Bilby
Tiny Beast · Unaligned · CR 0
- Beast
- Tiny
- Tier 1
Bilby, CR 0, fills the tiny beast role with unaligned disposition. Encounter regions: desert and underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 0
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 30, burrow 5
- Habitats
- Desert, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Bilby is a non-magical animal, occupying a real ecological niche — predator, scavenger, herbivore, or pack member. It is most often found in desert regions. It is tiny-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Bilby is driven by instinct — territory, hunger, fear, mating. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Bilby is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). 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 Bilby
- What is the challenge rating of Bilby?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Bilby sits at 0. It matches a tier-1 group in low-stakes encounters.
- What type of creature is Bilby?
- Bilby is classified as a beast in D&D 5e, tiny size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Bilby live?
- The bestiary places Bilby in Desert, Underground.