Hideous Zippleback (5e Creature)
Hiddious Zippleback[edit]
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Huge dragon, unaligned Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +10, Wis +7 Ambusher. The zippleback has advantage on attack rolls against a creature it has surprised. Sensitive Hearing. The zippleback has disadvantage on Constitution saving throws against being deafened. While deafened, the zippleback is disoriented and acts as though under the effects of the confusion spell. Two-Headed. The zippleback has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. The zippleback also gets an extra reaction. ACTIONSMultiattack. The zippleback makes four attacks: two with its bites and two with its tails. In place of two attacks, the zippleback can use its Gaseous Breath or its Spark Breath. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. Spark Breath. The zippleback exhales a spark at a point it can see within 5 feet of it. A creature hit by the spark must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 3 (1d6) fire damage. A flammable object or gas hit by the spark takes 2 (1d4) fire damage and is lit on fire. Gaseous Breath (Recharge 5-6). The zippleback exhales noxious gas in a 40-foot cone, which occupies a 40-foot sphere in the second round. The cloud goes around corners and through cracks and the area is heavily obscured. The cloud lingers for 1 minute and each creature that starts its turn within the cloud must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. Creatures that don't need to breathe automatically succeed on the saving throw. Any source of fire or lightning damage that comes in contact with the cloud causes the gas to explode within a 40-foot radius. Each creature within the radius must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 56 (16d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The zippleback is immune to the effects and damage of the Gaseous Breath and has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks while inside the cloud.
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Two-headed creatures are rare in nature, requiring freak mutations to occur, much to the detriment of the individual(s) born. Even among creatures of magical origin, like dragons, these mutations are rare, and often the heads fight each other for control of the body and which direction to move in. However, by some freak accident of nature, there is a species of dragon that has evolved to not only have two heads but each with their own distinct personalities and desires, and it is something to see. Two-Headed Dragon. The aptly named hideous zippleback is among many things one of the most bizarre dragons in the world, namely for its two heads and split tails. It is quite large, reaching lengths of 66 feet, wingspans of 38 feet, and weights of 6,036 pounds, covered in scales of varying colors but mostly green, blue, or gold with spots and a cream underbelly. The trait for which it is named is the lobe-like scales on its back, running down from the back of its heads to the tips of its tails, which end in an arrowhead-shaped structure. The two heads are short and stout, with an underbite, yellow eyes, a single curved nasal horn, and two thin horns coming out of the back of the heads. Their bodies are large and relatively flat and wide, with short, but muscular legs with four clawed toes. Variant: Flaming Ouroboros FormationWith proper training, a zippleback can make use of a technique known as the Flaming Ouroboros Formation. A zippleback that can use the Flaming Ouroboros Formation has the following action: |
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