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Giant Slug
Huge Vermin
Hit Dice: 12d8+12 (66 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), burrow 10 ft. (2
squares)
Armor Class: 16 (-2 size,+8 natural), touch 8,
flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+21
Attack: Bite +11 melee (2d6+6)
Full Attack: Bite +11 melee (2d6+6)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Spit acid
Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft., immune
to bludgeoning weapons, vermin traits,
vulnerability to salt
Giant slugs are larger versions of the normal
slug. The average giant slug is about 25 feet long,
though sages have recorded reports of some as long
as 50 feet. The giant slug is pale gray in color with a
pale white underbelly.
Combat
A giant slug attacks with its bite, but prefers to
Gloomfog
Huge Plant
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 24 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +13
natural), touch 11, flat-footed 21
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+16
Attack: Branch +6 melee touch (attach)
Full Attack: 2 branches +6 melee touch
(attach)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Attach, attract, blood drain,
sleep
Special Qualities: Blindsense 30 ft., damage
reduction 5/slashing, low-light vision, plant
traits, vulnerability to fire
Gloomfogs appear as ugly, dark brown or
charred-looking trees with long, gnarly branches
that stretch into tiny tendril-like twigs. They have no
leaves. Gloomfogs inhabit warm humid forests and
swamps that frequently produce natural fog, since
the fog helps mask their true nature. Gloomfogs
especially hate elves because they are immune to
their ability to induce sleep, enabling them to put up
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Saves: Fort +9, Ref +4, Will +4
Abilities: Str 19, Dex 10, Con 12, Int —, Wis
10, Cha 2
Skills: —
Feats: —
Environment: Temperate and warm marsh
and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 13-24 HD (Huge); 25-36 HD
(Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: —
attack targets with its high1y corrosive spittle.
Spit Acid (Ex): 60-foot line, once per round,
damage 4d8 acid, Reflex DC 17 half. The save DC is
Constitution-based. Giant slugs are immune to their
own acid and that of other giant slugs.
Vulnerability to Salt (Ex): A giant slug
is highly susceptible to salt, taking 1d8 points of
damage per pound of salt it contacts.
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +1, Will +3
Abilities: Str 20, Dex 16, Con 17, Int 12, Wis
15, Cha 9
Skills: Hide +2*, Listen +8, Sense Motive +5,
Spot +8, Survival +5
Feats: Alertness, Improved Initiative
Environment: Warm forest and marsh
Organization: Solitary, pair, grove (4-10)
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: 5-8 HD (Huge); 9-12 HD
(Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: —
a great deal of struggle when the gloomfog attaches
to them. Gloomfogs speak the language of treants,
plus Common and Sylvan.
Combat
Gloomfogs rely upon their blindsight ability
to locate potential opponents. They use their fog to
attract creatures to them, and then they employ their
touch attacks to the food (blood) that they desire.