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Crocodile, Dire
CR
9.00
Animal
N
Gargantuan
HD 12
This reptilian behemoth, a crocodile of monstrous proportions, is large enough to swallow a horse in one tremendous bite.
Description
The immense sarcosuchus, or dire crocodile, is an enormous predator capable of catching and eating prey as large as the largest dinosaurs.
Combat Stats
HP
138 (12d8+84)
AC
21, touch 6, flat-footed 21 (+15 natural, -4 size)
Init
+4
Speed
20 ft., swim 30 ft.; sprint
Fort
+15
Ref
+8
Will
+8
BAB
+9
CMB
+26 (+30 grapple)
CMD
36 (40 vs. trip)
- Melee
- bite +18 (3d6+13/19-20 plus grab) and tail slap +13 (4d8+6)
- Space
- 20 ft.
- Reach
- 15 ft.
- Racial Modifiers
- +8 Stealth in water
Ability Scores
str
37
+13
dex
10
+0
con
25
+7
int
1
-5
wis
14
+2
cha
2
-4
Special Attacks
death roll (3d6+19 plus trip)
swallow whole (3d6+13, AC 16, 13 hp)
Special Qualities
Feats
Special Abilities
Universal Monster Rules
Grab
Grab
(bite)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
If a creature with this special attack hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply to use the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its combat maneuver check to make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text). Creatures with grab receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple. Unless otherwise noted, grab works only against opponents no larger than the same size category as the creature. If the creature can use grab on sizes other than the default, this is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line.
Swallow Whole
(3d6+13, AC 16, 13 hp)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
If a creature with this special attack begins its turn with an opponent grappled in its mouth (see Grab), it can attempt a new combat maneuver check (as though attempting to pin the opponent). If it succeeds, it swallows its prey, and the opponent takes bite damage. Unless otherwise noted, the opponent can be up to one size category smaller than the swallowing creature. Being swallowed causes the target to take damage each round. The amount and type of damage varies and is given in the swallowing creature's statistics. A swallowed creature keeps the grappled condition, while the creature that did the swallowing does not. A swallowed creature can try to cut its way free with any light slashing or piercing weapon (the amount of cutting damage required to get free is equal to 1/10 the creature's total hit points), or it can just try to escape the grapple. The Armor Class of the interior of a creature that swallows whole is normally 10 + 1/2 its natural armor bonus, with no modifiers for size or Dexterity. If a swallowed creature cuts its way out, the swallowing creature cannot use swallow whole again until the damage is healed. If the swallowed creature escapes the grapple, success puts it back in the attacker's mouth, where it may be bitten or swallowed again.
Hold Breath
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
The creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 6 times its Constitution score before it risks drowning.
Special Abilities
Death Roll
(3d6+19 plus trip)
from text
Feats, Traits & Items
Improved Critical
(bite)
from Feat
When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.
Run
from Feat
When running, you move five times your normal speed (if wearing medium, light, or no armor and carrying no more than a medium load) or four times your speed (if wearing heavy armor or carrying a heavy load). If you make a jump after a running start (see the Acrobatics skill description), you gain a +4 bonus on your Acrobatics check. While running, you retain your Dexterity bonus to your Armor Class.
Situational: when making a jump after a running start: +4 untyped Acrobatics
Skill Focus
(Perception, Stealth)
from Feat
You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.
Calculated: +3 Skill Bonus
Skills
Perception +14, Stealth +0 (+8 in water), Swim +21
Details
- Environment
- warm rivers and marshes
- Organization
- solitary, pair, or colony (3-6)
- Treasure
- none
- Senses
- low-light vision; Perception +14
- Source
- Bestiary Get this book
Tags
OGL 1.0a Notice.
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