Giant Elk

Celestial · Huge

Giant Elk
The giant deer Megaloceros, the Irish elk, painting by Charles R. Knight, 1906 · Charles R. Knight, Megaloceros, painting, 1906, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Giant elk are majestic deer with antlers wider than a cart, held sacred by many forest peoples. They are wise and gentle unless their herd is threatened. Hunting one is said to bring years of bad luck.

Danger
A threat to the unwary
How it is met
In herds, at dawn and dusk
Challenge
2
SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
Giant Elk

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Where it is met

Temperate Conifer Forest, Taiga, Alpine Meadow, Blessed Temperate Forest

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Giant Elk

Huge Celestial, Neutral Good

AC 14 · Initiative +6 (16)

HP 42 (5d12 + 10)

Speed 60 ft.

StrDexConIntWisCha
19 (+4), save +618 (+4), save +614 (+2), save +27 (−2), save −214 (+2), save +210 (+0), save +0

Skills Perception +4

Resistances Necrotic, Radiant

Senses Darkvision 90 ft.; Passive Perception 14

Languages Celestial; understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can’t speak them

CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)

Actions

Ram. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Bludgeoning damage plus 5 (2d4) Radiant damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature and the elk moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target takes an extra 5 (2d4) Bludgeoning damage and has the Prone condition.

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