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Ychen Bannog

Gargantuan · Beast · CR 11 · Unaligned

Source. Tome of Beasts

17 (natural armor)

231 (14d20+84)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Gargantuan

Type Beast

Alignment Unaligned

XP 7200

Initiative Bonus +0

Movement

Walk 50 ft (15.2 m)

Swim 25 ft (7.6 m)

Climb 25 ft (7.6 m)

Crawl 25 ft (7.6 m)

Senses

Passive Perception 11

Languages

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Resistances

bludgeoning

Condition Immunities

exhaustion

Environments

Forest or Jungle Hills Mountain

Traits

Ever-Sharp Horns

The ychen bannog deals triple damage dice when it scores a critical hit with a gore attack.

Overrun

When the ychen bannog takes the Dash action, it can move through the space of a Large or smaller creature, treating the creature's space as difficult terrain. As it moves through the creature's space, the ychen bannog can make a stomp attack as a bonus action.

Peaceful Creature

The ychen bannog abhors combat and flees from it if possible. If unable to flee, the ychen bannog can attack a foe or obstacle to clear a path to safety. As an action, a driver or handler mounted on the ychen bannog or adjacent to it can make a DC 16 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. On a success, the ychen bannog moves and attacks as directed by the driver. On a failure, the beast flees. The driver or handler must have proficiency in Animal Handling to attempt this check.

Actions

Destroying Bellow

Recharge 5–6

The ychen bannog delivers a fearsome bellow that can be heard up to ten miles away. Structures and unattended objects in a 60-foot cone take 55 (10d10) thunder damage. Creatures in the cone take 27 (5d10) thunder damage and are deafened for 1 hour, or take half damage and aren't deafened with a successful DC 18 Constitution saving throw.

Gore

+13 to hit, reach 10 ft (3 m). Hit: 4d8 piercing damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) piercing damage.

Multiattack

The ychen bannog makes one gore attack and one stomp attack.

Stomp

+13 to hit, reach 10 ft (3 m). Hit: 4d10 bludgeoning damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 31 (4d10 + 9) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 21 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

About Ychen Bannog

Ychen Bannog is a gargantuan beast with a Challenge Rating of 11. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 17 and possesses 231 hit points (derived from 14d20+84).

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

GM Tips: Using Ychen Bannog

2 tips available

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

Boss Encounter: Suitable for climactic moments
Multi-phase Battle: Plan dramatic tension with multiple phases

Player Guide: Facing Ychen Bannog

2 strategies available

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

Major Threat: Prepare for epic battle
Resource Management: Conserve powerful abilities

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 11.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 15 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 13,200 XP
Hard: 19,800 XP
Deadly: 26,400 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 Ychen Bannog?: Ychen Bannog has a Challenge Rating of 11, making it appropriate for parties of level 11.0.
What type of creature is Ychen Bannog?: Ychen Bannog is a Gargantuan Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Ychen Bannog speak?: Ychen Bannog can communicate in -.