Humbaba
Description
Humbabas are monstrous humanoids of tremendous size and power that prowl the forgotten places of the world. Although a humbaba has the body of a powerful, muscular human, its face is a twisted mockery that seems more leonine than human. They often braid portions of their manes or otherwise decorate them with skulls and weapons, and prefer to wear half-plate armor and fight with longswords.
The first humbabas were once the favored minions of the demon lord Pazuzu. In those days, humbabas had magnificent birdlike wings. But when the mightiest of the humbabas dared to attack Pazuzu in an ill-conceived attempt to claim the demon lord's throne, Pazuzu punished the entire humbaba race by stripping them of their wings and casting them into the Material Plane. There they now dwell, forever denied the skies and cursed to live lonely lives, incapable of forming even the barest of friendships or alliances with others of their kind.
Combat Stats
- Melee
- longsword +29/+24/+19/+14 (6d6+22/17-20) or2 slams +29 (2d8+15)
- Ranged
- rock +18 (2d8+22)
- Space
- 30 ft.
- Reach
- 30 ft.
- SR
- 30
- Aura
- prismatic aura (30 ft., DC 26)
Ability Scores
Proficiencies
Weapons: Simple
Special Attacks
breath weapon (60-ft. cone, 20d6 fire, DC 31, usable every 1d4 rounds)
rock throwing (180 ft.)
Feats
Awesome Blow, Cleave, Critical Focus, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Initiative, Intimidating Prowess, Iron Will, Power Attack, Staggering Critical, Vital Strike
Special Abilities
Universal Monster Rules
Feats, Traits & Items
As a standard action, the creature may perform an awesome blow combat maneuver. If the creature's maneuver succeeds against a corporeal opponent smaller than itself, its opponent takes damage (typically slam damage plus Strength bonus) and is knocked flying 10 feet in a direction of the attacking creature's choice and falls prone. The attacking creature can only push the opponent in a straight line, and the opponent can't move closer to the attacking creature than the square it started in. If an obstacle prevents the completion of the opponent's move, the opponent and the obstacle each take 1d6 points of damage, and the opponent is knocked prone in the space adjacent to the obstacle.
As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can make an additional attack (using your full base attack bonus) against a foe that is adjacent to the first and also within reach. You can only make one additional attack per round with this feat. When you use this feat, you take a –2 penalty to your Armor Class until your next turn.
You receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made to confirm critical hits.
You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a bull rush combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to bull rush you.
When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.
Add your Strength modifier to Intimidate skill checks in addition to your Charisma modifier.
You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.
Whenever you score a critical hit, your opponent becomes staggered for 1d4+1 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. The DC of this Fortitude save is equal to 10 + your base attack bonus. The effects of this feat do not stack. Additional hits instead add to the duration.
When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.
Skills
Climb +34, Intimidate +45, Perception +32, Survival +32
Spells
- Type
- Monstrous Humanoid
- Alignment
- CN
- Size
- Colossal
- Environment
- any forests
- Organization
- solitary
- Treasure
- standard (masterwork half-plate, longsword, other treasure)
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft., true seeing; Perception +32
- Aura
- prismatic aura (30 ft., DC 26)
- Languages
- Abyssal, Common, Giant
- Source
- Bestiary 3