Spurred Water Skate
Large Beast · Unaligned · CR 1
- Beast
- Large
- Tier 1
Spurred Water Skate at CR 1 is logged as a large beast; alignment unaligned. Habitat: swamp. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 40
- Habitats
- Swamp
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Spurred Water Skate is a non-magical animal, occupying a real ecological niche — predator, scavenger, herbivore, or pack member. It is most often found in swamp regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Spurred Water Skate 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
Spurred Water Skate 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 Spurred Water Skate
- What is the challenge rating of Spurred Water Skate?
- Spurred Water Skate's challenge rating is 1. A party in this band fits parties at the start of their adventuring careers.
- What type of creature is Spurred Water Skate?
- The bestiary type for Spurred Water Skate is beast, large size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Spurred Water Skate live?
- In the bestiary, Spurred Water Skate appears in Swamp.