Monster Manual

BULETTEIllus. by T. Lockwood30BULETTEHuge Magical BeastHit Dice: 9d10+45 (94 hp)Initiative: +2Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), burrow 10 ft.Armor Class: 22 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +12natural), touch 10, flat-footed 20Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+25Attack: Bite +16 melee (2d8+8)Full Attack: Bite +16 melee(2d8+8) and 2 claws +10 melee(2d6+4)Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.Special Attacks: LeapSpecial Qualities:Darkvision 60 ft., lowlightvision, scent,tremorsense 60 ft.Saves: Fort +11, Ref +8,Will +6Abilities: Str 27, Dex 15,Con 20, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6Skills: Jump +18, Listen +9, Spot +3Feats: Alertness, Iron Will, Track, Weapon Focus (bite)Environment: Temperate hillsOrganization: Solitary or pairChallenge Rating: 7Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always neutralAdvancement: 10–16 HD (Huge); 17–27 HD (Gargantuan)Level Adjustment: —The ground shakes and rolls and then bursts open to reveal a terrible,armor-plated, bullet-shaped creature with a huge snapping maw andshort, powerful legs.Also known as the landshark, the bulette is a terrifying predatorthat lives only to eat. It is universally shunned, even by othermonsters. Fortunately for the rest of the world, the bulette is a solitaryanimal, although mated pairs (very rare) might share the sameterritory. Since its appetite is so voracious, each bulette has a largeterritory that can range up to 30 square miles. Other predatorsrarely share territory with one, for fear of being eaten. A bulettehas no lair, preferring to wander above and below ground; it burrowsbeneath the soil to rest.A bulette totally consumes its victims—clothing, weapons, andall. Its powerful stomach acid quickly destroys armor, weapons,and even magic items. It is not above nibbling on chests or sacksof coins either. When it has eaten everything in its territory, abulette moves on. The sole criterion for a suitable territory is availabilityof food, so bulettes occasionally locate themselves nearhuman settlements and terrorize the residents.COMBATA bulette attacks anything it regards as edible, choosing the easiestor closest prey first. The only creatures it refuses to eat are elves(and it dislikes the taste of dwarves). When burrowing underground,a landshark relies on its tremorsense ability to detect prey.When it senses something edible (that is, senses movement), itbreaks to the surface, crest first, and begins its attack.The bulette has a foul temperament—stupid, mean, andfearless. The size, strength, and number of its opponents meannothing.Leap (Ex): A bulette can jump into the air during combat. Thisallows it to make four claw attacks instead of two, each with a +15attack bonus, but it cannot bite.BuletteCARRION CRAWLERLarge AberrationHit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)Initiative: +2Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), climb 15 ft.Armor Class: 17 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11,flat-footed 15Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+8Attack: Tentacle +3 melee (paralysis)Full Attack: 8 tentacles +3 melee (paralysis) and bite –2 melee(1d4+1)Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: ParalysisSpecial Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., scentSaves: Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +5Abilities: Str 14, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 1, Wis 15, Cha 6Skills: Climb +12, Listen +6, Spot +6Feats: Alertness B , Combat Reflexes, TrackEnvironment: UndergroundOrganization: Solitary, pair, or cluster (3–5)Challenge Rating: 4Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always neutralAdvancement: 4–6 HD (Large); 7–9 HD (Huge)Level Adjustment: —The stink of rotten meat surrounds this multilegged creature with asegmented, 10-foot-long body. Eight writhing tentacles protrude fromits head, growing directly from below its clacking mandibles and toothfilledmaw.Carrion crawlers are aggressive subterranean scavengers, greatlyfeared for their paralyzing attacks. They scour their undergroundterritory for dead and decaying flesh but won’t hesitate to attackand kill living creatures.Each of a carrion crawler’s tentacles is about 2 feet long andsecretes a sticky, paralyzing substance. Like so many hybrid monsters,the carrion crawler may well be the result of arcane experimentation.A carrion crawler weighs about 500 pounds.COMBATCarrion crawlers use their senses of sight and smell to detect carcassesand potential prey. When attacking, a crawler lashes out