Carnivorous Crystal
Natives of the endless caverns of the Plane of Earth, carnivorous crystals normally lead quiet existences, subsisting on minerals leeched from the surrounding rock. Living creatures, however, provide a veritable feast, as devouring the minerals in their bones and blood allows a crystal to reproduce in mere hours instead of years. Though lacking in anything that could be called intelligence, carnivorous crystals sense the living, and hunger for the sustenance trapped within their bodies.
On the Plane of Earth and in the deepest caverns of the Material Plane, ancient carnivorous crystals grow without bounds, reaching incredible sizes.
- HP
- 136 (16d8+64)
- AC
- 17, touch 5, flat-footed 17 (-5 Dex, +12 natural)
- Speed
- 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
- Init
- -5
- Melee
- slam +18 (7d8+9/18-20 plus entrap)
- BAB
- +12
- CMB
- +18
- CMD
- 23 (can't be tripped)
- Fort
- +9
- Ref
- +0
- Will
- +0
- DR
- 10/- {# monster-refactor-plan-v3.md Bucket B -- resist/immune/vulnerable were never rendered at all before defenses_for_display was wired for Monster (raw immune/weaknesses had no display line either); dr/sr/senses stay as the raw stat-block prose above/below since those already render and this avoids showing the same fact twice. #}
- Racial Modifiers
- +5 Stealth (+10 in rocky environs)
Crystallize — A creature entrapped by a carnivorous crystal's attack must succeed at a DC 22 Fortitude save each round or become helpless. If a helpless creature fails this save, it becomes petrified as its body crystallizes. In 1d4 hours, the petrified victim shatters and a new carnivorous crystal emerges from the remains. The save DC is Constitution-based.
entrap (DC 22, 1d10 rounds, hardness 10, hp 10)
Razor Sharp — A carnivorous crystal's slam attack deals devastating piercing and slashing damage, and threatens a critical hit on a roll of 18, 19, or 20.
split (critical hit from a bludgeoning or sonic attack, 15 hp)
Climb +14, Stealth +0 (+5 in rocky environs)
- Type
- Ooze
- Alignment
- N
- Size
- Medium
- Environment
- any underground (Plane of Earth)
- Organization
- solitary, colony (2-4), or formation (5-10)
- Treasure
- incidental
- Senses
- blindsight 120 ft.; Perception -5
- Source
- Bestiary 3
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