Jackaling (5e Creature)
Jackaling[edit]
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Small humanoid (jackaling), neutral evil Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Skills Stealth +6 Innate Spellcasting. The jackaling's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: dancing lights ACTIONSSpear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage. Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 7 (2d6) poison damage and be poisoned until the end of its next turn. Blowgun. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 25/100 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1 + 2) piercing damage and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconscious while poisoned in this way. The target wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it awake. BONUS ACTIONSNimble Escape. The jackaling takes the Disengage or Hide action.
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Jackalings, or sémé as they call themselves, are the distant cousins of gnolls, jackalweres, boudas and so on. They are a diminutive tribe of humanoid wild dogs who only stand 3 feet tall. They are lithe and quick and use their environment to ambush. They are also experts at taming animals and riding them into combat such as hyenas and warthogs. They are known to even tame giant bats and vultures and use them as a platform to fire poisoned arrows. They tame swarms of wild dogs to fight as cannon fodder for them. They have a shock of white hair that springs from their head and neck, their bodies have a wild riot of stripes and spots like maned hyenas or wild dogs. They happily serve qori ismaris, boudas or popobawas as scouts, archers and skirmishers. Many of them are gifted with a taste of magic and can dominate weak-willed animals, create minor illusions to lure prey into attacking and use dancing lights to confuse their foes. One of their favorite tactics is to leap from high cliffs with spears or ride fast animals to deliver a charge attack. They also will resort to archery and blowguns from a high rocky outlook and use their spears as caltrops or a spiked barricade. Jackalings love eating meat and hunting large game, but they are content to devour lizards and bush peahens. They are also known to dwell in the deep rainforests. Though jackalings love meat and are easily bribed with a good amount of meat and palm wine or izonga (banana beer) they can also consume fruits like breadfruit which they roast over fires and sweet cassava. |
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