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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf72" data-source="post: 292009" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>*wolf still blinks* you weird! (unless you're thinking of another Kaiju? I'm still thinking of the 'no-fluff' conversation)</p><p></p><p>Ferret: sorry dude, already had an outline done ... and I'm going to and from all week ... gah! can you say internet withdrawal?</p><p></p><p>btw: Leadership/worship is an awesome idea! ... HD=Level, +8 to leadership score (for the ankheg kaiju) ... drop in adepts instead of warriors and you've got a neat little cult there!</p><p></p><p>(SRD, MMp 18, Dragon 289 pp 66-75)</p><p></p><p>Kaiju Ankheg</p><p></p><p>Colossal Magical Beast</p><p>Hit Dice: 43d10+430 (666.5 hp)</p><p>Initiative: -1 (dex)</p><p>Speed: 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.</p><p>AC: 29 (-8 size, +28 natural, -1 dex)</p><p>Attacks: Bite +58 melee (+43 BAB, -8 size, +19 str)</p><p>Damage: Bite 4d8+28</p><p>Face/Reach: 40 ft. by 80 ft./20 ft.</p><p>Special Attacks: Improved grab, acid, spit acid, Trample 4d6 +28, Earth Quake 1/day, Swallow whole.</p><p>Special Qualities: Tremorsense, DR 25/+5, Darkvision 120 ft, Immune to Mind-Influencing effects, SR 28, <span style="color: blue"> Acid Resistance 50</span>, Fast Healing: 20, See Invis (continuous, as a 20th lvl sorc)</p><p>Saves: Fort +33, Ref +22, Will +15</p><p>Abilities: Str 49 (+19), Dex 8 (-1), Con 31 (+10), Int 2, Wis 13 (+1), Cha 26 (+8)</p><p>Feats: Cleave, Great Cleave,<span style="color: blue"> power attack (+58)</span></p><p>Skills: Listen +44</p><p></p><p>Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm plains, forest, and underground</p><p>Organization: Solitary </p><p>Challenge Rating: 18</p><p>Treasure: None</p><p>Alignment: Always neutral</p><p>Advancement: --</p><p></p><p>Combat</p><p></p><p>An ankheg usually lies 5 to 10 feet below the surface until its antennae detect the approach of prey. It then burrows up to attack. (Treat this as a charge.)</p><p></p><p>Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the ankheg must hit with its bite attack. If it gets a hold, it deals automatic bite damage each round the hold is maintained. If the ankheg is damaged after grabbing its prey, it retreats backward down its tunnel at burrowing speed, dragging the victim with it.</p><p></p><p>Acid (Ex): Acidic enzymes drip from an ankheg’s mouth each round it maintains a hold. It automatically deals 1d4 points of acid damage each round in addition to bite damage.</p><p></p><p>Spit Acid (Ex): Stream of acid 5 feet high, 5 feet wide, and 30 feet long, once every 6 hours; damage 4d4, <span style="color: red">Reflex half DC 41</span>. One such attack depletes the ankheg’s acid supply for 6 hours. It cannot spit acid or deal acid damage during this time. Ankhegs do not use this ability unless they are desperate or frustrated. They most often spit acid when reduced to fewer than half their hit points or when they have not successfully grabbed an opponent.</p><p></p><p>Tremorsense (Ex): Ankhegs can automatically sense the location of anything within 60 feet that is in contact with the ground.</p><p></p><p>EarthQuake 1/day (Sp): DC 18 + spell lvl (as spell cast by 20th lvl sorc).</p><p></p><p>Swallow Whole (Ex): huge or smaller size, one swallowed: crushing dmg 2d8 +19 +3d6 acid. Need to do 50pts of slashing dmg (AC20) to insides in order to get out. (paraphrased badly <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf72, post: 292009, member: 265"] *wolf still blinks* you weird! (unless you're thinking of another Kaiju? I'm still thinking of the 'no-fluff' conversation) Ferret: sorry dude, already had an outline done ... and I'm going to and from all week ... gah! can you say internet withdrawal? btw: Leadership/worship is an awesome idea! ... HD=Level, +8 to leadership score (for the ankheg kaiju) ... drop in adepts instead of warriors and you've got a neat little cult there! (SRD, MMp 18, Dragon 289 pp 66-75) Kaiju Ankheg Colossal Magical Beast Hit Dice: 43d10+430 (666.5 hp) Initiative: -1 (dex) Speed: 30 ft., burrow 20 ft. AC: 29 (-8 size, +28 natural, -1 dex) Attacks: Bite +58 melee (+43 BAB, -8 size, +19 str) Damage: Bite 4d8+28 Face/Reach: 40 ft. by 80 ft./20 ft. Special Attacks: Improved grab, acid, spit acid, Trample 4d6 +28, Earth Quake 1/day, Swallow whole. Special Qualities: Tremorsense, DR 25/+5, Darkvision 120 ft, Immune to Mind-Influencing effects, SR 28, [COLOR=blue] Acid Resistance 50[/COLOR], Fast Healing: 20, See Invis (continuous, as a 20th lvl sorc) Saves: Fort +33, Ref +22, Will +15 Abilities: Str 49 (+19), Dex 8 (-1), Con 31 (+10), Int 2, Wis 13 (+1), Cha 26 (+8) Feats: Cleave, Great Cleave,[COLOR=blue] power attack (+58)[/COLOR] Skills: Listen +44 Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm plains, forest, and underground Organization: Solitary Challenge Rating: 18 Treasure: None Alignment: Always neutral Advancement: -- Combat An ankheg usually lies 5 to 10 feet below the surface until its antennae detect the approach of prey. It then burrows up to attack. (Treat this as a charge.) Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the ankheg must hit with its bite attack. If it gets a hold, it deals automatic bite damage each round the hold is maintained. If the ankheg is damaged after grabbing its prey, it retreats backward down its tunnel at burrowing speed, dragging the victim with it. Acid (Ex): Acidic enzymes drip from an ankheg’s mouth each round it maintains a hold. It automatically deals 1d4 points of acid damage each round in addition to bite damage. Spit Acid (Ex): Stream of acid 5 feet high, 5 feet wide, and 30 feet long, once every 6 hours; damage 4d4, [COLOR=red]Reflex half DC 41[/COLOR]. One such attack depletes the ankheg’s acid supply for 6 hours. It cannot spit acid or deal acid damage during this time. Ankhegs do not use this ability unless they are desperate or frustrated. They most often spit acid when reduced to fewer than half their hit points or when they have not successfully grabbed an opponent. Tremorsense (Ex): Ankhegs can automatically sense the location of anything within 60 feet that is in contact with the ground. EarthQuake 1/day (Sp): DC 18 + spell lvl (as spell cast by 20th lvl sorc). Swallow Whole (Ex): huge or smaller size, one swallowed: crushing dmg 2d8 +19 +3d6 acid. Need to do 50pts of slashing dmg (AC20) to insides in order to get out. (paraphrased badly :)) [/QUOTE]
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