Rock Salamander
Tiny Elemental · Unaligned · CR 1/2
- Elemental
- Tiny
- Tier 1
CR 1/2 tiny elemental, unaligned — that's Rock Salamander. Native to badlands, hill, and mountain. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Tiny
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 20, burrow 20, climb 20
- Habitats
- Badlands, Hill, Mountain
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Rock Salamander is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in badlands regions. It is tiny-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Rock Salamander is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. 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 Salamander is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. 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 Salamander
- What is the challenge rating of Rock Salamander?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Rock Salamander sits at 1/2. It fits a tier-1 party (levels 1-4).
- What type of creature is Rock Salamander?
- Rock Salamander is classified as a elemental in D&D 5e, tiny size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Rock Salamander live?
- Rock Salamander is at home in Badlands, Hill, Mountain.