u/Paratrooper_19D. Grappling and restraining spells also work against them.1 CR 3 creature, a manticore in this case, is an easy encounter for a party of 5 level 3 characters. If a different target shows itself to be a higher-valued target the creature may make a decision mid-fight.The party is going to have to focus on stopping your displacer beast(s) from dismantling their target. Aelin is a Hideling which is a homebrew race that is the equivalent of an elf but inspired by norse fairytales. Its two traits AoE damage is essentially automatically halved and there is a good chance that the displacer beast is able to avoid it entirely thanks to its high Dexterity and Constitution. This next suggestion is subject to DM fiat, but the Beast Heart Adept prestige class from Dungeonscape (p.48) lets you get a magical beast as a companion. I was trying to gauge the upper bounds of what the party could handle.
8 months ago. It shouldn’t be easy to sneak past, and it isn’t.The displacer beast’s traits are the primary reason this is such a powerful creature that translates well into higher-tier play. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The reach is nice, but it doesn’t add much of a buffer between the creature and their target. Even though they have a lot more movement than the average PC, if they have to spend all 40 or close to 40 ft. to reach the target they leave themselves wide-open to retaliation from the target.After 1 or 2 rounds the party is absolutely going to catch on to what the displacer beast can and can’t do. PC wants a Displacer beast.
These beasts that were kept in captivity outsmarted and outran their captors and once again roamed freely throughout the Feywild for a short time.
The party is 3rd level and basically was steamrolling over other CR 3 creatures (for example, they massacred a Manticore) so I didn't expect this to be as much trouble as it was. Wild displacer beasts will hunt much like big cats except they’re known to toy with their prey as a form of entertainment.The statblock for the displacer beast can be found on page 81 of the MM.Despite the 6 in Intelligence and the 8 in Charisma, the displacer beast has a very solid spread of stats for a CR 3 creature. I’m glad that the 5e version of it stays true to form and is a well-designed foe.Displacer beasts also work well as small packs of wandering hunters as well as (dis)loyal guard dogs for powerful evil foes. I decided since solo CR3 creatures were being slaughtered I'd add another Displacer beast and thus they'd have to fight two of them. I've put Displacer beast in play in other editions but this is the first time I've actually put them in play in 5e. Run at your target, make your two If they have to do this their back-line is probably ripe for the taking. They then crossed over to the material plane in a desperate move to survive as a species. They make for excellent bodyguards.
The party will spend just as much time trying to run out of range of the displacer beast as dealing damage.Any sort of ability or spell that afflicts the displacer beast with the A 10 ft. reach weapon is awesome, however, it’s the displacer beast’s only weapon.
However, if a displacer beast is up against a creature with Many times when a creature is considered to have great survivability they have a high AC and large health pool.
Typically this will be the magic users of the group.They’ll have access to AoE spells which have a better shot at dealing at least Once a target has been selected the creature is going to hunt it until it is down. The displacer beast doesn’t lose out on much to gain these two traits and it makes the creature a very powerful adversary for low-level play and gives it some room to breathe against higher-level adventuring parties.40 ft. of movement is above average in D&D and it’s also 10 ft. of movement more than the average PC will have. It’s an iconic creature. 1. Besides, to me the arms of Displacer Beasts look more DEX-ish than STR-ish. No, just, this is a really overpowered ability that should never be given. 5th Edition. I've put Displacer beast in play in other editions but this is the first time I've actually put them in play in 5e.