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{{hatnote|This page is about the displacer beast creature. You may be looking for [[Displacer Beast Shape]], the ability.}}
{{hatnote|This page is about the displacer beast creature. You may be looking for [[Displacer Beast Shape]], the ability.}}
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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.
{{Infobox statistics
| image = Displacer Beast Model.png
| str = 18
| dex = 15
| con = 16
| int = 6
| wis = 12
| cha = 8
| level = 5
| name = Displacer Beast
| size = Medium
| type = Beast
| armour_class = 16
| hit_points_tactician = 110
| hit_points = 85
| weight_kg = 140
| weight_lb = 280
| feature1_name = Darkvision
| feature1_description = See in the dark up to 12m/30ft
| feature2_name = Evasion
| feature2_description = Take no damage when succeeding a Dexterity Saving throw, and half damage when failing
| feature3_name = Extra Attack
| feature3_description = Gain a free attack after making an unarmed attack
| feature4_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature4_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
| action1_name = Tentacle Whip (Displacer Beast)
| action1 = {{DamageText|2d6+4|Bludgeoning}} and {{DamageText|2d6|Piercing}}
| action2_name = Displace (Displacer Beast)
| action2 = Teleport to an area, leaving a deadly illusion behind
| action3_name = Illusory Copy
| action3 = Create an deadly illusion
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'''Displacer beasts''' are a [[:Category:Non-playable races|non-playable race]] and [[beast]] creature, 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.


Displacer beasts can be spoken to using {{SAI|Speak with Animals}}, and can be transformed into by [[Partial-Illithid|partial-illithid]]s with {{SAI|Displacer Beast Shape}}.
Displacer beasts can be spoken to using {{SAI|Speak with Animals}}, and can be transformed into by [[Partial-Illithid|partial-illithid]]s with {{SAI|Displacer Beast Shape}}.
=== Displacer beast characters ===
=== Displacer beast characters ===
*[[Nessa]]
*[[Nessa]]
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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==
* {{FRWiki|Displacer beast|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Displacer beast|long}}


[[Category: Races]][[Category: Non-playable Races]]
[[Category: Races]][[Category: Non-playable races]]
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 5 April 2024

This page is about the displacer beast creature. You may be looking for Displacer Beast Shape, the ability.
Displacer Beast
Medium Beast
Level 5
Displacer Beast Model.png
Stats
Armour Class16
Hit points
  • 85 (Balanced)
  • 110 (Tactician)
Weight140 kg (280 lb)
Initiative+2
Ability scores
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
18
(+4)		15
(+2)		16
(+3)		6
(-2)		12
(+1)		8
(-1)
Proficiency bonus+3
Saving throws
  • Str +4
  • Dex +2
  • Con +3
  • Int -2
  • Wis +1
  • Cha -1
Features
Darkvision Darkvision
See in the dark up to 12m/30ft
Evasion Evasion
Take no damage when succeeding a Dexterity Saving throw, and half damage when failing
Extra Attack Extra Attack
Gain a free attack after making an unarmed attack
Opportunity Attack Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
Actions
Tentacle Whip (Displacer Beast) Tentacle Whip (Displacer Beast)
2d6+4Damage TypesBludgeoning and 2d6Damage TypesPiercing
Displace (Displacer Beast) Displace (Displacer Beast)
Teleport to an area, leaving a deadly illusion behind
Illusory Copy Illusory Copy
Create an deadly illusion

Displacer beasts are a non-playable race and beast creature, 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

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

Tactics[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

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