Cranium Rat
Tiny Aberration · · CR 0
- Aberration
- Tiny
- Tier 1
Cranium Rat, CR 0, fills the tiny aberration role. Encounter regions: underground and urban. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 0
- Type
- Aberration
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Habitats
- Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Cranium Rat 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 underground regions. It is tiny-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Cranium Rat is cold and inhuman in its goals; it does not think the way mortals think. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Cranium Rat is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. 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 Cranium Rat
- What is the challenge rating of Cranium Rat?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Cranium Rat sits at 0. It matches a tier-1 group in low-stakes encounters.
- What type of creature is Cranium Rat?
- Cranium Rat is classified as a aberration in D&D 5e, tiny size.
- Where does Cranium Rat live?
- Cranium Rat's listed habitats include Underground, Urban.