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BuLETTE
A bulette is a massive
predator that terrorizes
any lands it inhabits. Also·
calle d a "land shark," it
lives only to feed. Irascible
and rapacious, bulettes
fear no othe r creature, and
they attack with no regard
for superior numbe rs
or strength.
Underground Hunters.
Bulettes use their powe rful
claws to tunnel through the
eaFth when they hunt. Heedless
of obstruction, they uproot trees, cause
landslides in loose slopes, a nd leave sinkholes
behind them. Whe n vibrations in the soil and rock alert
a bulette to movement, it shoots to the surface, its jaws
spre ad wide as it attacks.
Wandering Monster. A bulette ranges across
temperate lands, feeding on any animals and
humanoids it comes across. These creatures dislike
dwarf and elf flesh, although they ofte n kill them before
realizing what they are. A bulette loves halfling meat the
most, a nd it is never happier than when chasing plump
halflings across an open field.
A bulette has no lair, but roams a hunting territory
up to thirty miles wide. Its sole crite rion for territory is
availability of food, and when it has eaten everything
in an area , a bulette moves on. These creature s often
home in on humanoid s e ttleme nts, te rrorizing the m
until their pa nicke d reside nts have fled, or until th e
bulette is s lain.
All creatures shun bule ttes, which tre at a nything
that moves as food- eve n other predators and bulette s.
Bulettes come togethe r only to mate, resulting in a
bloody act of claws and teeth that usually ends with th e
male's de ath a nd cons umption.
Arcane Creation. Some sages believe th e bulette
is th e result of a mad wiza rd 's expe rime nts at
crossbreeding snapping turtles a nd armadillos, with
infus ions of demon ichor. Bulettes have been thought
to be extinct at diffe rent times, but after years without
a sighting, the creatures in evitably reappear. Because
their young are almost never seen, s ome sages suspect
that bulette s maintain secret nesting grounds from
which adults strike out into the world.
B,ULETI:E
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 17 (r;1atural armor)
Hit Points 94 (9d10 + 45)
Speed 40ft., burrow 40ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
11 (+0)
Skills Perception +6
CON
21 (+5)
INT
2 (-4)
WIS
10 (+0)
Senses darkvision 60ft., tremorsense 60ft.,
passive Perception 16
Languages-
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
CHA
5 (-3)
Standing Leap. The bulette's lo ng jump is up to 30 feet and its
high jump is up to 15 feet , with or without a running st art.
ACTIONS
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 30 (4d12 + 4) piercing damage.
Deadly Leap. If the bulette jumps at least 15 feet as part of
its movement, it ca n then use this action to land on its feet
in a s pace th at contains one or more other crea tures. Each of
th ose creatures must s ucceed on a DC 16 Stre ngth or Dexterity
saving throw (target's choice) or be knocked prone and take
14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (3d6 + 4) slas hing
damage. On a successful save, the crea ture takes only half
the damage, i s n't knocked prone, and is pus hed 5 feet out of
the bulette's space i nto an unoccupied s pace of the creature's
choice. If no unoccupied s pace is within range, the creature
ins tea d falls prone in the bulette's s pace.
