.. _Tarrasque:

Tarrasque
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*Gargantuan monstrosity (titan), unaligned*

**Armor Class** 25 (natural armor)

**Hit Points** 676 (33d20 + 330)

**Speed** 40 ft.

+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| STR        | DEX       | CON        | INT       | WIS       | CHA       |
+============+===========+============+===========+===========+===========+
| 30 (+10)   | 11 (+0)   | 30 (+10)   | 3 (-4)    | 11 (+0)   | 11 (+0)   |
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**Saving Throws** Int +5, Wis +9, Cha +9

**Damage Immunities** fire, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
from nonmagical attacks

**Condition Immunities** :ref:`charmed`, :ref:`frightened`, :ref:`paralyzed`, :ref:`poisoned`

**Senses** blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 10

**Languages** -

**Challenge** 30 (155,000 XP)

:bi:`Legendary Resistance (3/Day)`. If the tarrasque fails a saving
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

:bi:`Magic Resistance`. The tarrasque has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.

:bi:`Reflective Carapace`. Any time the tarrasque is targeted by a
:ref:`magic missile` spell, a line spell, or a spell that requires a ranged
attack roll, roll a d6. On a 1 to 5, the tarrasque is unaffected. On a
6, the tarrasque is unaffected, and the effect is reflected back at the
caster as though it originated from the tarrasque, turning the caster
into the target.

:bi:`Siege Monster`. The tarrasque deals double damage to objects and
structures.


Actions
^^^^^^^

:bi:`Multiattack`. The tarrasque can use its Frightful Presence. It then
makes five attacks: one with its bite, two with its claws, one with its
horns, and one with its tail. It can use its Swallow instead of its
bite.

.. index::
   single: grappled; by tarrasque bite
   single: restrained; by tarrasque bite

:bi:`Bite`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
*Hit:* 36 (4d12 + 10) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it
is :ref:`grappled` (escape DC 20). Until this grapple ends, the target is
:ref:`restrained`, and the tarrasque can't bite another target.

:bi:`Claw`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +19 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.
*Hit:* 28 (4d8 + 10) slashing damage.

:bi:`Horns`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. *Hit:* 32 (4d10 + 10) piercing damage.

:bi:`Tail`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +19 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target.
*Hit:* 24 (4d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it
must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be knocked :ref:`prone`.

.. index:: frightened; by tarrasque presence

:bi:`Frightful Presence`. Each creature of the tarrasque's choice within
120 feet of it and aware of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving
throw or become :ref:`frightened` for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the
tarrasque is within line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a
success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends
for it, the creature is immune to the tarrasque's Frightful Presence for
the next 24 hours.

.. index:: blinded; by tarrasque swallow
   single: restrained; by tarrasque swallow

:bi:`Swallow`. The tarrasque makes one bite attack against a Large or
smaller creature it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target takes
the bite's damage, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. While
swallowed, the creature is :ref:`blinded` and :ref:`restrained`, it has total cover
against attacks and other effects outside the tarrasque, and it takes 56
(16d6) acid damage at the start of each of the tarrasque's turns.

.. index:: prone; by tarrasque swallow

If the tarrasque takes 60 damage or more on a single turn from a
creature inside it, the tarrasque must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution
saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed
creatures, which fall :ref:`prone` in a space within 10 feet of the tarrasque.
If the tarrasque dies, a swallowed creature is no longer :ref:`restrained` by
it and can escape from the corpse by using 30 feet of movement, exiting
:ref:`prone`.


Legendary Actions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The tarrasque can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only
at the end of another creature's turn. The tarrasque regains spent
legendary actions at the start of its turn.

**Attack**. The tarrasque makes one claw attack or tail attack.

**Move**. The tarrasque moves up to half its speed.

**Chomp (Costs 2 Actions)**. The tarrasque makes one bite attack or uses
its Swallow.