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Scylla

CR 16.00 Aberration CE Huge
This horrifying creature has the upper body of a beautiful woman, but a lower body of snapping wolf heads and writhing tentacles.

The scylla is one of the more nightmarish aberrations to blight the mortal world. Conflicting tales of her origins abound, from demonic flesh-crafting and arcane experiments to a divine curse handed down by a vengeful deity. The most popular stories cast the first scylla as the monstrous spawn of a union between a mortal and a god. Whatever the case, scyllas are fortunately quite rare, enough so that many consider them nothing more than tall tales told by sailors deep in their cups.

Scyllas dwell along major shipping lanes, often near coastlines, where they use their spell-like abilities to lure entire ships to their doom. The hideous monsters are intelligent creatures, though half-mad with hunger and self-loathing. They normally do not use weapons, but when they do, they prefer to fight with light weapons wielded by their human-sized upper arms. However, they much prefer to keep their hands free to utilize magic items like wands, staves, and other powerful devices.

STR
27
DEX
32
CON
27
INT
20
WIS
23
CHA
22
HP
250 (20d8+160); fast healing 10
AC
30, touch 20, flat-footed 18 (+11 Dex, +1 dodge, +10 natural, -2 size)
Speed
30 ft., swim 50 ft.
Init
+11
Melee
4 bites +25 (1d8+8/19-20 plus bleed), 4 tentacles +23 (1d6+4 plus grab)
Space
15 ft.
Reach
15 ft.
BAB
+15
CMB
+25 (+29 grapple)
CMD
47 (can't be tripped)
Fort
+14
Ref
+17
Will
+18
DR
10/cold iron and lawful
SR
27
Defensive Abilities
freedom of movement, improved evasion

bleed (1d6)

constrict (1d6+8)

amphibious

change shape (1 humanoid form, alter self)

undersized weapons

Combat Reflexes from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.</p>

Dodge from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC. A condition that makes you lose your Dex bonus to AC also makes you lose the benefits of this feat.</p>

Improved Critical from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.</p>

Mobility from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against attacks of opportunity caused when you move out of or within a threatened area. A condition that makes you lose your Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) also makes you lose dodge bonuses.</p><p class="stat-block-2">Dodge bonuses stack with each other, unlike most types of bonuses.</p>

Power Attack from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You can choose to take a &ndash;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 (&ndash;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 &ndash;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.</p>

Vital Strike from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> 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 <i>flaming</i>), 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.</p>

Weapon Finesse from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.</p>

Weapon Focus from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.</p>

Weapon Focus from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.</p>

Acrobatics +34, Bluff +26, Knowledge (nature) +25, Intimidate +29, Perception +29, Sense Motive +26, Stealth +26, Swim +39, Use Magic Device +26

spell-like abilities:
Constant—Freedom Of Movement, Constant—Nondetection, Constant—See Invisibility, At will—Acid Arrow, At will—Control Water, At will—Fog Cloud, At will—Dispel Magic, Greater, At will—Major Image, 3/day—Black Tentacles, 3/day—Charm Monster, 3/day—Insanity, 3/day—Mirage Arcana, 3/day—Solid Fog, 1/day—Control Weather, 1/day—Power Word Stun, 1/day—Project Image
Details
Type
Aberration
Alignment
CE
Size
Huge
Environment
any water
Organization
solitary
Treasure
triple
Senses
all-around vision, blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, see invisibility; Perception +29
Languages
Abyssal, Aquan, Common
Source
Bestiary 2
Sources Used in This Record
25 House/Core
  • Uses feat: Combat Reflexes (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Dodge (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Improved Critical (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Mobility (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Weapon Finesse (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Weapon Focus (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Weapon Focus (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Freedom Of Movement (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Nondetection (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: See Invisibility (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Acid Arrow (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Control Water (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Fog Cloud (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Major Image (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Black Tentacles (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Charm Monster (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Insanity (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Mirage Arcana (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Solid Fog (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Control Weather (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Power Word Stun (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Knows spell: Project Image (Spell)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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