Encymion

Level 9

Creature· beastUniqueLargeRemaster

135

Speed

25 ft.

Perception

+16

Fort

+18

Ref

+16

Will

+14

beast

Languages draconic

Senses darkvision, scent 30 ft. (imprecise)

Skills athletics +18, stealth +18, acrobatics +14

Other Speeds fly 40 ft.

Recall Knowledge DC 36 (nature)

Attacks

Melee Dragon Jaws of the Pious +21, Damage 2d6 spirit plus 2d8+11 piercing

Melee Goat Horns of the Schemer +21, Damage 2d6 poison plus 2d8+11 piercing

Melee Lion Jaws of the Brave +21, Damage 2d6 electricity plus 2d8+11 piercing

Melee Claw +20 (agile, unarmed), Damage 2d6+9 slashing

Abilities

Multiple Reactions

A chimera gains 2 extra reactions each round that it can use only to make Reactive Strikes. It must use a different head for each reaction, and it can't use more than one on the same triggering action. If it loses one of its heads, it also loses one of these extra reactions.

Reactive Strike↺

Three Headed

Any ability that would sever a chimera's head (such as a critical hit with a Vorpal Weapon ) severs one head at random. Losing a head doesn't kill a chimera (as long as it has one head left), but it does prevent it from making Strikes with the lost head or using the head's Dragon Breath.

Draconic Bite

A chimera's dragon head deals an extra 2d6 untyped damage of a type matching the damage dealt by its Dragon Breath.

Dragon Breath◆◆

The chimera breathes a cone or line that deals 9d6 damage to all creatures in the area (DC 26 basic save of a type indicated below). The chimera's dragon head is linked to one of the traditions of magic, which determines the area of its Dragon Breath, the type of damage it deals, and the type of save to avoid it. This ability gains the related traits.

The chimera can't use Dragon Breath again for .

•Arcane 60-foot area of 9d6 force (DC 26 reflex)

•Div

Three-Headed Strike◆◆

The chimera makes a Strike with its dragon jaws, lion jaws, and goat horns, each at a -2 penalty and targeting a different creature. These Strikes count as only one attack for the chimera's multiple attack penalty, and the penalty doesn't increase until after it has made all three attacks.

The chimera is the archetypal example of an unnatural monster made up of a monstrous mix of wildly different component creatures: in this case, a lion, a dragon, and a goat. Wild, hateful, and hungry, it tries to eat any creature it sees, but sometimes a strong-willed master is able to compel a chimera to serve as a guardian or even a mount. If such an individual ever loses their control over the chimera, they are often the first to be devoured.