Lizard, Monitor

Medium Animal — CR 2

Monster Manual v.3.5 (MM), p. 2753.5
Hit Dice
3d8+9 (22 hp)
Initiative
+2
Speed
Land 30 ft
Armor Class
15, touch 12, flat-footed 13
Base Attack / Grapple
+2/+5
Attack
Bite +5 melee (1d8+4)
Full Attack
Bite +5 melee (1d8+4)
STR
17
DEX
15
CON
17
INT
1
WIS
12
CHA
2
Fort / Ref / Will
+8 / +5 / +2
Challenge Rating
2
Alignment
Always Neutral
Organization
Solitary
Treasure
None
Environment
Forests
Level Adjustment

Special Abilities

Feats

This category includes fairly large, carnivorous lizards from 3 to 5 feet long.

Description

This category includes fairly large, carnivorous lizards from 3 to 5 feet long.

Combat

Monitor lizards can be aggressive, using their powerful jaws to tear at prey or enemies.

Skills: A monitor lizard has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

Monitor lizards have a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. *In forested or overgrown areas, the Hide bonus improves to +8.