Asanbosam
Large Aberration · Chaotic Evil · CR 5
- Aberration
- Large
- Tier 2
- Evil
As a large aberration (chaotic evil), Asanbosam carries CR 5. Common in forest environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Aberration
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40, climb 15
- Habitats
- Forest
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Asanbosam is an outsider to the natural order, often associated with the Far Realm or other planes whose laws differ from this world. It is most often found in forest regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Asanbosam is cold and inhuman in its goals; it does not think the way mortals think. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Asanbosam is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). Aberrations leak from the Far Realm or older creations that predate the gods, where the laws of reality differ. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Asanbosam
- What is the challenge rating of Asanbosam?
- The CR on Asanbosam is 5. That CR matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Asanbosam?
- Asanbosam is classified as a aberration in D&D 5e, large size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Asanbosam live?
- In the bestiary, Asanbosam appears in Forest.