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'''Displacer beasts''' are a race and of the [[Beast]] creature type, found in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] and the [[Circus of the Last Days]]. [[Displacer Beast Shape]] allows a creature to polymorph into a displacer beast.
'''Displacer beasts''' are a race and of the [[Beast]] creature type, found in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] and the [[Circus of the Last Days]]. [[Displacer Beast Shape]] allows a creature to polymorph into a displacer beast.


==About displacer beasts==
==About==
{{quote|A displacer beast's coat is slick with illusory magic that can bend light, letting it project images of itself and turn invisible. Adventurers say you can never know a displacer beast's true location - until its claws sink into your belly, that is.}}
{{quote|A displacer beast's coat is slick with illusory magic that can bend light, letting it project images of itself and turn invisible. Adventurers say you can never know a displacer beast's true location - until its claws sink into your belly, that is.}}
Displacer beasts are feline, tentacled creatures resembling panthers. They often live in small groups, preferring sheltered habitats such as caves or tree hollows.
Displacer beasts are feline, tentacled creatures resembling panthers. They often live in small groups, preferring sheltered habitats such as caves or tree hollows.
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==Tactics==
==Tactics==
Displacer beasts are significant combat threats. 18 strength makes them formidable attackers. while {{SAI|Displace (Displacer Beast)|Displace}} gives them free roam of the arena while leaving behind a double that can still dish out damage. This brute strength can be countered by targeting their low mental abilities, which make them more susceptible to manipulating or controlling effects like {{SAI|Fear}} or {{SAI|Banishment}}.


== Notes and trivia ==
== Notes ==
* Displacer Beasts are typed as Large [[Monstrosity|Monstrosities]] in 5e, but are typed as Medium Beasts in ''Baldur's Gate 3''.
* Displacer Beasts are typed as Large [[Monstrosity|Monstrosities]] in 5e, but are typed as Medium [[Beast|Beasts]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:38, 17 December 2023

This page is about the displacer beast creature. You may be looking for Displacer Beast Shape, the ability.
Displacer Beast
Displacer Beast Model.png
Stats
Level 7

STR

18
(+4)

DEX

15
(+2)

CON

16
(+3)

INT

6
(-2)

WIS

12
(+1)

CHA

8
(-1)
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Creature Race Icon.png  Race Displacer beast
Creature Type Icon.png  Type Beast
HP Icon.png  HP 85
Creature AC Icon.png  AC 16
Creature Size Icon.png  Size Medium
Weight Icon.png  Weight 140 kg / 308 lbs
Passive features
In-game
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Displacer beasts are a race and of the Beast creature type, found in the Gauntlet of Shar and the Circus of the Last Days. Displacer Beast Shape allows a creature to polymorph into a displacer beast.

About

A displacer beast's coat is slick with illusory magic that can bend light, letting it project images of itself and turn invisible. Adventurers say you can never know a displacer beast's true location - until its claws sink into your belly, that is.

Displacer beasts are feline, tentacled creatures resembling panthers. They often live in small groups, preferring sheltered habitats such as caves or tree hollows.


Displacer beasts can be spoken to using Speak with Animals Speak with Animals, and can be transformed into by partial-illithids with Displacer Beast Shape Displacer Beast Shape.

Displacer beast characters

Attacks and abilities

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Tentacle Whip Tentacle Whip
  • Melee attack dealing 2d6+4Damage TypesBludgeoning and 2d6Damage TypesPiercing damage.
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Displace Displace
  • Teleport yourself and a target to a nearby location, shredding the target's mind, and leaving behind an Illusory Copy Illusory Copy of yourself.
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Illusory Copy Illusory Copy
  • Create an illusory displacer beast to attack nearby enemies.

Tactics

Displacer beasts are significant combat threats. 18 strength makes them formidable attackers. while Displace Displace gives them free roam of the arena while leaving behind a double that can still dish out damage. This brute strength can be countered by targeting their low mental abilities, which make them more susceptible to manipulating or controlling effects like Fear Fear or Banishment Banishment.

Notes

External links