Branta

Branta are large, sturdy herbivores that live in cold, mountainous regions. Quite a bit more durable than most lowland deer, they’re somewhat comparable to moose in strength, though less aggressive. Rather than the large horns of many deer they have two bony nose horns that jut up and outward. The branta’s powerful neck and shoulder muscles let them swing their head with incredible force, enough to throw many creatures away from them, and potentially off a cliff.

Despite their size and strength, branta are pretty shy and tend to flee unless cornered and prevented from escaping. In those cases they’ll use their horns to try and toss their predator away and get the space they need to run, but when pushed a branta is quite capable of bludgeoning many weaker predators to death, especially in small groups.

Originally from the 3.5 Frostburn book, where for some reason it was a magical beast. I’ve rectified that now. This post came out a week ago on my Patreon. If you want to get access to all my monster conversions early, as well as a spot on the Paper and Dice Discord server, consider backing me there!

5th Edition

Branta
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 50 ft.
Str 18 (+4) Dex 15 (+2) Con 16 (+3) Int 2 (-4) Wis 11 (+0) Cha 6 (-2)
Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages –
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Surefoot. The branta can move across icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost it extra movement.
Actions
Multiattack. The branta makes two attacks: one with its gore and one with its hooves.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8+4) piercing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be thrown up to 10 feet directly away from the branta and knocked prone.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4+4) bludgeoning damage.

13th Age

Branta
Large 1st level troop [beast]
Initiative: +4
Bucking Horns +6 vs. AC – 8 damage
Natural 16+: The branta can make a toss attack against the same target as a free action.
[Special Trigger] Toss +8 vs. PD – 6 damage and the target pops free from the branta and is thrown to a nearby location of the branta’s choice
Sure Foot: When the escalation die is even the branta can move as a quick action.
AC 16 PD 15 MD 11 HP 58