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Night Scorpion

Large · Beast · CR 3 · Unaligned

Source. Tome of Beasts

14 (natural armor)

90 (12d10+24)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-5

WIS

-1

CHA

-4

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Large

Type Beast

Alignment Unaligned

XP 700

Initiative Bonus +2

Movement

Walk 40 ft (12.2 m)

Swim 20 ft (6.1 m)

Climb 20 ft (6.1 m)

Crawl 20 ft (6.1 m)

Senses

Blindsight 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 9

Languages

Environments

Caves Desert Forest or Jungle Grassland or Plains Ruins Underworld

Actions

Claw

+4 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d8 bludgeoning damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). The scorpion has two claws, each of which can grapple one target.

Multiattack

The scorpion makes three attacks: two with its claws and one with its sting.

Sting

+4 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d10 poison damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target takes 7 (2d6) poison damage and is blinded for 1d3 hours; a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw reduces damage by half and prevents blindness. If the target fails the saving throw by 5 or more, the target is also paralyzed while poisoned. The poisoned target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful save.

About Night Scorpion

Night Scorpion is a large beast with a Challenge Rating of 3. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 14 and possesses 90 hit points (derived from 12d10+24).

Night Scorpion has communication capabilities including -. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Night Scorpion

2 tips available

When using Night Scorpion 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 Night Scorpion

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 3.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 5 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 1,200 XP
Hard: 1,800 XP
Deadly: 2,400 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 Night Scorpion?: Night Scorpion has a Challenge Rating of 3, making it appropriate for parties of level 3.0.
What type of creature is Night Scorpion?: Night Scorpion is a Large Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Night Scorpion speak?: Night Scorpion can communicate in -.