth.
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