It has a 50% chance of breathing fire each round, though it can only use this ability three times a day.
The Chimera gets 5 attacks, it first uses its lion legs to make two claw attacks, it then follows that up with goring you with goat horns, a horrible chomp from a lion, and then the dragon head gets to decide if it is going to bite or breath fire. Our three-headed monster's biggest change comes when exploring the damage it can inflict on your poor character. There is no mention of a tail attack, so at least you don’t have to worry about that while you focus on the three heads trying to bite and gore you to death. The Chimera’s physical description remains true to the previous edition, with the BECMI edition adding the dragon tail to the body. The Chimera appears in the Holmes Box Set (1974), the Moldvay/Cook Expert Rules (1981), and the BECMI Expert Rules (1983). It can still replace a dragon head attack with its breath weapon, and frankly, if you aren’t running away from this creature, you are far braver than us. In this supplement, optional rules are provided where instead of relying on the number of Hit Die to determine the number of attacks a creature gets, each creature gets a more involved stat block and our Chimera gets 2 claws and 3 bite attacks. It’s not until Supplement 1 - Greyhawk (1975) that the number of attacks is cleared up, along with a handful of other rules for this system. If the dragon head does decide to spit hot fire at you, those around you are also in danger as it hits everyone within 50 feet. That’s a lot of damage against a single creature, nevermind that a dragon head could simply decide to breathe fire instead of biting you. In OD&D, before any supplements have gotten a chance to come out, a monster can make a number of attacks equal to the number of Hit Die they have… which means a Chimera can make 9 attacks. Unfortunately, that isn’t quite the case, especially as you might end up having to fight 4 of them at a single time… which is great for your wall with 12 snarling heads on it, but not so great for your health. If you are an adventurer wanting three heads to stuff on your wall but don’t feel like spanning the globe for three separate monsters, you might think the Chimera is the perfect creature to hunt down.
It combines the powerful forebody of a lion, the powerful hind legs of a goat, and dragon wings, giving it the ability to fly! It has the heads of all three creatures, of course, each of which has its own threat that your mighty adventurers will have to deal with. The Chimera is described as the combination of the deadliest parts of the goat, lion, and dragon.
The Chimera appears in the White Box Set - Book 2: Monsters & Treasures (1973) and we can only imagine that it is a monster that all efficiency-focused adventurers would love to fight as you get to fight three creatures at once. OD&D - Chimeraĭamage/Attack: 1-3/claw GOAT HEAD - 1-4/horn LION HEAD - 2-8/bite DRAGON HEAD - 3-12/bite** (unless using breath weapon, 3HD) The dragon head can turn you into an extra crispy adventurer by breathing fire, the goat will gore you with its horns, and the lion will tear at you with its massive jaws filled with razor-sharp teeth.īut maybe it hasn't always been so vicious, maybe they were once nice and just wanted to be loved. It has the wings of a dragon attached to the lion's body, with the hindquarters and rear legs of a goat, with the heads of all three. In Dungeons & Dragons, a Chimera is the combination of the goat, lion, and dragon. The Chinese Pi Yau was a terrifying creature that combined a lion and a snake, and is sporting antlers for good measure. In Japanese mythology, the creature is known as a Nue, which combined a tiger, monkey, snake, and dog. 1194–1184 BC), the Chimera is described as a monster represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. The creature was quite gruesome, and it would be foolhardy to attempt to attack it, as it had three mouths, razor-sharp claws, and, oh yeah… could breathe fire.Īcross the world, there are a large variety of creatures that fall under the Chimera category. The Chimera was originally a beast depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat, and on its hindquarters was its tail with a snakehead. The Chimera has a history reaching all the way back to Greek mythology, as it’s the offspring of the massive serpent Typhon and Echidna, a half-woman, half-snake creature. The Chimera is one of those creatures you think Gygax would have thought up in his basement while he was creating other disturbing creatures such as the Owlbear and Xorn, but you’d be wrong.
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