Mutant Bear - Monsters

Mutant Bear
Medium aberrant beast
Level 6 Elite Brute XP 500

Initiative +4        Senses Perception +5; Darkvision
HP 170; Bloodied 85
AC 20; Fortitude 21, Reflex 17, Will 18
Saving Throws +2
Speed 8
Action Points 1

(⚔) Claw (standard, at-will)

+10 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage.

Cave Bear Frenzy (standard, recharge ⚄⚅)

Close burst 1; targets enemies; +10 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage.

Hideous Aggression (no action, when the bear bloodies or drops an enemy to 0 hit points, encounter) ✦ Fear

Close burst 3; targets enemies; +9 vs Will; the target is pushed 1 square, and the target takes a -2 penalty to all attack rolls on attacks that include the bear as a target (save ends).

Shifting Mass (move; at-will)

If the bear is marked, end this condition. The bear then shifts 2 squares.

Alignment Unaligned        Languages -
Skills Endurance +10, Insight +10, Intimidate +9
Str 20 (+8)      Dex 13 (+4)      Wis 14 (+5)
Con 15 (+5)      Int 2 (-1)      Cha 12 (+4)

Description: The mutated cave bear was in the wrong place at the wrong time when strange energy washed up from the Underdark and into its den. The transformation reduced the bear to a quivering mass of fur, claws, and fangs, and it now vents its wrath on any creatures that draw near.


Published in Dungeon Magazine 177, page(s) 89.