The Owlbear is a human barbarian/rogue. He is played by Taliesin Jaffe.
Description[]
Appearance[]
The Owlbear is a human man in his late 30s. When he arrived at the Darrington Estate he clearly hadn't shaved in a few days. He wears an Owlbear cowl with a brown tunic underneath and brown boots. Multiple daggers dangle from his belt and he wields two claw-like weapons in each hand.[5]
Personality[]
The Owlbear is a "serious and brooding" figure.
Biography[]
"The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49)[]
Fan art of The Owlbear Issue # 1, by Nikki Dawes.[art 3]
In 826 P.D., Taryon Darrington welcomed the Owlbear at his estate in Deastokinviting him to contest for the position in the Darrington Brigade. The Owlbear went first, paired with Farriwen Breeze. Farriwen used her dope monk shit to knock out the Owlbear handily. At the end of her duel, Hazel Copperpot healed her opponent (Buddy) and the Owlbear.
The same day, the brigade went to investigate a meteorite-like object fallen in the nearby Cyrengreen Forest at the behest of Master Doolan Tversky. With the Owlbear in the lead, the party stealths loudly up to the 20-foot deep, 30-foot-wide crater, and the Owlbear, Buddy, Macaroni, and Damian came up to its edge. They noticed burnt feathers and duck-shaped shadows seared into its walls—the impact zone was once a duck pond. The Owlbear picked up flakes of clear, faintly glowing opalescent rock inside the crater, bringing some up to Taryon in a tinderbox.
They followed the tracks to a cavern at the edge of the mountains, which descended and eventually reached a large chamber with a pool of water at one end. In the water was a large (6 to 10-feet across) stone resembling the shards they found in the crater. They cautiously approached the pond, but the Owlbear accidentally knocked over a stalagmite. The stone raised up, revealing a massive swollen duck-like creature of green feathers and flesh, with four whipping tentacles protruding from its body. The stone was embedded within its back. Its name was Quackthulhu.
Campaign Three: Bells Hells[]
By 843 PD, The Owlbear is regarded as a folktale told to scare children and criminals in small villages.[6]
Character Information[]
Abilities[]
Blindsight, 30 ft[7]
Barbarian Abilities[]
- Danger Sense
- Extra Attack[8]
- Fast Movement
- Primal Path: Path of the Totem Warrior
- Spirit Seeker
- Totem Spirit (Bear)[9]
- Rage
- Reckless Attack[10]
- Unarmored Defense
Rogue Abilities[]
- Cunning Action[11]
- Expertise
- Roguish Archetype: Thief[presumed][2]
- Sneak Attack (3d6)[12]
- Thieves' Cant
- Uncanny Dodge
Notable Items[]
- Cloak of the Bat (Infusion)
Appearances and mentions[]
- Specials
- "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) (first appearance)
- Campaign Three
- "A Dance of Deception" (3x13), mentioned only
Quotations[]
- "I have the keen owl-sight of a bear. Think about it."[13]
- Taryon Darrington: Would anyone like to say a blessing for our meal before we dig in? No religious people here?
The Owlbear: Justice is my religion."[14] - Taryon: Gather your things because we are skipping breakfast and moving straight to the action.[15]
The Owlbear: We're going to have adventure for brunch instead. - "Tonight, we feast on evil most fowl!"[16]
Trivia[]
- Matt suggested that Bobby Socks from "Choose Their Adventure...Again!" (Sx81) is The Owlbear's origin story.[17]
- The Owlbear has the lowest charisma score in the Darrington Brigade.
- The Owlbear's name and personality is a reference to DC Comics' Batman.
References[]
- ↑ See "A Dance of Deception" (3x13) at 26:11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Owlbear can climb without using extra movement. This could be from the Thief subclass (Second Story Work) (see "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 2:04:47) or the Athlete feat.
- ↑ The Owlbear's level 10 stat card was shown onscreen. See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 0:23:23.
- ↑ See "A Dance of Deception" (3x13) at 26:21.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 0:22:53.
- ↑ See "A Dance of Deception" (3x13) at 26:21.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 1:55:03.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 2:49:53. Taliesin confirms The Owlbear has two attacks.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 54:33. The Owlbear has resistance to fire damage while raging.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 52:43. The Owlbear uses Reckless Attack against Farriwen.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 4:06:55. The Owlbear Disengages as a bonus action.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 0:53:21. The Owlbear deals Sneak Attack damage against Farriwen.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 1:54:31.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 1:32:19.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 1:44:32.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 3:31:38.
- ↑ See "To Hurt Is to Heal" (3x79) at 0:06:02. Matt asked Taliesin if Bobby was the prequel to The Owlbear, and Taliesin was excited at the possibility and parallels.
Art:
- ↑ Official Portrait of The Owlbear, by Aviv Or (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Official Portrait of The Owlbear, by Aviv Or (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of The Owlbear Issue # 1, by Nikki Dawes (source). Used with permission.