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3 Fungoid
Medium Plant
Hit Dice: 5d8+15 (37 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (+1 Dex, +7 natural), touch
11, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+7
Attack: Slam +8 melee (1d8+4)
Full Attack: 2 slams +8 melee (1d8+4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft/5 ft.
Special Attacks: —
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light
This creature looks like a stocky, powerful
humanoid formed of green mushroom flesh mottled
with brown splotches. It has rough, but discernible
facial features, and its arms end in powerful hands.
Fungoids delight in attacking creatures
that wander too close to their lair. Fungoids are
carnivores and consider the flesh of humans,
elves, and goblins a delicacy. When food is scarce,
fungoids become scavengers and feed on carrion.
Fungoids lair in the darkest and most dismal
place they can find—the more devoid of light, the
better. Typically a lair is ringed with mushrooms
of varying colors, shapes and sizes. Such a telltale
sign is often the only clue that a fungoid lair is
present as the lair itself is normally well-hidden
or camouflaged. Woe to a creature that actually
wanders close enough to examine the mushrooms;
by then the fungoids are likely aware of the
interloper’s presence and are biding their time
before an all-out-attack.
Fungoids are nocturnal hunters and often
travel up to 5 miles away from their lair in search
Giant Cone Shell
Large Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 3d8+12 (25 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: Swim 10 ft (2 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +9 natural), touch 9,
flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+13
Attack: Stinger +4 melee (1d6+4 plus poison)
or stinger +1 ranged (1d6+4 plus poison)
Full Attack: Stinger +4 melee (1d6+4 plus
poison) or stinger +1 ranged (1d6+4 plus
poison)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved grab, poison,
swallow whole
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vision, plant traits, resistance to electricity 10
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +2, Will +1
Abilities: Str 19, Dex 12, Con 17, lnt 4, Wis
11 Cha 6
Skills: Hide +1*, Listen +8, Spot +8
Feats: Power Attack, Weapon Focus (slam)
Environment: Temperate and warm marshes
Organization: Gang (2-4) or cluster (6-10)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral (evil tendencies)
Advancement: 6-10 HD (Medium); 11-15 HD
(Large)
Level Adjustment: —
of prey. Slain prey is carried or dragged back to die
lair and devoured over several days time. Multiple
fungoids are often encountered together on hunting
excursions, but they never share their kill. “Each to
their own” is the unspoken motto among fungoids.
Fungoids seem to understand Common, but
do not speak.
Combat
Fungoids are straightforward combatants
that rush into melee swinging their powerful fists.
They pummel their foes relentlessly until they are
destroyed or their adversaries are killed. Multiple
fungoids sometimes work with one another to bring
down powerful foes, but once the fight is over, the
fungoids cooperation with one another ends, and
it’s every creature for itself when assessing and
gathering up the kills. Fungoids never retreat and
always fight to the death.
Skills: Fungoids gain a +4 racial bonus to
Listen and Spot checks. *In swampy or forested
areas, fungoids +8 racial bonus to Hide checks.
Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft.
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 10, Con 18, Int 2, Wis
12, Cha 6
Skills: Hide -2, Listen +4, Spot +2, Swim +11
Feats: Ability Focus (poison), Improved
Grapple
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 4-6 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: —