Pounce (Dilophosaurus)

This article is about the Dilophosaurus action. For other uses, see Pounce (disambiguation).

Pounce is a bonus action available in  Wild Shape: Dilophosaurus form. It is a leaping attack that can knock targets  Prone.

Description

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

Properties

Cost

 Bonus Action +  Movement Speed

Damage: 2~12 + modifiers

2d6 + Strength modifier⁠Bludgeoning

Details

 STR Save (Spell save DC)

 Range:  Jump range

 AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius)

At higher levels

• At level 4, this attack deals an additional 1d6⁠⁠Bludgeoning damage.
• At level 8, this additional damage becomes 1d8⁠⁠Bludgeoning.
• At level 12, this additional damage becomes 1d10⁠⁠Bludgeoning.

Condition: Prone

 Prone

Duration: 2 turns

Spell save DC  Strength saving throw

• The affected creature cannot 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 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: Wild Shape: Dilophosaurus

Notes

• The range is equal to a normal  Jump range which with the dilophosaurus' Strength of 19 is 8.5 m / 28 ft. Any modifiers that affect jump range also apply to Pounce.
• Unlike a normal jump, the movement cost of Pounce is equal to the distance travelled. With jump range bonuses like  Enhance Leap, the range of Pounce will be limited by your movement speed.
• Also unlike a normal jump, this action must explicitly target a creature rather than a point on the ground.

Bugs

• The in-game tooltip says the damage dealt is ⁠Piercing, but it actually is ⁠Bludgeoning.