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Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The manticore makes three attacks, using Rend or Tail Spike in any combination.
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Manticore
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Tail Spike Regrowth. The manticore has twenty-four tail spikes. Used spikes regrow when the manticore finishes a long rest.Multiattack. The manticore makes three attacks: one with its bite and two
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A manticore has a vaguely humanoid head, the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon. Its long tail ends in a cluster of deadly spikes that can impale prey at impressive range.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Manticore Winged, Leonine People-Eater Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Grassland, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Domenico Cava With lionlike claws, leathery wings, and broad jaws filled with rows of sharp
, manticores enjoy speaking with those they’re about to devour. Sometimes they make agreements with their prey. Roll on or choose a result from the Manticore Negotiations table to inspire what a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Manticore Manticores are fierce killers that hunt far and wide for prey. They aren’t particularly bright but can converse with intelligent prey. If a manticore sees an advantage to be gained by
sparing a creature’s life, it does so, asking for a tribute or sacrifice equal to the loss of food. Manticore
Large monstrosity, lawful evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Manticore A monster in every sense of the word, a manticore has a vaguely humanoid head, the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon. A bristling mane stretches down the creature’s back, and its
particularly large or dangerous creatures, sharing the meal once a kill is made. A manticore begins its attack with a volley of tail spikes, then lands and uses its claws and bite. When outdoors and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
V9. Manticore Lair A pool fills the center of this deep cave, born from a natural spring beneath the rock and flowing outward into the river. Long stalactites hang above the pool, surrounding a
manticores lair here. Only one manticore is present at a given time, with the other one out hunting. If a manticore died in the “Manticore Hunt” event, the other is here. Treasure The bones of six orcs litter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Manticore Den Manticores. Three manticores dwell here. They immediately attack anyone who isn’t Halaster or his “food troll” (see area 18).
Makeshift Beds. Three large piles of soiled, torn
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kundarak manticore emblem is legendary. The house also provides a special service to those who can afford it: a system of extradimensional vaults, allowing a client to store their goods in one location and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
characters’ stories and share anecdotes. When you decide it’s time, read the following: The doors to the great hall fly open and a sentry from the pinnacle shouts, “Manticore! It’s on the move!”
At this
golden ring set with a garnet and holds it aloft, saying, “A prize for the one who brings me the beast’s head!”
Merosska asks the characters to join four of his knights in the manticore hunt. He offers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Ghorbani Bakery, a smiling manticore. The agent says that the characters’ “old friend Laleh” is anxious to see them, then walks away. If the characters follow the agent, they lose sight of him near
the Ghorbani Bakery but spot the manticore symbol on the bakery’s awning. Characters who succeed on a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check can also convince a passerby to identify the manticore symbol as the symbol of the Ghorbani Bakery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
manticore driven out of the mountains by Cryovain the white dragon attacks the windmill shortly before the adventurers arrive. Read the following boxed text to set the scene: Built on the slope of
, waves at you, and yells, “A little help?!”
Adabra uses the commoner stat block. Characters can fight or negotiate with the manticore, which ceases its attack and flies away if given at least 25 gp in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’t always appreciate the dragon’s sense of humor.
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A young crystal dragon finds some manticore;manticores' bluster hilarious and befriends them despite their fear. But the dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quest Goals Adabra declines to return to Phandalin, but the characters can complete the Umbrage Hill Quest by asking her for a note for Harbin Wester confirming her safety. Adabra also gives her saviors one potion of healing for dealing with the manticore (see below).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
with Laleh, she arranges a loan of mounts from the Tamers of the Winged Mane, a group of manticore riders in the nearby Heavenly Peaks. Laleh and her agents lead the characters to meet the tamer at
the edge of the city. Each character is paired with one helpful, lawful neutral manticore. Before they depart, Laleh advises the characters to fly to the northeast to the hovering marble pedestal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Dragon Wyrmling
Green Hag
Grell
Hell Hound
Hobgoblin Captain
Hook Horror
Killer Whale
Knight
Kuo-toa Monitor
Manticore
Minotaur of Baphomet
Mummy
Nightmare
Owlbear
Phase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Green hag
Grell
Hell hound
