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Hippopotamus

Large Beast, unaligned

AC
14
HP
76
Speed
40
CR
3

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 76 (9d10+27)

Speed 40 ft., swim 20 ft.


STR
21 (+5)
DEX
7 (-2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
2 (-4)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
4 (-3)

Skills Perception +0

Senses passive Perception 10

Languages

Challenge 3


Traits

Hold Breath. Can hold its breath for 10 min.

Actions

Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 18 (3d8+5) piercing damage.

Thunderous Bray (Recharge 5-6). Emits a resounding bray in a 15 ft. cone. All in area make a DC 13 Con save. On a failure a creature takes 14 (4d6) thunder and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On a success a creature takes half the damage and isn't incapacitated.

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