Illustration Xan Drake

Rift Swine

Tome of Beasts
Challenge 5
(1,800 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 4
Large aberration, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (13d10+39)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
4 (-3)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
5 (-3)
Saving Throws
Skills
Damage Resistances force, poison
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages
Environments
360-Degree Vision.

The rift swine’s extra eyes give it advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Chaos mutations.

50% of rift swine have additional mutant features. Choose or roll on the table below.

1 - Acid Boils: A creature that hits the rift swine with a melee attack must make a successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 3 (1d6) acid damage.

2 - Tentacular Tongue: Instead of using its tusks, the rift swine can attack with its tongue: Melee weapon attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled and restrained as with a tentacle attack (escape DC 14).

3 - Covered in Slime:Increase the rift swine’s AC by 1.

4 - Acid Saliva: The rift swine’s tusk or tongue attack does an additional 3 (1d6) acid damage.

5 - Poison Spit: Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 15 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d12) poison damage.

6 - Roll Twice

Actions

Multiattack. The rift swine makes one tusks attack and two tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the rift swine can’t use this tentacle against another target.
Tusks. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.

Rift Swine

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