Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius · Mammal

Herds of twenty to a hundred rest in shallow rivers, lakes and swamps by day and come ashore at dusk to graze for hours. It kills people, mostly hunters and boaters who stumble on a herd unawares in times of drought. Hunters took its meat, its ivory canines and its thick hide for shields and whips.

Danger: Man-killer
How it is met: In herds, by night
Size: Huge
In winter: Active in winter

Where it lives

Swamp, River, Stream, Lake, Pond

Gives

Hippopotamus Ivory, Hippopotamus Hide

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Hippopotamus

Large Beast, Unaligned

AC 14 · Initiative −2 (8)

HP 82 (11d10 + 22)

Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
21 (+5), save +7	7 (−2), save −2	15 (+2), save +2	2 (−4), save −4	12 (+1), save +1	4 (−3), save −3

Skills Perception +3

Senses Passive Perception 13

Languages None

CR 4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)

Traits

Hold Breath. The hippopotamus can hold its breath for 10 minutes.

Actions

Multiattack. The hippopotamus makes two Bite attacks.

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +7 , reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) Piercing damage.

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 ("SRD 5.2.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

Sources

K. Mason, Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2013.

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