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Scrofa                                                Scrofa Old Boar

           Scrofa                                               Huge beast, unaligned
           Large beast, unaligned                               Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
           Armor Class 14 (natural armor)                       Hit Points 59 (7d12 + 14)
                                                                Speed 30   .
           Hit Points 22 (4d10)
           Speed 30   .                                           STR     DEX      CON      INT     WIS     CHA
             STR     DEX     CON      INT     WIS      CHA       16 (+3)  13 (+1)  15 (+2)  8 (−1)  12 (+1)  8 (−1)
           13 (+1)  14 (+2)  11 (+0)  8 (−1)  10 (+0)  8 (−1)   Skills Perception +3
           Skills Perception +4                                 Senses darkvision 60   ., passive Perception 13
                                                                Languages —
           Senses darkvision 60   ., passive Perception 14      Challenge 2 (450 XP)
           Languages —
           Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)                                Keen Smell.    e scrofa old boar has advantage on Wisdom
                                                                (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
           Keen Smell.    e scrofa has advantage on Wisdom (Perception)
           checks that rely on smell.                           Actions

           Actions                                              Multiattack.    e scrofa old boar makes two gore attacks.
           Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5   ., one target.   Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5   ., one target.
           Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is Medium or   Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or
           smaller creature, it must succeed a DC 11 Strength saving throw   smaller creature, it must succeed a DC 13 Strength saving throw
           or be knocked prone.                                 or be knocked prone.

                                                                Scrofa are unusually large wild pigs most commonly found trailing
                                                                ogre mobs. Most will grow to an intimidating 1,500 lbs if they are
                                                                wily enough to avoid predators (chie  y the ogres they follow), but
                                                                some can grow truly monstrous. Reliable reports exist of 4,000 lb
                                                                males, and tales of even larger creatures exist, though their veracity
                                                                is questionable.
                                                                                Tough and vicious opportunists, scrofa can
                                                                                get by on any kind of food available, grazing
                                                                               and browsing vegetation, using their tusks
                                                                               to excavate roots, or using their great size to
                                                                                scare away predators and access carrion. If
                                                                                food is scarce, it is not unknown for them
                                                                                to chase down and kill their own prey,
                                                                                  sometimes even smaller ogres are taken
                                                                                   in this way (though the scrofa must eat
                                                                                   quickly before the rest of the mob joins
                                                                                   the feast).
                                                                                   Scrofa are di   cult to tame and train but,
                                                                                  even so, some orc tribes utilize them as
                                                                                 mounts, o  en setting the procurement of
                                                                                scrofa piglets as a youngster’s rite of passage
                                                                                to kill two birds with one stone.



















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