# Drop Bear

*Large* *Beast*

- **Armor Class:** 12
- **Hit Points:** 42 (5d10+15)
- **Speed:** walk 40 ft. climb 40 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 3 (700 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 456

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 (+5) | 10 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 2 (-4) | 12 (+1) | 4 (-3) |

- **Skills:** perception +3
- **Senses:** passive Perception 13
- **Languages:** 

### Special Abilities

- **Keen Smell:** The bear has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell.
- **Stealthy:** The drop bear has advantage on Stealth checks in forested areas.
- **Drop:** The drop bear takes no damage from falling 40 feet or fewer and deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage when it hits with an attack after falling at least 20 feet. A creature that takes this extra damage is knocked prone.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The bear makes two melee attacks.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8+5) piercing damage.
- **Claws:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4+5) slashing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature  it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends  the bear can't attack a different target with its claws.