Megalania
Creature 7 — animal
SnareAnvilLANDAQUATICanimal
Megalanias, like their smaller cousins the giant monitor lizards, strike fast and use their powerful bite to grip their prey. They prefer to swallow their prey whole rather than risk others getting a bite of a hard-won meal.
Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2
Perception +15; low-light-vision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Skills athletics +18, stealth +15 (+17 in Undergrowth)
Str
+7
Dex
+2
Con
+4
Int
-4
Wis
+2
Cha
-2
AC 25
Fort +17
Ref +15
Will +13
HP 125
Speed 25 feet, swim 25 feet
Offense
Melee Jaws (reach-10, unarmed) +18, Damage 2d10+9 piercing plus Grab, Megalania Venom
Abilities
Megalania Venom (poison) — Saving Throw DC 25 Fortitude
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and Clumsy 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 2d6 poison damage, Clumsy 2, and Off-Guard (1 round)
Stage 3 2d6 poison damage, Clumsy 3, and Off-Guard (1 round)
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and Clumsy 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 2d6 poison damage, Clumsy 2, and Off-Guard (1 round)
Stage 3 2d6 poison damage, Clumsy 3, and Off-Guard (1 round)
Swallow Whole (attack) — Large, 2d10+7 bludgeoning, Rupture 16
The monster attempts to swallow a creature of the listed size or smaller that it has grabbed or restrained in its jaws or mouth. If a swallowed creature is of the maximum size listed, the monster can't use Swallow Whole again. If the creature is smaller than the maximum, the monster can usually swallow more creatures; the GM determines the maximum. The monster attempts an Athletics check opposed by the grabbed creature's Reflex DC. If it succeeds, it swallows the creature. The monster's mouth or jaws no longer grab a creature it has swallowed, so the monster is free to use them to Strike or Grab once again. The monster can't attack creatures it has swallowed.
A swallowed creature is Grabbed, is Slowed 1, and has to hold its breath or start suffocating. The swallowed creature takes the listed amount of damage when first swallowed and at the end of each of its turns while it's swallowed. If the victim Escapes this ability's grabbed condition, it exits through the monster's mouth. This frees any other creature grabbed in the monster's mouth or jaws. A swallowed creature can attack the monster that has swallowed it, but only with unarmed attacks or with weapons of light Bulk or less. The swallowing creature is Off-Guard against the attack. If the monster takes piercing or slashing damage equaling or exceeding the listed Rupture value from a single attack or spell, the swallowed creature cuts itself free. A creature that gets free by either Escaping or cutting itself free can immediately breathe and exits the swallowing monster's space.
Effect: Engulf and Swallow Whole
If the monster dies, a swallowed creature can be freed by creatures adjacent to the corpse if they spend a combined total of 3 actions cutting the monster open with a weapon or unarmed attack that deals piercing or slashing damage.
The monster attempts to swallow a creature of the listed size or smaller that it has grabbed or restrained in its jaws or mouth. If a swallowed creature is of the maximum size listed, the monster can't use Swallow Whole again. If the creature is smaller than the maximum, the monster can usually swallow more creatures; the GM determines the maximum. The monster attempts an Athletics check opposed by the grabbed creature's Reflex DC. If it succeeds, it swallows the creature. The monster's mouth or jaws no longer grab a creature it has swallowed, so the monster is free to use them to Strike or Grab once again. The monster can't attack creatures it has swallowed.
A swallowed creature is Grabbed, is Slowed 1, and has to hold its breath or start suffocating. The swallowed creature takes the listed amount of damage when first swallowed and at the end of each of its turns while it's swallowed. If the victim Escapes this ability's grabbed condition, it exits through the monster's mouth. This frees any other creature grabbed in the monster's mouth or jaws. A swallowed creature can attack the monster that has swallowed it, but only with unarmed attacks or with weapons of light Bulk or less. The swallowing creature is Off-Guard against the attack. If the monster takes piercing or slashing damage equaling or exceeding the listed Rupture value from a single attack or spell, the swallowed creature cuts itself free. A creature that gets free by either Escaping or cutting itself free can immediately breathe and exits the swallowing monster's space.
Effect: Engulf and Swallow Whole
If the monster dies, a swallowed creature can be freed by creatures adjacent to the corpse if they spend a combined total of 3 actions cutting the monster open with a weapon or unarmed attack that deals piercing or slashing damage.
Grab —
WORKS WELL WITH
CrasherLAND / AQUATICA bursting striker finishes off a target already grabbed and poisoned before it can escape.
SniperLAND / AQUATICRanged damage keeps pressure on the rest of the party while this predator ties down a single target in its jaws.
WeaverLAND / AQUATICA debuffing caster piles on saves against a target already reeling from Clumsy and Off-Guard.
PUNISHES
✖ isolated targets✖ low Fortitude✖ melee reliance
Avoid a second Snare; the encounter only needs one predator locking down a single target at a time.
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