Lantern Beetle
Tiny Beast · Unaligned · CR 0
- Beast
- Tiny
- Tier 1
Lantern Beetle, CR 0, fills the tiny beast role with unaligned disposition. Encounter regions: underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 0
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 30, climb 10, fly 10
- Habitats
- Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Lantern Beetle is a non-magical animal, occupying a real ecological niche — predator, scavenger, herbivore, or pack member. It is most often found in underground regions. It is tiny-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Lantern Beetle 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
Lantern Beetle 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.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Lantern Beetle
- What is the challenge rating of Lantern Beetle?
- Lantern Beetle has a challenge rating of 0. It fits a tier-1 party (levels 1-4).
- What type of creature is Lantern Beetle?
- The bestiary type for Lantern Beetle is beast, tiny size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Lantern Beetle live?
- In the bestiary, Lantern Beetle appears in Underground.