Hobgoblin captain
Hook horror
Killer whale
Knight
Kuo-toa monitor
Manticore
Minotaur
Mummy
Nightmare
Owlbear
Phase spider
Quaggoth thonot
Spectator
Veteran
Water weird
Werewolf
Wight
Winter wolf
Yeti
Yuan-ti malison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Drider
Ettercap
Flying Snake
Giant Axe Beak
Giant Vulture
Griffon
Harpy
Hippogriff
Hook Horror
Hydra
Kenku
Kraken
Manticore
Medusa
Merrow
Mimic
Minotaur of Baphomet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Searching the ship yields 2d20 days of rations. 41–45 1 manticore 46–50 2d6 + 3 orcs 51–53 1d6 + 2 ogres 54–55 2d4 griffons 56–57 1d4 veterans 58–60 1 bandit captain with 1 druid, 1d3 berserkers, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
blocked by a 100-foot-high wall, which has an opening in the center where a gate used to be 41–45 1 manticore 46–50 2d4 harpies 51–52 1 galeb duhr 53–54 1 bulette 55–56 1d10 berserkers 57–58 1d3 hell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
-ogre 51–53 1 berserker 54–55 1 orog 56 1 hell hound 57 1 druid 58–59 1 peryton 60–61 1d2 hippogriffs 62 1 manticore 63–64 1d6 + 2 scouts 65–67 Enormous footprints left by a giant, which head into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
goats 72 1 manticore 73–74 1d6 + 2 hobgoblins 75 1 phase spider 76–78 A pile of droppings from a very large bird 79 1 gnoll fang of Yeenoghu 80 1d3 giant boars 81 1 gnoll pack lord with 1d3 giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Sentry Druid Fire Elemental Flameskull Githyanki Knight Green Hag Grick Ancient Guard Hill Giant Hydra Manticore Marid Mephit, Smoke Mind Flayer Noble Noble Prodigy Owlbear Red Dragon, Young Roc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Hill Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01 1d4 pegasi or 1d3 perytons 02 1d6 + 2 giant goats 03 1 manticore 04 1d8 +1 gnolls or 1d8 + 1 hobgoblins 05 1d4 lions 06 1d6 + 2 worgs 07 1d4 brown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
makes a living from coin—from bankers to goldsmiths—likely learned their skills at House Kundarak. The security of banks bearing the Kundarak manticore emblem is legendary. The house also provides a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
manticore driven from its mountaintop nest by the roaming white dragon has migrated to the foothills and begun terrorizing folk living on the outskirts of the mining town of Phandalin. Other monsters in the region have been similarly displaced.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
crawler
2. Chimera
3. Fire elemental
4. Gelatinous cube
5. Gorgon
6. Hook horror
7. Manticore
8. Otyugh
9. Owlbear
10. Wyvern
When the polymorphed creature drops to 0 hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
lion MOoT
3 Manticore MM
3 Minotaur MM
5 Catoblepas* VGtM
6 Cyclops* MM
7 Theran chimera MOoT
8 Blackguard VGtM
* See chapter 6 for details about these creatures in Theros. Temples to Mogis can be found scattered across the badlands of Phoberos
(SAM BURLEY)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, orc, scout 1/2 (100 XP) Brown bear, half-ogre 1 (200 XP) Bandit captain, berserker, druid, griffon, ogre, orc Eye of Gruumsh, orog, polar bear, saber-toothed tiger 2 (450 XP) Manticore, veteran, winter
toad, harpy 1 (200 XP) Bandit captain, berserker, druid, griffon, ogre, merrow, plesiosaurus, sahuagin priestess, sea hag 2 (450 XP) Manticore, veteran 3 (700 XP) Banshee 4 (1,100 XP) Sahuagin baron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone figurine that weighs 1 pound. The figurines represent a black dragon, a unicorn, an umber hulk, an owlbear, a minotaur, and a manticore. Carved into the wall inside the arch is a stylized image of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Warrior 1/4 Axe Beak, Giant Owl, Winged Kobold 1/2 Ice Mephit 1 Brown Bear, Ogrillon Ogre 2 Griffon, Ogre, Polar Bear, Saber-Toothed Tiger, White Dragon Wyrmling 3 Manticore, Winter Wolf, Yeti 5 Giant Axe
3 Blue Dragon Wyrmling, Kuo-toa Monitor, Manticore 4 Chuul 5 Giant Crocodile, Sahuagin Baron, Water Elemental 6 Cyclops Sentry, Kuo-toa Archpriest, Merfolk Wavebender 8 Hydra, Young Bronze Dragon 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
magmin sets itself ablaze or extinguishes its flames. While ablaze, the magmin sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.
Manticore Large Monstrosity, Lawful Evil
Int 7 −2 −2
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 8 −1 −1
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Common
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The manticore makes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arkhan the Cruel The dragonborn Arkhan the Cruel is in the tent along with his manticore companion, Chango, and Torogar Steelfist, his savage minotaur bodyguard. Arkhan visits the monument to commune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
location’s inhabitants react to the characters’ arrival.
No encounter has a predetermined outcome. For example, characters who explore Umbrage Hill are likely to encounter a manticore. Although
fighting the monster is always an option, characters might decide to negotiate with the manticore instead. Be flexible, particularly when dealing with intelligent monsters. If every encounter becomes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
neighboring settlement.
4 A manticore captures warriors and forces them to fight to the death for its amusement.
5 A group of cyclopes capture travelers and keep them as livestock in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Site of Judgment The flight to the Pedestal of Judgment is brief, taking approximately an hour by manticore and a half hour by pegasus. The characters draw near to the Pedestal of Judgment shortly