Whale
Whales are frequently hunted for their meat and the valuable oil in their blubber. Baleen whales have no teeth and attack with a tail slap; toothed whales like sperm whales instead attack with a bite. Whale companions are smaller species—rules for such companions are the same as those for orcas (see page 88 of the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary.)
- HP
- 157 (15d8+90)
- AC
- 22, touch 4, flat-footed 22 (-2 Dex, +18 natural, -4 size)
- Speed
- swim 40 ft.
- Init
- +2
- Melee
- tail slap +21 (4d6+21) or<p class="stat-block-2">bite +21 (4d6+21)</p>
- Space
- 20 ft.
- Reach
- 20 ft.
- BAB
- +11
- CMB
- +29
- CMD
- 37 (can't be tripped)
- Fort
- +17
- Ref
- +7
- Will
- +7
- Racial Modifiers
- +4 Perception
Capsize — A whale can attempt to capsize a boat or ship by ramming it as a charge attack and making a CMB check. The DC of this check is 25, or the result of the captain's Profession (sail0r) check, whichever is higher. For each size category the ship is larger than the whale's size, the whale takes a cumulative –10 penalty on this CMB check.
Diehard, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Perception)
<p class="stat-block-1"> When your hit point total is below 0, but you are not dead, you automatically stabilize. You do not need to make a Constitution check each round to avoid losing additional hit points. You may choose to act as if you were disabled, rather than dying. You must make this decision as soon as you are reduced to negative hit points (even if it isn't your turn). If you do not choose to act as if you were disabled, you immediately fall unconscious.</p><p class="stat-block-2">When using this feat, you are staggered. You can take a move action without further injuring yourself, but if you perform any standard action (or any other action deemed as strenuous, including some swift actions, such as casting a quickened spell) you take 1 point of damage after completing the act. If your negative hit points are equal to or greater than your Constitution score, you immediately die.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You gain a +4 bonus on the following checks and saves: Swim checks made to resist nonlethal damage from exhaustion; Constitution checks made to continue running; Constitution checks made to avoid nonlethal damage from a forced march; Constitution checks made to hold your breath; Constitution checks made to avoid nonlethal damage from starvation or thirst; Fortitude saves made to avoid nonlethal damage from hot or cold environments; and Fortitude saves made to resist damage from suffocation.</p><p class="stat-block-2">You may sleep in light or medium armor without becoming fatigued.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +2 bonus on all Fortitude saving throws.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> 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.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +2 bonus on all Will saving throws.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> 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.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> 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.</p>
Perception +23, Swim +30
- Type
- Animal
- Alignment
- N
- Size
- Gargantuan
- Environment
- any oceans
- Organization
- solitary, pair, or pod (3-16)
- Treasure
- none
- Senses
- blindsight 120 ft., low-light vision; Perception +23
- Source
- Bestiary 2
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Uses feat: Diehard (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Endurance (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Great Fortitude (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Improved Bull Rush (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Iron Will (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Skill Focus (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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