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Anubian

Medium · Elemental · CR 2 · Chaotic Evil

Source. Tome of Beasts 1 (2023 Edition)

44 (8d8 + 8)

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Overview

Category Monsters

Size Medium

Type Elemental

Alignment Chaotic Evil

XP 450

Initiative Bonus +3

Movement

Walk 30 ft (9.1 m)

Swim 15 ft (4.6 m)

Climb 15 ft (4.6 m)

Crawl 15 ft (4.6 m)

Senses

Darkvision 60 ft (18.3 m)

Tremorsense 30 ft (9.1 m)

Passive Perception 11

Skills

Stealth +5

Languages

Primordial

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

poison

Damage Resistances

bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

Condition Immunities

exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious

Traits

Elemental Nature

The anubian doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Sand Camouflage

The anubian has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in sandy terrain.

Sand Form

The anubian can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Vulnerability to Water

For every 5 feet the anubian moves in water, or for every gallon of water splashed on it, it takes 2 (1d4) cold damage. An anubian completely immersed in water takes 10 (4d4) cold damage at the start of its turn.

Actions

Claw

+5 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d6+3 slashing damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.

Haboob

1/day

A 30-foot-tall cylinder of sand forms in the anubian's space and moves with it for 10 minutes, until the anubian ends the storm as a bonus action, or until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). The area within 5 feet of the anubian is heavily obscured. A creature that starts its turn in that area or enters the area for the first time on a turn must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be restrained by the storm. While restrained, the creature takes 3 (1d6) slashing damage at the start of each of its turns, and moves with the anubian when the anubian moves. A creature, including the restrained creature, can use its action to free the restrained creature by succeeding on a DC 13 Strength check.

Multiattack

The anubian makes two Claw attacks.

Bonus Actions

Sand Step

The anubian collapses into loose sand and teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see, reforming in that space. If the destination space contains sand, the anubian can immediately Hide. The anubian can't use Sand Step while Haboob is active.

About Anubian

Anubian is a medium elemental with a Challenge Rating of 2. It has a chaotic evil alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 13 and possesses 44 hit points (derived from 8d8 + 8).

Anubian has communication capabilities including Primordial. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Anubian

2 tips available

When using Anubian in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Mid-level Encounter: Ideal for parties levels 3-8 as solo or small groups
Terrain Advantage: Use terrain to offset moderate combat abilities

Player Guide: Facing Anubian

2 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Moderate Threat: Prepare standard combat tactics
Tactical Advantage: Use terrain and positioning

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 2.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 4 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 600 XP
Hard: 900 XP
Deadly: 1,200 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Anubian?: Anubian has a Challenge Rating of 2, making it appropriate for parties of level 2.0.
What type of creature is Anubian?: Anubian is a Medium Elemental, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Anubian speak?: Anubian can communicate in Primordial.