Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus · Bird
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A huge scavenger of the high mountains, usually seen alone above two thousand metres, that drops bones onto rocks from a great height to crack them. It is harmless to people. Shepherds long shot and poisoned it in the false belief that it carried off lambs.
- Danger
- Harmless
- How it is met
- Alone, by day
- Size
- Small
- In winter
- Active in winter
Where it lives
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Vulture
Medium Beast, Unaligned
AC 10 · Initiative +0 (10)
HP 5 (1d8 + 1)
Speed 10 ft., Fly 50 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (−2), save −2 | 10 (+0), save +0 | 13 (+1), save +1 | 2 (−4), save −4 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 4 (−3), save −3 |
Skills Perception +3
Senses Passive Perception 13
Languages None
CR 0 (XP 10; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The vulture has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.
Actions
Beak. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4) Piercing damage.
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Sources
- Jonathan Tenenzapf, Gypaetus barbatus (bearded vulture). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2011.
- Wikipedia contributors, Bearded vulture. Wikipedia, 2026.
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