Trying to imagine it now I can't really think of how a dire wolf would drag a 150lb character 25' in 6 seconds without doing some damage, but it gives me some ideas. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire wolf. I believe that the largest prehistoric canine was the epicyon haydeni - which was bigger than the dire wolf, but only (lol) about 170kg (370lb).
Pack Tactics: The wolf has advantage on an Attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 … It's fine if that's the case, but the wolf pictured in RickAJr's comment certainly looks more like what I'd expect a 'dire' wolf to look like. Occasionally found in the Catacombs either : In a chest en route to the Storage Shed exit In a Sarcophagus en route to the Collapsed Meeting Room exit. The larger bone set of the Dire Wolf compared to Gray Wolves living today would have created a much broader, stockier and denser animal. Winter wolves communicate with one another using growls and barks, but they speak Common and Giant well enough to follow simple conversations. Mainly due to balancing issues and coolness factor. Maybe throwing the character over it's back, requiring some sort of dex save or acrobatics check, and riding is an option. Suggestions to balancing a dire wolf to CR2. Description: Details Rarely in the northermost Sarcophagus in the cave east of the elevator (First Floor). The arctic-dwelling winter wolf is as large as a dire wolf but has snow-white fur and pale blue eyes. It was first discovered in the mid-nineteenth century and was named by Joseph Leidy in 1858. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire wolf. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire wolf. Weight: 2 lbs. Dire Wolf Edit Page Content. A dire wolf that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip its opponent (+11 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. A dire wolf has a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, and Spot checks. A dire wolf has a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, and Spot checks. Skills. Skills: A dire wolf has a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, and Spot checks.
As an action, you can polymorph into a wolf.
Hilbs. They used the same illustration for "dire wolf" as just plain "wolf". But maybe that's just old-school me. How much does a wolf pelt weigh, cost, and go for in 5E?
Frost giants use these evil creatures as guards and hunting companions, putting the wolves’ deadly breath weapon to use against their foes. Traits Keen Hearing and Smell: The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. About the Dire Wolf. How much does a wolf pelt weigh, cost, and go for in 5E? Wolf Transformation. Facts Edit. The dire wolf was a formidable predator, measuring almost five feet from head to tail and weighing in the vicinity of 150 to 200 pounds—about 25 percent bigger than the biggest dog alive today (the American mastiff), and 25 percent heavier than the largest gray wolves.
The Dire Wolf stood just over 2 feet tall (between 25 to 30 inches) and weighed on average 110 pounds with a maximum weight of 150 pounds (although some sources indicate from 125 to 175 lbs.). Your Strength score increases by 2. Skills. Weight: 0.87 0.87 0.83 0.74 0.65 0.65 0.65 Bonus-Location. You are capable of transforming your entire body into that of a wolf. Ability Score Increase. Although it was closely related to the gray wolf, Canis Dirus was not the direct ancestor of any species known today. Which would still probably make them medium category in D&D terms - though near the cusp. Weight and Length Edit. So a dire wolf (a CR 1 animal) is a companion in my group which is kinda homebrewed into the game (it works as one of the players pets he can command it to do simple things with a bonus action).