Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things
Black Shuck
Huge - Orderly Kind (Guardian)
- HP
- 185
- AC
- 18
- DR
- 3
- Attacks
- 1
- Attack
- 4d8+5
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Orderly Kind (Guardian)
- Intelligence
- Bright (11-12)
- Magic Resistance
- +3 to saves against spells
- Saves
- Quick 5 / Tough 5 / Mind 5
Black Shuck walks old roads as a dog larger than a horse, one red eye burning through fog. Some see an omen of death; others survive the night because the hound stood between them and something worse.
Special Attack
Roadside Maul: necrotic and piercing, melee 10 ft, +6 to hit, 4d8+5. Death Glance: one hostile creature within 60 ft makes a Mind save; on a failed save it is frightened for 1d4 rounds and cannot cross the road toward Shuck.
Special Defense
Guardian of the Marked Road: while standing on an established road, bridge or church path, Black Shuck has DR 5 and cannot be moved against its will. It never harms a traveler who carries no stolen grave goods and offers shelter to another creature before seeking it for themselves.