Bruiser Chimera (FMA Supplement)

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This creature was created as part of the Player Equivalent CR variant rule using the 5e SRD:Barbarian class and Beastlike (5e Background) background, and as such does not follow traditional CR.

Medium humanoid, lawful neutral Armor Class 21 (natural armor) Hit Points 115 (14d12 + 24) Speed 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) Saving Throws Str +9, Con +7 Skills Animal Handling +7, Athletics +9, Nature +6, Survival +7 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) Rage (5/day). As a bonus action while not wearing heavy armor, the chimera may enter a rage for 1 minute, or until they are knocked unconscious, their turn ends and they haven't attacked a hostile creature or taken damage since their last turn, or they stop raging as a bonus action, granting them the following: The chimera has advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws. When the chimera makes a melee weapon attack using Strength, they gain a +3 bonus to the damage roll. The chimera have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. The chimera gains the following attack: Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) slashing damage. Once on each of the chimera's turns when they damage a creature with a claw using the Attack action, they can make one additional claw attack as part of the same action. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If a creature the chimera can see within 10 feet of them hits the chimera with an attack roll, they can use their reaction to swipe their tail and roll a d8, applying a bonus to their AC equal to the number rolled, potentially causing the attack to miss them. Reckless Attack. When the chimera makes their first attack on their turn, they can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives them advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against the chimera have advantage until their next turn. Danger Sense. The chimera has advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that they can see, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, they can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated. Feral Instinct. The chimera has advantage on initiative rolls. Additionally, if the are surprised at the beginning of combat and aren't incapacitated, they can act normally on their first turn, but only if they enter their rage before doing anything else on that turn. Brutal Critical. The chimera can roll two additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. Relentless Rage. If the chimera drops to 0 hit points while raging and doesn't die outright, they can make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If they succeed, they drop to 1 hit point instead. Each time they use this feature after the first, the DC increases by 5. When they finish a short or long rest, the DC resets to 10. Bruiser. When the chimera jumps, they can make a Strength (Athletics) check and extend its jump by a number of feet equal to the check’s total. The chimera can make this special check only once per turn. Beastly Blows (5/day). When the chimera hits a creature with their natural weapons while raging, the target must succeed a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for the chimera until the end of the chimera's next turn. ACTIONS Multiattack. The chimera makes two attacks with their dagger, longsword, claws, or tail. Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) slashing damage. Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

To most of the world, chimeras are animals; biological weapons the same as war dogs. The those with extremely privileged information, however, chimeras are much different; experimental super soldiers amplified with animal biology. That being said, the military treats them much the same as they do any of their other secret special forces, leading to many defecting before being hunted down and killed. Bruiser chimeras were designed as an intelligent alternative to traditional chimeras; keeping the same beastly appearance and towering frame, but with enough of a conscious to not run into a crowd of civilians the moment they get hungry.

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