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Bog Creeper
Medium Plant
Hit Dice: 10d8+50 (95 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 10 ft. (2 squares), swim 20 ft. (4
squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+5 natural), touch 10,
flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+11
Attack: Slam +11 melee (1d6+4) or tendril
+6 melee (1d4+4)
Full Attack: Slam +11 melee (1d6+4) and 4
tendrils +6 melee (1d4+2) or bite +11 melee
(2d4+4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with tendril)
Special Attacks: Constrict 1d4+4, improved
grab, spit acid
This creature looks like a man-sized rotting
tree trunk with several thorny tendrils sprouting
from its body. A single limb protrudes from its
central form as well.
Bog creepers are carnivorous, lurking
amid dead trees and stumps waiting to ambush
unsuspecting prey. The shattered boles and stumps
make perfect camouflage for the sly bog creeper.
Marshes and swamps are home to the bog
creeper, and it moves through the territory with
ease. It can swim the waters and shamble across
the rare patches of dry or swampy ground in
pursuit of its prey.
The treasure of a bog creeper is located in
its pulpy gullet, arid consists of the inorganic,
indigestible remains and possessions of its
victims.
Combat
A bog creeper attacks by ambushing its
prey, lying in wait for someone or something to
wander nearby. When prey comes within range, it
lashes out with its single limb and slashes with its
tendrils.
Constrict (Ex): A bog creeper that makes
a successful grapple check against an opponent
of its size or smaller using a tendril attack deals
ld4+4 points of damage each round the hold is
maintained.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a
bog creeper must hit with a tendril attack. It can
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Special Qualities: Camouflage, low-light
vision, marsh move, marshsense, plant traits
Saves: Fort +12, Ref +3, Will +5
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 10, Con 20, Int 3, Wis
14, Cha 6
Skills: Listen +17, Spot +4, Swim +12
Feats: Alertness, Diehard, Endurance,
Improved Initiative
Environment: Warm marsh
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 8
Treasure: 50% standard
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 11-20 HD (Large); 21-30
HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
then attempt to start a grapple as a free action
without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it
wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and
can constrict.
Spit Acid (Ex): Three times per day, a bog
creeper can spray a cone of digestive acid to a
range of 30 feet that deals 2d8 points of acid
damage to all creatures in the area (Reflex save
DC 20 for half). It cannot use this ability if it is
currently holding a creature in its mouth. The save
DC is Constitution-based.
Camouflage (Ex): When at rest, a bog
creeper appears as a normal plant. It takes a
successful DC 20 Spot check to notice it before
it attacks. Anyone with Survival or Knowledge
(nature) can use those skills instead of Spot to
notice the plant.
Marsh Move (Ex): A bog creeper can
move across marshy terrain without incurring any
movement penalties.
Marshsense (Ex): Bog creepers can
automatically detect the location of anything
within 60 feet that is in contact with the same
marshy ground it is.
Skills: A bog creeper has a +8 racial bonus
on any Swim check to perform some special action
or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10
on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered.
It can use the run action while swimming, provided
it swims in a straight line.
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