Giant Pufferfish
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Beast
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Armor Class
- 13
- Speeds
- 0, swim 40
- Walking Speed
- 0
- Swimming Speed
- 40
- Strength Score
- 16
- Dexterity Score
- 12
- Constitution Score
- 15
- Intelligence Score
- 2
- Wisdom Score
- 10
- Charisma Score
- 5
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- —
- Hit Points
- 52
- Condition Immunities
- Poisoned
- Resistances
- Immune to Poison Damage
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8+16)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
- STR
- 16 (+3)
- DEX
- 12 (+1)
- CON
- 15 (+2)
- INT
- 2 (−4)
- WIS
- 10 (+0)
- CHA
- 5 (−3)
Skills Perception +0
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Spiny Body. A creature that touches pufferfish or hits it with melee attack while within 5 ft. of it takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage. While it is puffed up this damage increases to 5 (2d4).
Water Breathing. Can breathe only underwater.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 7 (2d8+3) piercing damage or 12 (2d8+3) piercing damage while puffed up.
Spine. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 5 (1d4+3) piercing damage or 8 (2d4+3) piercing damage while puffed up. Also 5 (2d4) poison (DC 13 Con half). If target fails the save by 5+ it takes 2 (1d4) poison at the end of its next turn.
Bonus Actions
Burst of Speed (Recharges 5-6). Takes the Dash action.
Puff Up (Recharge: Short/Long Rest). For 1 min it increases in size by filling its stomach with air or water. While puffed up it is Medium doubles its damage dice on Bite and Spine attacks (included above) and makes Str checks and Str saves with advantage. If pufferfish lacks the room to become Medium it attains the max size possible in space available.
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.