Displacer beast

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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.

Displacer Beast
Medium Beast
Level 5
Stats
Hit points	85 (Balanced) 110 (Tactician)
Weight	140 kg (280 lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 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	See in the dark up to 12m/30ft
Evasion	Take no damage when succeeding a Dexterity Saving throw, and half damage when failing
Extra Attack	Gain a free attack after making an unarmed attack
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
Actions
Tentacle Whip	2d6+4Bludgeoning and 2d6Piercing
Displace	Teleport to an area, leaving a deadly illusion behind
Illusory Copy	Create an deadly illusion

About

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, and can be transformed into by partial-illithids with  Displacer Beast Shape.

Displacer beast characters

• Nessa
• Shadow-Whiskers

Attacks and abilities

 Tentacle Whip

• Melee attack dealing 2d6+4Bludgeoning and 2d6Piercing damage.

 Displace

• Teleport yourself and a target to a nearby location, shredding the target's mind, and leaving behind an  Illusory Copy of yourself.

 Illusory Copy

• Create an illusory displacer beast to attack nearby enemies.

Tactics

Displacer beasts are significant combat threats. 18 strength makes them formidable attackers. while  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 or  Banishment.

Notes

• Displacer Beasts are typed as Large Monstrosities in 5e, but are typed as Medium Beasts in Baldur's Gate 3.

External links

• Displacer beast on the Forgotten Realms Wiki