Grinning Cat
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants p. 156
- Size
- Large
- Type
- fey
- Alignment
- typically chaotic neutral
- AC
- 12
- Hit Points
- 45 (7d10+7)
- Speed
- walk 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
- Skills
- Stealth +6, Perception +4
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft.
- Passive Perception
- 14
- Languages
- Common, Sylvan
- Challenge
- 1
- Lineage
- Cat
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Magic Resistance
The grinning cat has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Bite
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage.
Claws
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage. If the grinning cat was invisible before it attacked, the target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. If the target has the prone condition, the cat can make a Bite attack against it as a bonus action.
Fade Away
The grinning cat magically becomes invisible for 1 hour or until it attacks, gradually fading away over the course of its turn. It can choose to leave part of its body visible, such as its tail, its head, or its grinning mouth. Any equipment the cat wears or carries is invisible with it.
Fade Back (Bonus Action)
The grinning cat becomes visible or makes part of its body visible. Any equipment the cat wears or carries on a visible part of its body also becomes visible.
Grinning Step (Bonus Action)
The grinning cat teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Other data
description
Grinning cats are mischievous Fey who delight in pestering and misleading travelers. They resemble oversized domestic cats with long, needlelike claws, but they're distinguished by the wide, toothy smiles that give them their name. Grinning cats often dwell in or near giants' enclaves. They spend much of their time invisible, lounging on tree branches until prey-or a potential conversation partner-wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it's talking to. A grinning cat can be persuaded to bestow one of its whiskers as a gift. A creature holding a whisker can use it to cast the misty step spell once, then the whisker turns to smoke and is destroyed. If a grinning cat is slain, 2d12 of its whiskers can be retrieved for this purpose.