Phoenix DnD 5th monster

I have been playing a lot of D&D the last 2 years so I thought this may help me me get back on track posting stuff on dA, and creating more resources for Dungeon Master such as myself.

So to start things off I began making a Phoenix. The phoenix is my favourite mythological creature so its no surprise I would make it since the D&D 5th Monster Manual doesn't include phoenixes.
As the Dungeon Master's Guide suggests, I used the Roc (MM, p260) as a template and just added fire ontop, A LOT of fire, utilizing traits already belonging to Salamanders and Balors.
Since a phoenix's rebirth would be handled outside of combat (probably) I didn't add a trait reflecting that, instead a DM using a phoenix can handle that scenario as he see fit. I suggest when the phoenix dies it explodes like a "fireball" spell creating a phoenix egg, which hatches after 1d12 hours and the phoenix is reborn.



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