Black Bear

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Black Bear

Animal

It's a simple song, a living song, everywhere
By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear
The grumpy alligator and the hawk above
The sly old weasel and the turtle dove

If caring for young, will defend to the death
Generally averse to fire

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Barrow Bat	Bat	Battle Corgi	Besk	Bhorloth
Bison	Biyakk	Black Bear	Blight Belcher	Boar
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Brown Bear	Brushtongue	Buffalo	Bull Shark	Byakko
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Corix	Corollax	Craud	Crescent Elk	Crested Leatherwing
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Tucroc	Tumble Ox	Tundra Loper	Turtle	Tusker
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ursine

Beebear	Black Bear	Brown Bear	Cave Bear	Gici Awas
Grizzly Bear	Kalidah	Nanoqaluk	Owlbear	Piranha Bear
Poison Bear	Skunkbear	Urskan	Ursoi	Werebear

Habitats

forest
uncommon

hills, forest
uncommon

mountain, montane forest
uncommon

Size: Large

Type: Animal

Form: ursine

Temper: territorial

# App:

Lair:

Diet:

Combat Dice: 0

Hit Points: 25 + 1d10

Attack Rank: 0

Passive Defense: 0

Active Defense:

Damage Reduction: 0

Role:

Ground:

Climb/Arboreal:

Flight:

Swim:

Benthic:

Burrow:

Ethereal:

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Action

2 claws

6 (1d4+3 plus

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Action

2 claws/1 bite

1-3(x2)/1-6

Action

claw

1 * bite (1d6)

Action

bite

1 * bite (1d6)

Special

Bear hug

See main entry.

Special

Defensive

Adults will protect their young with their lives, but otherwise only attack if cornered.

Special

Camp raids

Sometimes raid camps, for food (especially fish and sweet treats).

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 2e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 2e)

Ability

Mauler

The black bear gains +1 circumstance bonus to damage rolls against creatures it has grabbed.

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

jaws +9 [+4/-1], Damage 1d8+5 piercing

Trait

Animal

An animal is a creature with a relatively low intelligence. It typically doesn't have an Intelligence ability modifier over -4, can't speak languages, and can't be trained in Intelligence-based skills.

Perception

low-light vision

scent (imprecise) 30 feet

Bear hug: If a victim is hit by both paws in the same round, the bear hugs for an extra 2d8 automatic damage.

OSE

Angry Golem

Monstrosities

Old School Essentials

Pathfinder 2e Bestiary 2 pg. 36 2.0

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