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Returning 35 results for 'Behir'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The behir makes one Bite attack and uses Constrict.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 19 (2d12 + 6
", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage.
Constrict. Strength Saving Throw: DC 18, one Large or smaller creature the behir can see within 5 feet. Failure: 28 (5d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"5d8+6
Behir
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Multiattack. The behir makes two attacks: one with its bite and one to constrict.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10
grappled (escape DC 16) if the behir isn't already constricting a creature, and the target is restrained until this grapple ends.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Clockwork Behir. Any character fighting the clockwork behir can see that the complex arrangement of its workings gives it a unique vulnerability. Any character within 5 feet of the construct can use
an action to attempt a DC 14 Dexterity check using Jeweler's Tools;jeweler's tools or Thieves' Tools;thieves' tools. On a success, the behir takes 15 bludgeoning damage as it components start to grind
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Multiattack. The behir makes two attacks: one with its bite and one to constrict.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10
grappled (escape DC 16) if the behir isn't already constricting a creature, and the target is restrained until this grapple ends.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all ability checks and saving throws.Multiattack. The behir makes two attacks: one with its bite and one to constrict.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8
":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Breath"}. The behir exhales a line of lightning that is 20 feet long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Behir This serpentine monstrosity feeds on the troglodytes and trolls, keeping their populations in check. Halaster has bestowed the behir with arcane sigils painted on its hide, which it can
activate to produce potent magical effects. The behir roams throughout the level, but characters encounter it for the first time in area 17. Its presence can be hinted at beforehand, in the form of a flash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Behir The serpentine behir crawls along floors and clambers up walls to reach its prey. Its lightning breath can incinerate most creatures, even as more powerful foes are constricted in its coils and
caverns reached only by narrow, twisting tunnels are prime sites for a behir ambush. A behir’s dozen legs allow it to scramble through its lair site with ease. When not climbing, it moves even faster by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Behir A behir has made its nest in the keep’s watchtower (area 2), but the monster hunts throughout the keep. Characters might spot it at any time, and it might test their strength in a brief
encounter before retreating to attack again later. If the characters take their time and the adventure needs more excitement, the behir could attack and fight to the death. The behir knows the corridors of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Behir Lair The floor of the behir’s musty lair is covered with broken bones that crunch underfoot. Creatures that walk on the floor have disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to move
the stalactites.
Lightning Flashes. If the behir is in area 17c, sporadic flashes of blue-white light appear in the tunnel leading to that area, accompanied by a crackling noise.
17b. Crushed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Old Behir Lair A mated pair of behirs once occupied this corner of the dungeon, but the Stonecloaks killed them. 12a. Bones and Stones Uneven Surfaces. The cavern’s roof and floor are jagged and
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
water to crush foes.
Giants on some worlds claim Stronmaus or one of his children created storm crabs in the early years of an ancient empire. Just as behir;behirs were created to fight dragons on land
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
came to investigate the seemingly abandoned keep, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Behir
Dao
Djinni
Efreeti
Gynosphinx
Horned devil
Marid
Remorhaz
Roc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Points to the target, or after the target or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to stanch the wound, doing so by succeeding on a DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check.
Behir Lightning-Spewing
abominations and attack them on sight. Nevertheless, behirs occasionally hunt for dragon lairs in the hope of finding and devouring unhatched dragon eggs.
