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Whipstriker
Large Animal
Hit Dice: 6d8+6 (33 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 60 ft. (12
squares)
Armor Class: 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3
natural), touch 10, flat- footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+11
Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+3)
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+3) and
2 claws +4 melee (1d6+1) or tail slap +4
melee (2d6+3)
Space/Reach: 10 ft/5 ft. (10 ft. with tail)
Special Attacks: Improved grab, trip
Special Qualities: Low-light vision
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +1
The powerfully built reptile is almost 12 feet
long, although roughly half of that is its strong,
whiplike tail. Its blunt snout is lined with rows
of razor-sharp teeth that curve backward, and its
reddish-black hide has a rough, pebbly texture.
Combat
The whipstriker remains deathly still until
the moment of attack, nearly always catching its
prey by surprise. A whipstriker dragged out onto
dry land is still a formidable opponent, using its
whiplike tail to knock its victims off their feet.
If a whipstriker gets a hold, it grabs the
opponent with its mouth and drags it into deep
water, attempting to pin its prey to the bottom.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability,
a whipstriker must hit with its bite attack. It can
then attempt to start a grapple as a free action
without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it
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Abilities: Str 16, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 2, Wis
9, Cha 5
Skills: Climb +7, Hide +0*, Jump +11,
Listen +2, Move Silently +5, Spot +2, Swim
+11
Feats: Alertness, Improved Initiative,
Multiattack
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic
and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 7-12 HD (Large); 13-18 HD
(Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and
deals automatic bite damage each round the hold is
maintained.
Trip (Ex): A whipstriker that hits with its
tail slap attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+7
check modifier) as a free action without making a
touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity.
If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to
trip the whipstriker.
Skills: A whipstriker has a +4 racial bonus
on Climb and Jump checks.
A whipstriker 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.
* A whipstriker has a +10 racial bonus on
Hide checks when submerged.
Greater bladderwort: An aquatic plant found in swampy conditions. Camouflaged in its
environment, this nine-foot long rootless plant feeds on insects, crustaceans, and larvae. It catches and
digests its prey in translucent sacs that grow along the stalks of the plant. The sacs (5 mm across) have
trapdoors and valves that maintain lower pressure inside the sacs. When prey triggers the trap, touching
antennae around the trap door, the valve relaxes and sucks the creature in the sac. The trap door shuts, and
the digestive juices start pumping.