Size:
Medium
Type:
Aberration
Form:
draconic
Temper:
# App:
1, 2
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
0
Hit Points:
0
Attack Rank:
0
Passive Defense:
0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
0
Role:
lurker
Ground:
± 20 ft.
Climb/Arboreal:
± 20 ft.
Flight:
± 60 ft. (good)
Swim:
± 10 ft.
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 1e
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 1e
Special
Aerial Charge (Ex)
When a snallygaster charges downward at an angle of 45 degrees or more, its bite attack deals double damage (or triple damage on a critical hit). Bleed damage is not multiplied for this attack.
Special
Sucking Tentacles (Ex)
A snallygaster uses its retractable tentacles to suck blood from its victim's bleeding wounds. If a target has a bleed effect and the snallygaster grabs it with tentacles or maintains a grapple against it, the target takes double the normal bleed damage at the beginning of its next turn. When the snallygaster is using its tentacles, it cannot make bite attacks.
Action
Feat 1
Flyby Attack
Action
Feat 2
Skill Focus (Stealth)
Action
Melee 1
bite +6 (1d8+3/×3 plus bleed)
Action
Melee 2
2 claws +6 (1d4+3)
Action
Melee 3
sucking tentacles +1 (1d4+1 plus grab)
Treasure
none
Environments
temperate forests or mountains
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 1e
The twisted hybrid of a giant bird and lizard flies forward on wings too small to support its bulk. A mass of writhing tentacles bursts from its open beak.
This horrific predator lairs and hunts in hilly and mountainous country, mainly preying on large, wild herd animals. If humanoids settle near its territory, however, a snallygaster is quick to take advantage of the easier prey of livestock, horses, and even people.
Aerial Predator. The snallygaster attacks from the air, swooping down to kill prey or entangle them in its tentacles before carrying them off to its lair for consumption. Its initial attack is prefaced by a horrific shriek that can be heard up to a mile away. Snallygasters are not speedy flyers, but they have excellent maneuverability in the air. They usually claim hunting territories within one to four miles of their lairs.
Polymorphic. Snallygasters vary widely in appearance, often looking vastly different from their parents. Some have horns or spikes of varying length and number, while others have a single eye centered on their heads. The colors and the ratio of feathers to scales on each snallygaster's body ranges widely as well.
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