Bestiary · Beast

PR 1

Dire Canine

Dire canines hunt in the same pattern as their smaller relatives and are heavy enough to break a defended position. A pack works a perimeter for a night and comes through it before dawn.

Dire Canine, drawn at Large scale
Physiology
Beast
Size
Large
Speed
50 ft.
Armor class
14 (thick pelt)
Hit points
37 (5d10 + 10)
Proficiency
+2
  • STR 17 +3 save +3
  • DEX 15 +2 save +2
  • CON 15 +2 save +2
  • INT 3 -4 save -4
  • WIS 12 +1 save +1
  • CHA 7 -2 save -2
Skills
Perception +3 , Stealth +4
Passive Perception
13
Senses
keen hearing and smell
Languages
None
Found in
Tundra , Settlement

Traits

  • Pack Tactics

    The canine has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the canine's allies is within 5 feet of it and not Incapacitated.

Actions

  • Bite

    +5 to hit · reach 5 ft.

    2d6 + 3 piercing damage

    The dire canine holds on once it has bitten.

  • Pack Response Reaction

    When an ally of the canine is hit by a creature within 10 feet, the canine moves up to half its speed toward that creature without provoking opportunity attacks.