Fortitude +17, Reflex +14, Will +12
Athletics +13, Stealth +14, Survival +12
Darkvision, Scent 30 feet Imprecise
Common
Actions & Abilities
Jaws
Damage: 2d8+8 Piercing
Claw
Damage: 2d6+8 Slashing
Spiked Tail
Damage: 2d6+8 Bludgeoning
Trackless
A hodag sweeps the ground behind it with its tail as it moves, obscuring its tracks. The DCs of checks to a hodag are increased by 10.
Ferocity
Rip and Tear
The hodag makes two claw Strikes and one jaws Strike in any order.
Toss
The hodag Strides, then makes a Strike against a target in reach. If it moves at least 20 feet and succeeds at its Strike, the hodag deals damage normally and then attempts an Athletics check against the creature's Fortitude DC to toss the enemy into the air. On a success, the tossed creature is thrown 10 feet in a straight line in the direction of the hodag's choice and then lands .
If the creature is knocked into a solid object, it takes 1d6[bludgeoning] damage before landing prone. The hodag can instead toss a creature straight up in the air. The creature lands in the same square where it started, takes 1d6[bludgeoning] damage, and falls prone.
Knockdown
Creature Abilities
Trackless. A hodag sweeps the ground behind it with its tail as it moves, obscuring its tracks. The DCs of checks to a hodag are increased by 10.
Rip and Tear. The hodag makes two claw Strikes and one jaws Strike in any order.
Toss. The hodag Strides, then makes a Strike against a target in reach. If it moves at least 20 feet and succeeds at its Strike, the hodag deals damage normally and then attempts an Athletics check against the creature's Fortitude DC to toss the enemy into the air. On a success, the tossed creature is thrown 10 feet in a straight line in the direction of the hodag's choice and then lands .
If the creature is knocked into a solid object, it takes 1d6[bludgeoning] damage before landing prone. The hodag can instead toss a creature straight up in the air. The creature lands in the same square where it started, takes 1d6[bludgeoning] damage, and falls prone.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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