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Plesiogigan
Huge Monstrous Humanoid
Hit Dice: 19d8+95 (180 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 50 ft. (10
squares)
Armor Class: 22 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +12
natural), touch 10, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +19/+41
Attack: Gargantuan trident +31 melee
(4d6+14/19-20) or bite +31 melee (2d8+14)
Full Attack: Gargantuan trident +31/+26/
+21/+16 melee (4d6+14/19-20) and bite +26
melee (2d8+7) or Gargantuan trident +19
ranged (4d6+14/19-20)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft.,
freedom of movement, immunity to
A plesiogigan is the magical merging of a
storm giant and an elasmosaurus. The creature
has a centaur-like build, with a humanoid upper
torso grafted onto the body of a beast, in this case
a flippered aquatic predator. Some elasmosaurus
traits have crept over onto the storm giant half of
the plesiogigan as well, notably the sharp, pointed
teeth and the grayish-green skin coloration.
Plesiogigans have long, flowing gray or green
hair; beards are common on the males. The first
plesiogigans were self-created by storm giant
wizards dabbling in crossbreeding experiments,
seeking to explore the limits of transmutation
magic. The results speak for themselves:
plesiogigans enjoy a mastery of the oceans rivaled
only by storm giants and their fierce enemies, the
sea giants.
Plesiogigans frequently make their lairs in
deep aquatic trenches, often many miles below the
ocean’s surface. They are generally on good terms
with storm giants and attack sea giants on sight.
Plesiogigans speak Giant. Many of them
choose to become clerics or barbarians.
Combat
Plesiogigans wield Gargantuan tridents in
battle but prefer using them as melee weapons
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electricity, oversized weapon, water
breathing
Saves: Fort +11, Ref +13, Will +12
Abilities: Str 39, Dex 14, Con 21, Int 11,
Wis 13, Cha 11
Skills: Concentration +13, Hide +6,
Intimidate +8, Listen +9, Spot +9
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Great
Cleave, Improved Critical (trident),
Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder,
Power Attack
Environment: Warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary or family (2-4)
Challenge Rating: 13
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: —
rather than hurling them. They tend toward
savageness in battle, often ripping into enemies
with their sharp teeth. On the ocean’s surface,
plesiogigans put their spell-like abilities to good
use, especially against enemy surface ships.
Spell-Like Abilities (Su): 2/day—control
weather. Caster level 20th. 1/day—call lightning
(DC 13), chain lightning (DC 16). Caster level
15th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Freedom of Movement (Su): A plesiogigan
continuously benefits from freedom of movement
as the spell (caster level 15th).
Oversized Weapon (Ex): A plesiogigan
wields a great, one-handed trident (big enough for
Gargantuan creatures) without penalty.
Water Breathing (Ex): A plesiogigan can
breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely
use its spell-like abilities and other abilities while
submerged.
Skills: A plesiogigan 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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