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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gothenem" data-source="post: 3083068" data-attributes="member: 9455">I have used this creature extensively in my games. It has worked well as a challenge, and it's challenge rating is pretty much dead-on.To this I introduce the Lightning Stalker: A fiendish half-blue dragon advanced tyrannosaurus with the Elite Array of stats.Lightning StalkerHuge Dragon (Augmented Animal, Extraplanar)Hit Dice: 24d10+198 (328 hp)Initiative: +1Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), fly 80 ft. (average)Armor Class: 18 (-2 size, +1 Dex, +9 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 17Base Attack/Grapple: +18/+42Attack: bite +32 melee (3d6+16)Full Attack: bite +32 melee (3d6+16) and 2 claws +30 (2d6+8) and tail slap +30 (2d6+8)Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.Special Attacks: breath weapon, improved grab, smite good, swallow wholeSpecial Qualities: damage reduction 10/magic, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to electricity, paralysis and sleep, low-light vision, resist cold 10 and fire 10, SR 25Saves: Fort +22, Ref +15, Will +9Abilities: Str 42, Dex 12, Con 26, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 14Skills: Escape Artist +8, Hide +20, Jump +26, Listen +30, Spot +30Feats: Dragon Breath, Dragon Tail, Improved Natural Attack (Bite), Improved Natural Attack (Claw), Multiattack, Run, Toughness x2, TrackEnvironment: Warm deserts and plainsOrganization: Solitary or clutch (2-4)Challenge Rating: 14Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always Lawful EvilAdvancement: 25-36 HD (Huge); 37-54 HD (Gargantuan)Level Adjustment: - This blue scaled draconic creature, almost invisible against the sky above it, regards you with a hungry look. With it's huge mouth open, the creature descends.Lightning Stalkers are deadly creatures, the result of the mating between a possessed blue dragon and a tyrannosaurus. These powerful creature heavily favor their dragonic parent, being able to breathe just as often and use their massive tails as weapons. Lightning Stalkers are more intelligent then their dinosaur parent, but not as intelligent as their draconic or fiendish one.Lightning Stalkers speak Draconic.CombatLightning Stalkers prefer hit-and-run tactics, often flying in, grabbing and swallowing a creature, then flying out. They will use their breath weapon to keep flying opponents away.Breath Weapon (Su): Every 1d4 rounds a lightning stalker can breathe a 60-foot line of lightning. All creatures in the line must make a successful DC 30 reflex save or take 6d8 damage. A successful save reduces the damage to half. The save DC is Constitution-based.Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a lightning stalker must hit an opponent of up to one size smaller with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can try to swallow the foe the following round.Smite Good (Su): Once per day, a lightning stalker can make a normal melee attack a smite attack. This attack deals an additional 20 points of damage against a good opponent.Swallow Whole (Ex): A lightning stalker can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes 2d8+8 points of bludgeoning damage and 8 points of acid damage per round from the lightning stalker’s gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 14). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.A Huge lightning stalker’s gizzard can hold 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents.</blockquote>

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