D&D (2024) What creatures should be relabeled as "beasts"?

[mellored]

What about
Yeti
Kraken
Terrasque
Cerberus
Femrir

 

[bedir than]

I'd max the INT at something like 4-5 (and just recognize that whales, dolphins, apes, monkeys are different)

Cockatrice
Worg
the griffs

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeti

Too intelligent in most versions of D&D.

Kraken

Definitely too intelligent (and powerful) in 5E.

Terrasque

Way too powerful.

Cerberus
Femrir

Divine beings and way too powerful.

 

[S'mon]

Owlbear is the one I was allowing back in 2015/16. I can't actually think of any others that demand to be Beasts. Fey type critters without magic powers seem to fit best.
Looking at the list at http://dndroll.wikidot.com/creatures:beasts it seems to me that the main gaps for Moon Druids is at CR 3/Level 9, since at level 10 they can become a CR 5 Elemental. Owlbear fills that gap nicely. Some kind of super bear or wolf at CR 4/level 12 might be nice but I find Moon Druids definitely lose interest in beast forms once they can become Fire Air & Earth elementals!

 

[Tonguez]

Owlbear, Griffon, Tressym, Winter wolf, Guardian wolf, Girallons, Cave fisher, Decapus, Gorgon Bull, Sealion and Hippocampus, Ankheg, Remorhaz, Carrion Crawler, Worms and Slugs etc
Displacer Beast, Catoblepas, Leucrotta, Cockatrice, Basilisk I'd categorize as Fey Beasts

 

[Tonguez]

What about
Yeti
Kraken
Terrasque
Cerberus
Femrir

none of those are simple beasts they're generally too intelligent and Cerberus and Fenrir are outright celestial. The Tarrasque is a unique being closer to Dragon than beast (if it were me I'd create a Kaiju category)

 

[GreyLord]

20th level Barbarians are BEASTS....I mean...just look at that beast!

 

[Stalker0]

Owlbear, Griffon, Tressym, Winter wolf, Guardian wolf, Girallons, Cave fisher, Decapus, Gorgon Bull, Sealion and Hippocampus, Ankheg, Remorhaz, Carrion Crawler, Worms and Slugs etc
Displacer Beast, Catoblepas, Leucrotta, Cockatrice, Basilisk I'd categorize as Fey Beasts

Winter wolves have a cold breath, feels a bit too magical for a beast

 

[Tonguez]

Winter wolves have a cold breath, feels a bit too magical for a beast

Winter wolf is just a dire wolf with an elemental enhancement, to me thats 'naturally' occurring in a high magic world, especially with Druids getting elemental forms at high levels

 

[Faolyn]

Carrion crawler isn't one I'd allow -- that paralyzation is so good, it's arguably magical.

There are real-life animals with even more powerful venom.