Rhinoceros

A rhinoceros is an aggressive herbivorous animal known for having a horn on its snout. [3] [2] [1]

Description

Rhinoceroses range in size, from 6 to 14 feet (1.8 to 4.3 meters) in length and 3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.8 meters) in height at the shoulder. They can weigh as much as 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms). [3] [note 1]

Behavior

These creatures are known to be bad tempered and to attack anything they perceive as a threat, intruder, or annoyance. [3]

They possess low-light vision . [3]

Ecology

They are encountered alone or in herds of up to twelve specimens. [3]

Tactics

Faced with threats or intruders, a rhinoceros charges them, lowering its head to gore them with its horn in a devastating assault. [3] [2] [1] The force can knock a target down. [1]

Habitats

They live on warm plains [3] such as in Argonnessen and Sarlona . [4] [5] In Sarlona, rhinoceroses are among the beasts and monsters that might be attracted to a quori monolith . [5]

Uses

A rhinoceros could potentially be mounted and ridden into battle. [2] A mature mount as much as 2,600 gp. [2]

Magic

A druid can potentially have a rhinoceros animal companion, [6] such as those who live in deserts [7] or in Adar and Riedra in Sarlona and in Argonnessen and on Seren Island . [4]

A rhinoceros ally can be summoned with the spell summon nature's ally V [8] or summon desert ally VI , [9] while a fiendish rhinoceros can be summoned with summon monster VI . [10] Find greater steed summoned a celestial , fey , or fiendish spirit to assume the form of a beast that would serve as a mount, including a rhinoceros. [11] A wild rhinoceros might even appear from a wand of wonder [12]

A piece of rhinoceros hide, swallowed by the caster, was a material component for the metal skin spell. [13]

The spell rhino's rush gave one the charging power of a rhinoceros. [14]

Appendix

Notes

  1. Specifically, a black rhinoceros was the basis for these measurements and statistics in the Monster Manual (3.5 edition) , but they are also stated to be applicable to any similar beast.

See Also

  • Dire rhinoceros

External Links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Mearls , Jeremy Crawford , Christopher Perkins (2014). Monster Manual (5th Edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 336. ISBN 978-0786965614 .
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Logan Bonner , Eytan Bernstein , & Chris Sims (September 2008). Adventurer's Vault: Arms and Equipment for All Character Classes . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 11, 13. ISBN 978-07869-4978-6 .
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X .
  4. 4.0 4.1 Keith Baker , Bill Slavicsek , & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 220. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0 .
  5. 5.0 5.1 David Noonan , Rich Burlew , & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 135. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6 .
  6. Jonathan Tweet , Monte Cook , Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5 . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7 .
  7. Bruce R. Cordell , Jennifer Clarke Wilkes , and JD Wiker (2005). Sandstorm . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-3655-X .
  8. Jonathan Tweet , Monte Cook , Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5 . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 288. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7 .
  9. Bruce R. Cordell , Jennifer Clarke Wilkes , and JD Wiker (2005). Sandstorm . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 122. ISBN 0-7869-3655-X .
  10. Jonathan Tweet , Monte Cook , Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5 . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7 .
  11. Jeremy Crawford , Mike Mearls , Robert J. Schwalb , Adam Lee , Christopher Perkins , Matt Sernett (November 2017). Xanathar's Guide to Everything . Edited by Kim Mohan . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7869-6612-7 .
  12. Mike Mearls , Jeremy Crawford , Christopher Perkins , James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 212. ISBN 978-0786965622 .
  13. Richard Baker (November 2004). Complete Arcane . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 115. ISBN 0-7869-3435-2 .
  14. Matthew Sernett , Jeff Grubb , Mike McArtor (Dec 2005). Spell Compendium . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-7869-3702-5 .