Dire Beast Template

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## Dire Beast Template
Certain creatures have grown far larger than they should, and this template is applied to those who have grown to huge proportions as well as grown in their deadliness. A dire beast is a creature of fury and power. 
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- **Prerequisite.** The creature must be a beast of CR 1 or lower.
- **Creature Size.** The creature's size is increased to huge. 
- **Armor Class.** If the creature has Natural Armor, it increases by 2. 
- **Hit Points.** The creature's hit die change to 1d12 and it gains three times the number it had before, to a minimum of 10.
- **Ability Score, Strength.** The creature's Strength score increases by 6, to a minimum of 17.
- **Ability Score, Constitution.** The creature's Constitution score increases by 4.
- **Challenge Rating.** The creature's Challenge Rating is increased per the chart below.
- **Multiattack.** If the creature doesn't already have it, it gains the Multiattack trait and can make two melee attacks with its lowest damaging attack. If it already has this action, its Multiattack is unchanged.
- **Reach.** The creature's reach increases by 5 feet.
- **Melee Damage Dice.** The creature's damage dice for melee attacks are increased to 3 dice per attack and its damage dice are increased by two steps, to a maximum of d12 per the chart below.
- **Ranged Attacks.** If the creature has a ranged attack, like throwing a rock, it can make a single attack with it. For damage, it rolls a number of d6s equal to its Strength modifier plus 1. It then adds its Strength modifier to the attack.

##### Melee Damage Dice
|Initial Damage Dice|Dire Damage Dice|
|:-:|:-:|
|0|d6|
|d4|d8|
|d6|d10|
|d8|d12|
|d10|d12|
|d12|d12|

##### Challenge Rating
|Starting CR|Dire CR|
|:-:|:-:|
|0|4|
|1/8|5
|1/4 - 1/2|6
|1|7|

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> ## Dire Brown Bear
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 13 (Natural Armor)
> - **Hit Points** 138 (12d12 + 60)
> - **Speed** 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|25 (+7)|10 (+0)|20 (+5)|2 (-4)|13 (+1)|7 (-2)|
>___
> - **Skills** Perception +4
> - **Senses** passive Perception 14
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 7 (2,900 XP)
> ___
> ***Keen Smell.*** The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
>
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
>
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 26 (3d12 + 7) piercing damage.
>
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 23 (3d10 + 7) slashing damage.

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> ## Dire Deer
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 13
> - **Hit Points** 85 (10d12 + 20)
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|17 (+3)|16 (+3)|15 (+2)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|5 (-3)|
>___
> - **Senses** passive Perception 12
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 4 (1,100 XP)
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The deer makes two attacks.
>
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 19 (3d10 + 3) piercing damage.

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> ## Dire Eagle
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 12
> - **Hit Points** 85 (10d12 + 20)
> - **Speed** 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|17 (+3)|15 (+2)|14 (+2)|2 (-4)|14 (+2)|7 (-2)|
>___
> - **Skills** Perception +4
> - **Senses** passive Perception 14
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 4 (1,100 XP)
> ___
> ***Keen Sight.*** The eagle has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The eagle makes two attacks.
>
> ***Talons.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 16 (3d8 + 3) slashing damage.

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> ## Dire Camel
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 9
> - **Hit Points** 105 (10d12 + 40)
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|22 (+6)|8 (-1)|18 (+4)|2 (-4)|8 (-1)|5 (-3)|
>___
> - **Senses** passive Perception 9
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 5 (1,800 XP)
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The camel makes two attacks.
>
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

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> ## Dire Axe Beak
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 11
> - **Hit Points** 95 (10d12 + 30)
> - **Speed** 50 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|20 (+5)|12 (+1)|16 (+3)|2 (-4)|10 (+0)|5 (-3)|
>___
> - **Senses** passive Perception 10
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 6 (2,300 XP)
> ___
>
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The axe beak makes two attacks.
>
> ***Beak.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 24 (3d12 + 5) slashing damage.

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> ## Dire Reef Shark
>*Huge beast, unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 14 (Natural Armor)
> - **Hit Points** 114 (12d12 + 36)
> - **Speed** 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|20 (+5)|13 (+1)|17 (+3)|1 (-5)|10 (+0)|4 (-3)|
>___
> - **Skills** Perception +3
> - **Senses** Blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 13
> - **Languages** --
> - **Challenge** 6 (2,300 XP)
> ___
> ***Pack Tactics.*** The shark has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the shark's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.
>
> ***Water Breathing.*** The shark can breathe only underwater.
>
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The shark makes two attacks.
>
> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 24 (3d12 + 5) piercing damage.