Andrea Piparo
Behir Huge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 11 Bandit Crime Lord
Behir
Dao
Death Knight Aspirant
Djinni
Efreeti
Horned Devil
Marid
Mind Flayer Arcanist
Remorhaz
Roc
Sphinx of Lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(Medicine) check can identify the body parts as belonging to three separate trolls, which were torn apart and partially devoured by the behir. The tracks on the ceiling belong to the behir and fade out halfway to area 14.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
What Dwells Here? Troglodytes inhabit this level of Undermountain. Their dominance is contested by drow determined to enslave them, trolls twisted by Halaster’s magic and hungry for troglodyte flesh, and a magically enhanced behir intent on terrorizing all.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Drow Drow from House Auvryndar on level 10 and House Freth on level 12 are fighting each other for control of this level, all the while capturing troglodytes to use as slaves and doing their best to steer clear of the behir.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
grell caves (areas J1 through area J4) is 2 miles. The distance from the grell caves to the behir lair (areas J5 to area J7) is 3 miles. The distance from the behir lair to the fleshy pit (areas J8 to
use this passage to come and go without disturbing the behir in area J6; the passage is too small for the behir to navigate. If the characters are particularly noisy, the behir slithers from area J6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew Gremorly, who became a victim of his own ritual
. Gremorly is now one of the many ghosts that haunt the keep. Locals have renamed the keep Harrowhall, as they dread the spectral figures moving through the fog there and the fierce lightning storms that erupt without warning. (The behir is the source of this lightning, but the locals don’t know that.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. These creatures devour troglodytes, drow, and adventurers whenever they can find them. The trolls are smart enough to avoid the behir.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
a clay golem, a shield guardian, or another weaker Construct. Ghostly Allies. When the characters battle the behir, their ghostly allies harry and distract the creature, giving it disadvantage on
know his plan and inform the characters of it. If the characters can’t free the spirits in 3 hours, the new ritual fails disastrously, causing the entire castle to collapse. More Behirs. The behir has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
12 Wisdom (Medicine) check.
Behir Huge Monstrosity, Neutral Evil
AC 17 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 168 (16d12 + 64)
Speed 50 ft., Climb 50 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 23 +6 +6
Darkvision 90 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Draconic
CR 11 (XP 7,200; PB +4)
Actions
Multiattack. The behir makes one Bite attack and uses Constrict.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monstrosity Abominable Yeti
Ankheg
Axe Beak
Basilisk
Behir
Bulette
Bulette Pup
Carrion Crawler
Chimera
Cockatrice
Cockatrice Regent
Death Dog
Displacer Beast
Doppelganger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
also ends if the target takes any damage. MICHAEL BROUSSARD Rival mages use Shapechange to transform into a beholder and a behir during a magical duel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
15. Cleared-Out Caves Troglodytes once lived here, but most of them were captured by drow or devoured by the behir and the trolls. 15a. Filthy Den Once a troglodyte den, this 20-foot-high cave is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
they give it food. It fights alongside the party, as long as it remains happy and fed. If Xlorp is mistreated in any way, it goes berserk and attacks everyone. The drow were killed by the behir. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
characters will interact with these NPCs throughout the adventure. Step 3. Bookmark the following stat blocks in the Monster Manual or on D&D Beyond: Archpriest Behir Berserker Bulette Chimera Cyclops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
offers tantalizing details of the story of Iggwilv the Witch Queen—better known as the archmage Tasha, famous for her Hideous Laughter spell. The adventure featured Drelnza, the vampire daughter of Iggwilv, and debuted the lightning-breathing behir, which appeared on its stunning cover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
trespassers. Other creatures have simply taken up residence in the cave system, adding to its dangers. “The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth” is designed for four to six 9th-level characters. Zoltan Boros Adventurers clash with the Behir Lludd in his lair within the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
lightning if they retrieve the bone, which she intends to use to make a more powerful item. A behir agent of a rival storm giant and creatures from the Storm Giant Encounters table (see chapter 3) try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
natural whorls in the bark that form the words, “For service not forgotten”
5 A dragon-sized drinking vessel crafted from a behir horn
6 Framed blueprints of a siege engine called the Moonhammer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the inside, just as they did in the Endless Void. This time, the Nematode’s interior is populated with eel-like young spawned in its digestive juices (use the behir stat block, but they exhale acid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
setup assumes that the characters come here before encountering Lottie in area 8. If they’ve already been to the boardroom and met the lich, adjust the setup so that the clockwork behir attacks at once
creature lunges toward you.
Creature. The clockwork behir uses the behir stat block with these changes: It is a construct. It has immunity to poison and psychic damage. It has immunity to the charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, culminating in an assault by a massive elder whirlwyrm. This giant whirlwyrm uses the behir stat block with these adjustments: Replace its climbing speed with a swimming speed of 60 feet. It slithers