Rock Roach
Medium Beast · Unaligned · CR 2
- Beast
- Medium
- Tier 1
Rock Roach, CR 2, fills the medium beast role with unaligned disposition. Encounter regions: underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 30, burrow 20
- Habitats
- Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Rock Roach 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 medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Rock Roach 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
Rock Roach 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 Rock Roach
- What is the challenge rating of Rock Roach?
- Rock Roach has a challenge rating of 2. It works against tier-1 parties.
- What type of creature is Rock Roach?
- By creature type, Rock Roach is a beast, medium size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Rock Roach live?
- The published habitats for Rock Roach: Underground.