Monsters / Neothelid
Neothelid
CR 15 - 51,200 XP - CE Gargantuan Aberration
Stat block
AC30 (touch 4, flat-footed 30)HP230 (20d8+140)SavesFort +15, Ref +4, Will +16Melee4 tongues +21 (3d6+10/19-20 plus grab)Speed30 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)AbilitiesStr 30, Dex 7, Con 24, Int 16, Wis 15, Cha 21BAB / CMB / CMD+15 / +29 / 37Sensesblindsight 100 ft., trace teleport 60 ft.; Perception +25Environmentany underground
DR 10/cold ironSR 26
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (6 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
grapple-grab (from melee)
melee: 4 tongues +21 (3d6+10/19-20 plus grab) - grab rides the hit
melee: 4 tongues +21 (3d6+10/19-20 plus grab) - grab rides the hit
swallow (from special_attacks)
special attacks: swallow whole - a grabbed, smaller foe can be gulped down
special attacks: swallow whole - a grabbed, smaller foe can be gulped down
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 30 over Dex 7 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 30 over Dex 7 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment CE, Int 16 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment CE, Int 16 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
On-hit riders and breath
swallow whole2d6+10
breath weapon14d10DC 27 Reflex
crush2d6+10
From the entry
As a standard action up to three times a day, a neothelid can deliver a massive blast of mental energy at any one target within 60 feet, inflicting 15d10 points of damage. A successful DC 25 Will save negates the effect. This effect can only harm creatures with Intelligence scores. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
As a standard action up to three times a day, a neothelid can attempt to crush the mind of a single creature within 60 feet. The target must make a DC 25 Will save or collapse, becoming unconscious and dying at -1 hit points. If the target succeeds on the save, it takes 6d6 points of damage and is sickened for 1 round. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
A neothelid telepathically and reflexively learns the mental coordinates of the destination, of all creatures that teleport within 60 feet of it, gaining an awarenes...