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Chimera
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.
Recall Knowledge - Beast
(
Arcana
,
Nature
)
: DC 26
Chimera
Creature 8
Uncommon
CE
Large
Beast
Source
Bestiary pg. 63
Perception
+16; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages
Draconic
Skills
Acrobatics
+14,
Athletics
+18,
Stealth
+18
Str
+6,
Dex
+2,
Con
+4,
Int
-3,
Wis
+2,
Cha
+0
AC
27;
Fort
+18,
Ref
+16,
Will
+14
HP
135
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 Breath Weapon.
Triple Opportunity
A chimera gains 2 extra reactions each round that it can use only to make Attacks of Opportunity. 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.
Attack of Opportunity
Speed
25 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee
dragon jaws +20 [
+15/+10
],
Damage
2d6+9 piercing plus 2d6 energy damage (see draconic bite)
Melee
lion jaws +20 [
+15/+10
],
Damage
2d10+9 piercing
Melee
goat horns +20 [
+15/+10
],
Damage
2d10+9 piercing
Melee
claw +20 [
+16/+12
] (
agile
),
Damage
2d6+9 slashing
Breath Weapon
(
arcane
,
evocation
) 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 color of the chimera’s dragon head determines the area of the Breath Weapon, the type of damage it deals, and the type of save to avoid it. The chimera can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds.
Black
60-foot line of acid (Reflex)
Blue
60-foot line of electricity (Reflex)
Green
30-foot cone of poison (Fortitude)
Red
30-foot cone of fire (Reflex)
White
30-foot cone of cold (Reflex)
Draconic Bite
A chimera’s dragon head deals an extra 2d6 damage of a type matching the dragon’s color (see Breath Weapon).
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.
Kobold Adoration
Some kobold groups are fond of chimera guardians or pets, but few kobolds have the bravery or resources to keep a chimera happy for long. While chimeras are often pressed into service by more intelligent creatures, it’s also not unheard of for a chimera to keep a herd of unintelligent animals—lions, goats, or even serpents—as both companions and food supply.