Crushing Flight

This article is about the version of the ability used by NPC owlbears. For the version available in Wild Shape: Owlbear form, see Crushing Flight (Owlbear Wild Shape).

Crushing Flight is a class action used by Owlbear creatures which lets them leap at targets and potentially knock them prone.

Description

Leap at a target to bite it and knock it  Prone.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus Action +  6 m / 20 ft Movement Speed

Details

STR Save (Spell save DC)

 Range: 21 m / 70  ft

Recharge: Per turn

Technical details

UID

Projectile_Jump_Owlbear

Spell flags

CannotTargetCharacter, CannotTargetItems, HasHighGroundRangeExtension, IgnoreVisionBlock, IsJump, NoAOEDamageOnLand, RangeIgnoreVerticalThreshold

Condition: Prone

 Prone

Duration: 2 turns

Spell save DC  Strength saving throw

• Can't move or take  Actions,  Bonus Actions, or  Reactions, and has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws.
• Attacks against a Prone creature have Advantage if they're made within 3 m / 10 ft of the creature.
• A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up.
  • A character with the Athlete feat spends only 1.5 m / 5 ft of Movement Speed to stand up.

Prone, Unconscious

How to learn

Used by creatures: Owlbear, and Shadow Plush

Notes

• The spellcasting ability used for the DC of this ability is Intelligence. With the owlbear's Intelligence modifier of -4, this gives a DC of just 6.
• The owlbear does not take fall damage upon landing.