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PFS StandardMastodon

Not to be confused with the larger mammoth, mastodons are primeval elephants who dwell predominantly in temperate forests. There, they travel in close-knit social groups and feed on the forest vegetation.

Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 26
Unspecific Lore: DC 24
Specific Lore: DC 21

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak MastodonCreature 8

Legacy Content

N Huge Animal 
Source Bestiary 2 pg. 116 2.0
Perception +17; low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Athletics +19, Stealth +15
Str +8, Dex +0, Con +5, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha -2
AC 24; Fort +18, Ref +11, Will +15
HP 155
Speed 45 feet
Melee [one-action] tusk +19 [+14/+9] (reach 15 feet), Damage 3d8-2+12 piercingMelee [one-action] trunk +19 [+14/+9] (reach 15 feet), Effect grabbing trunkMelee [one-action] foot +19 [+14/+9] (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10-2+12 bludgeoningDual Tusks [one-action] The mastodon makes two tusk Strikes, each against a different creature. This counts as one attack for the mastodon's multiple attack penalty, and the penalty doesn't increase until after both attacks.Grabbing Trunk A Medium or smaller creature hit by the mastodon's trunk is grabbed. If the mastodon moves, it can bring the grabbed creature along with it.Trample [three-actions] Large or smaller, foot, DC 25

All Monsters in "Elephant"

NameLevel
Anancus8
Elephant7
Mammoth10
Mastodon9

Elephant

Source Bestiary pg. 154
Immediately recognizable by their long, prehensile trunks and impressive tusks, elephants have different characteristics depending on where they are found. Elephants are used as beasts of burden in many regions, but they are extremely clever and must be handled with great care.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Elephant Resources

Elephant tusks are a highly sought-after treasure, the ivory from a single tusk potentially fetching hundreds of gold coins. Those who value the elephant’s majestic presence are impassioned defenders of the creatures, making the hunt for ivory dangerous.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Rogue Elephants

Elephants of all species are, by nature, social creatures who form strong bonds with one another, but when an elephant separates from its herd—either due to tragedy or an individual streak of viciousness—they become known as rogue elephants. These dangerous solitary creatures are ill-tempered and quick to attack anything that approaches them, and often have the elite adjustments to their statistics.