Stridermander Tyrant

Source: Alien Archive 3

CR: 10 XP: 9,600

CE Large monstrous humanoid (skittermander)

Init.: +5 Senses: blindsense (scent) 60 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision Perception: +19

Defense

HP: 165

EAC: 23 KAC: 25

Fort: +12 Ref: +14 Will: +11; +2 vs. disease and poison effects

Offense

Speed: 50 ft., climb 30 ft.

Melee: bite +23 (2d10+18 P) or claw +23 (1d10+18 S) or feeding tendril +23 (1d6+18 P)

Offensive Abilities: gorge (+8)

Spell-like Abilties: (CL 10th)

Statistics

Str: +8 Dex: +5 Con: +3 Wis: +2 Int: -3 Cha: +0

Skills: Athletics +19 (+27 to climb), Stealth +24, Survival +19

Ecology

Environment: any (Vesk-3)

Organization: solitary or pack (1 tyrant and 3–10 stridermanders)

Special Abilities

Camouflage (Ex) A stridermander can alter the color and texture of its fur to blend into its environment. Whenever a stridermander remains motionless for 1 round, it gains a +10 bonus to Stealth checks (this bonus doesn’t stack with the invisibility spell or similar effects). If the stridermander moves more than 10 feet or takes a hostile action (such as attacking or casting a spell), it loses this bonus until it once again spends 1 round remaining still. Feeding Tendril (Ex) A stridermander’s secondary mouth is similar to a skittermander whelp’s, but it has a more powerful and developed feeding tendril. As a standard action, a stridermander can strike at a creature its size or smaller up to 10 feet away with this tendril. In addition to dealing damage, if the stridermander hits the target’s KAC + 4, it grapples the target and pulls the target adjacent to the stridermander; this movement doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity. The stridermander doesn’t need to have a limb free to perform or maintain this grapple, but it can only grapple one target at a time. The stridermander can maintain this grapple with the same attack as a move action on subsequent rounds. Gorge (Ex) When a stridermander hits with its bite attack against a creature it has grappled with its feeding tendril, it deals additional damage equal to its Strength modifier.