Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia · Mammal

The snow leopard haunts steep, rocky slopes of the high mountains of Central Asia, from the Himalaya and Tibet to Siberia, mostly between 3,000 and 4,500 metres, among alpine meadows, dry shrubland, bare scree and open conifer woods; in winter it may follow its prey down the valleys. It hunts alone at dawn and dusk and is not known ever to have attacked a person in the wild, though it takes herders' livestock. It is poached for its pelt and for bones sold to traditional Chinese medicine.

Danger: Dangerous if cornered
How it is met: Alone, at dawn and dusk
Size: Medium
In winter: Active in winter

Hear it

Big Cat Growl 1 (On Patreon, Guardian tier)

Where it lives

Temperate Conifer Forest, Alpine Meadow, Cold Desert, Barrens

Gives

Snow Leopard Pelt, Snow Leopard Bone

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Panther

Medium Beast, Unaligned

AC 13 · Initiative +3 (13)

HP 13 (3d8)

Speed 50 ft., Climb 40 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2), save +2	16 (+3), save +3	10 (+0), save +0	3 (−4), save −4	14 (+2), save +2	7 (−2), save −2

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7

Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14

Languages None

CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)

Actions

Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage.

Bonus Actions

Nimble Escape. The panther takes the Disengage or Hide action.

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

Leah Montsion, Uncia uncia (snow leopard). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2014.

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