Chimera, Lesser
- Armor Class
- 6 [13]
- Hit Dice
- 7 + 4
- Attacks
- Bite or claw (1d6+2)
- Special
- poison/paralysis snake bite, goat fire (1d6+2, save half)
- Move
- 15
- HDE/XP
- 9/1,100
Description
Like its other variant, the Lesser Chimera is a magical beast created by combining three other creatures. It has the body of a lion, but the head of a goat sprouts from its back and its tail ends with the head of a snake. The lesser chimera is always female and although it has a mane, it is not a full one as the ears of the creature are clearly visible.
In combat, on the first round and every odd round thereafter, the goat head can shoot a ball of flames that automatically hits one opponent for 1d6+2 points of damage; a successful saving throw halves this damage. The tail is long enough for a frontal strike; if the snake head attacks, it deals 1d6 damage and the victim must make a saving throw against poison or suffer paralysis and eventual death.
The lesser chimera is about 9 feet long and weighs about 800 pounds.
They do not speak but roar, bleat and hiss cacophonously.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.