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Filth Gator
Large Undead
Hit Dice: 6d12 (39 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 20 ft. (4
squares)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +9 natural), touch
9, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+12
Attack: Bite +7 melee (2d6+5)
Full Attack: Bite +7 melee (2d6+5) and tail
rake +5 melee (1d8+2 plus poison)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with tail)
Special Attacks: Improved grab, poison,
stream of filth
Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft., burst of
speed, tremorsense 120 ft, undead traits
This creature might once have been an
alligator, but now it is a thoroughly corrupt undead
monstrosity. It is long, with sickly yellow flesh
covered in worms and maggots. Its tail is spiked
with bony protrusions, but its head is the worst
— most of its flesh has fallen off, and its empty
mouth and eye sockets writhe with parasites.
Combat
Filth gators prefer to charge at prey from
hiding places in shallow or stagnant water. They
weaken their victim with their poisonous, festering
tail barbs, then drag it down under the water and
pin it to the bottom. They use their stream of filth
against spellcasters or opponents who attack them
with ranged weapons. Filth gators flee combat only
if clearly outmatched.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a
filth gator 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 wins
the grapple check, it establishes a hold and deals
automatic bite damage each round.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 13, initial
and secondary damage 1d3 Str. The save DC is
Constitution-based.
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Saves: Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +5
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 10, Con —, Int —,
Wis 10, Cha 1
Skills: Hide +0, Move Silently +4, Swim
+13
Feats: Multiattack B
Environment: Warm and temperate marsh
Organization: Solitary, pair, or nest (3-16)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: Standard coins; double goods;
50% items
Alignment: Usually neutral evil
Advancement: 7-12 HD (Large); 13-18 HD
(Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
Stream of Filth (Su): A filth gator can spew
out a 60-foot line of diseased, maggot-infested filth.
Any creature in the area affected must succeed on
a DC 13 Reflex save or take 2d4 points of damage
and be nauseated for 1d4 rounds; creatures that
save take no damage but are sickened for 1 round.
If a creature takes damage, it must succeed on
a DC 13 Fortitude save or take 1d2 points of
Charisma damage and be infected with filth fever
(incubation period 1d3 days; damage 1d3 Dex and
1d3 Con). The save DCs are Constitution-based.
Burst of Speed (Ex): Three times per day, a
filth gator can move at fives times its normal speed
(100 feet) when it makes a charge.
Skills: A filth gator has a +4 racial bonus on
Hide and Move Silently checks.
A filth gator 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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