Shark, Megalodon

The true nightmare of the sea is the megalodon, a shark that represents the pinnacle of this species’ evolution. Horrifying in its immense size and ruinous appetite, the megalodon is certainly the beast behind many legends of enormous fish who swallow ships whole. A megalodon is 60 feet long and weighs 100,000 pounds.

Family: Aquatic & Fish

Gargantuan beast, unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 232 (15d20+75)
Speed 0 ft., swim 50 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
27 (+8)	14 (+2)	21 (+5)	1 (-5)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)

Saving Throws Wis +5
Skills Perception +5
Senses blindsight 60 ft.; passive Perception 15
Languages –
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)

Special Traits

• Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
• Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only underwater.

Actions

• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) piercing damage, and a Large or smaller target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be swallowed whole. If its bite attack is a critical hit, it can swallow a Huge creature in the same way. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained and has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the shark. It takes 11 (2d10) bludgeoning damage and 11 (2d10) piercing damage at the start of each of the shark’s turns. A megalodon can have one Huge creature, up to three Large creatures, or up to 10 Medium creatures swallowed at a time. If the shark takes 45 damage or more on a single turn from the swallowed creature, the shark must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate the creature, which falls prone within 5 feet of the shark. If the megalodon dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.

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Sea Monsters (5E) © 2021, Legendary Games; Authors Michael Ritter, Michael “solomani” Mifsud, Robert J. Grady, Mark Hart, Jeff Ibach, Alex Riggs, Scott D. Young, Jeff Lee, Matt Kimmel, and Jason Nelson.

Dire Shark (Megalodon) CR 9

XP 6,400
N Gargantuan animal (aquatic)
Init +6; Senses blindsense 30 ft., keen scent; Perception +25

DEFENSE

AC 23, touch 8, flat-footed 21 (+2 Dex, +15 natural, –4 size)
hp 112 (15d8+45)
Fort +14, Ref +13, Will +8

OFFENSE

Speed swim 60 ft.
Melee bite +17 (4d10+15/19–20 plus grab)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 20 ft.
Special Attacks swallow whole (2d6+15 damage, AC 17, 11 hp)

STATISTICS

Str 30, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +11; CMB +25 (+29 grapple); CMD 37
Feats Bleeding Critical, Critical Focus, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Perception +25, Swim +18

ECOLOGY

Environment any ocean
Organization solitary
Treasure none