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Turtle, Giant Snapping
CR
9.00
Animal
N
Gargantuan
HD 11
This lumbering turtle is the size of a house; its head features powerful, razor-sharp beak.
Description
Giant snapping turtles typically grow to diameters of about 35 feet and weigh 20,000 pounds.
Combat Stats
HP
115 (11d8+66)
AC
23, touch 4, flat-footed 23 (-2 Dex, +19 natural, -4 size)
Init
+2
Speed
20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Fort
+12
Ref
+5
Will
+6
BAB
+8
CMB
+23 (+27 grapple)
CMD
31 (35 vs. trip)
- Melee
- bite +16 (4d6+16 plus grab)
- Space
- 20 ft.
- Reach
- 15 ft.
Ability Scores
str
32
+11
dex
6
-2
con
21
+5
int
1
-5
wis
13
+1
cha
6
-2
Special Attacks
swallow whole (2d8+16 bludgeoning, AC 23, 22 hp)
Special Qualities
Armored Stomach — A giant snapping turtle's body is difficult to cut through—its stomach gains a +4 bonus to its AC and has double the normal hit points when determining the success of a creature attempting to cut its way free.
shell
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
(2d8+16 bludgeoning, AC 23, 22 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
Armored Stomach
from text
A giant snapping turtle's body is difficult to cut through—its stomach gains a +4 bonus to its AC and has double the normal hit points when determining the success of a creature attempting to cut its way free.
Shell
from text
Feats, Traits & Items
Lunge
from Feat
You can increase the reach of your melee attacks by 5 feet until the end of your turn by taking a –2 penalty to your AC until your next turn. You must decide to use this ability before any attacks are made.
Skill Focus
(Perception)
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
Toughness
from Feat
You gain +3 hit points. For every Hit Die you possess beyond 3, you gain an additional +1 hit point. If you have more than 3 Hit Dice, you gain +1 hit points whenever you gain a Hit Die (such as when you gain a level).
Calculated: +3 Hp Bonus
Weapon Focus
(bite)
from Feat
You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.
Calculated: +1 Attack Bonus
Skills
Perception +21, Swim +19
Details
- Type
- Animal
- Alignment
- N
- Size
- Gargantuan
- Environment
- temperate or warm water or shore
- Organization
- solitary or band (2-5)
- Treasure
- none
- Senses
- low-light vision, scent; Perception +21
- Source
- Bestiary 2
Tags
OGL 1.0a Notice.
Pathfinder-derived Open Game Content on this page is used under the
Open Game License v1.0a and Section 15 notice.