# Leucrotta (Changesteed) >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This hideously ugly creature has the body and legs of a nine-foot-long stag, the tufted tail of a lion, and a low-slung, wedgeshaped head like that of a giant badger. It has glowing red eyes, a nauseating stench, and it drools loathsomely. Its foul, oily skin is a motley mixture of brown, gray, and black hues, and it has sharp, bony ridges in lieu of teeth.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Leucrotta</div> <div class="CR">CR 5 (1,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">City of Splendors: Waterdeep pg. 137</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Large Magical Beast (shapechanger) **Init** +1 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 18, 10 touch, 17 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size) **hp** 72 (8d10+32) **Fort** +10, **Refl** +7, **Will** +2; +4 vs. disease and poison **Feint** 18, **Demoralize** 18 **Immune** charm, compulsion #### offense **Speed** 50 ft., climb 20 ft. **Melee** bite +13 (1d8+7/x3) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** adamantine bite, augmented critical, change shape #### statistics **Str** 21, **Dex** 12, **Con** 18, **Int** 14, **Wis** 11, **Cha** 10 **BAB** +8, **CMB** +11, **CMD** +22, **TA** +12, **RTA** +8 **Feats** [[Improved Bull Rush]], [[Greater Sunder]], [[Improved Sunder]]^B, [[Power Attack]], [[Weapon Focus]] (bite) **Skills** Bluff +8 (+16 when mimicking voices), Disguise +8, Perception +0, Stealth +8 (+12 in mountains), Survival +8 **Racial Bonuses** +4 Acrobatics **Languages** Common, Draconic, Giant **SQ** change shape (medium or large animal or magical beast, _beast shape II_), sound mimicry (voices) #### special abilities ### Adamantine Bite (Ex) A leucrotta's bite attack counts as magic and adamantine for purposes of damage reduction, and ignores hardness less than 20. ### Augmented Critical (Ex) On a critical hit, a leucrotta’s bite deals triple damage. ### Sure-Footed (Ex) A leucrotta ignores movement penalties for moving on slopes or narrow walkways. #### Ecology **Environment:** Cold hills **Organization:** Solitary, pair, or blight (4–6) **Treasure:** Standard **Advancement:** 9–16 HD (Large); 17–24 HD (Huge) Leucrottas are the murderous bullies of the wilderness, living in desolate areas far from civilization. Although cunning enough to hunt humans, leucrottas prefer nonintelligent prey that will not have relatives looking for vengeance. Leucrottas regularly hunt more than they can consume, killing for sheer pleasure. Few other creatures will touch a corpse slain by a leucrotta, for their oily skin quickly turns such carcasses rancid and cloaks them in the leucrotta’s nauseating stench. Although leucrottas are normally found in the wilds, a number of the creatures inhabit the middle levels of Undermountain, most notably Skullport. They are allies of the Unseen, and they use their guile and talent for mimicry to lure adventurers into ambushes. Leucrottas can be difficult to track, as their footprints are identical to that of a mature stag, and their ability to change shape allows them to make any track they wish. ### Combat Leucrottas prefer to lie in wait, using either its mimicry or its ability to change shape to lull victims into an idea battleground. If it can choose its ground, a leucrotta prefers to fight beside cliffs, ravines, and deep gullies. It attempts to trap a foe with his back to empty air and then bull rushes to knock him back off the edge. Against armored foes, they prefer to use their powerful bite attack to sunder arms and armor as well as the creature within. A leucrottas often uses Power Attack against lightly armored foes. When fighting intelligent prey, a leucrotta attempts to lure one victim away from its allies and then torture it before killing it. Then, using its mimicry ability, it attempts to lure additional victims away from their fellows by replaying the screams and words of its earlier victim. ### Animal Companion A leucrotta can be attained as an animal companion or mount, with a +4 level adjustment.