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   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>
| Min-CR = 6
| Max-CR = 14


| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
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| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role | Threat
| Role | Threat
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Minion, Shooter, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
 
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


   <!-- Prevent this monster from being assigned certain roles in MMM -->
   <!-- Prevent this monster from being assigned certain roles in MMM -->
| Restrict-Role-No-Role = y
| Restrict-Role-No-Role = Y
| Restrict-Role-Heavy =  
| Restrict-Role-Heavy =  
| Restrict-Role-Henchman = y
| Restrict-Role-Killer =  
| Restrict-Role-Killer =  
| Restrict-Role-Leader =  
| Restrict-Role-Leader =  
| Restrict-Role-Legend =  
| Restrict-Role-Legend =  
| Restrict-Role-Minion = y
| Restrict-Role-Minion = Y
| Restrict-Role-Shooter =  
| Restrict-Role-Shooter =  
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher = y
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher = Y
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Swarm = Y
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
| Restrict-Role-Villain =  
| Restrict-Role-Villain =  
   <!-- Values: Y or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Y or leave blank -->
| Pattern1=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Pattern1}}}
| Pattern1 |
  <!-- Use to assign a Pattern to the monster, which will alter its effective CR.  Or leave blank. -->
  }}</onlyinclude>
| Pattern2=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Pattern2}}}
| Pattern2 |
  <!-- Use to assign a second Pattern to the monster, which will further alter its effective CR.  Or leave blank. -->
  }}</onlyinclude>


| Description=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Description}}}
| Description=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Description}}}
| Description | Solitary monstrosities, Bulettes are burrowing fiends created many thousands of years ago by some mad fool.  They have escaped into the wild, and their magical strength serves them well as they prey upon just about everything they can catch.
| Description | '''''This monster frequently has the Threat role, but may be set to different roles if desired.'''''
Solitary monstrosities, Bulettes are burrowing fiends created many thousands of years ago by some mad fool.  They have escaped into the wild, and their magical strength serves them well as they prey upon just about everything they can catch.


:Bulettes are maddened murderers, the sort of beast who will lay beneath the surface and follow you to your home and eat your children as you watch.  Their strength, even for their enormous size, is mind-boggling.  They can burrow through earth at good speed and tear their way through solid stone like a strong man clearing brush. Even worse, bulettes, despite their squat shape, are not clumsy.  They are ridiculously agile, able to leap as if mounted on springs and dodge blows in combat like the most lissome elf.  Their prowess is unnerving to see and utterly unnatural in origin.
Bulettes are maddened murderers, the sort of beast who will lay beneath the surface and follow you to your home and eat your children as you watch.  Their strength, even for their enormous size, is mind-boggling.  They can burrow through earth at good speed and tear their way through solid stone like a strong man clearing brush. Even worse, bulettes, despite their squat shape, are not clumsy.  They are ridiculously agile, able to leap as if mounted on springs and dodge blows in combat like the most lissome elf.  Their prowess is unnerving to see and utterly unnatural in origin.


:Their huge maws administer gigantic bites that leave their victims battered and torn, their claws can strike in all directions, and all of this is driven by a dull, vicious intelligence that glares at the world in mute rage, always wanting more to kill, more to kill...
Their huge maws administer gigantic bites that leave their victims battered and torn, their claws can strike in all directions, and all of this is driven by a dull, vicious intelligence that glares at the world in mute rage, always wanting more to kill, more to kill...


:Bulettes are so vicious the main thing that limits their numbers in the wild is their own savage nature.  Bulettes breed slowly, since it is hard for two of them to tolerate each other for long enough to raise any pups.  That said, it is not uncommon to find a Bulette with one or more pups at its side, as the pups tend to stick to the monstrous parent for several years as they slowly mature.  If you are extremely unfortunate, you may encounter a mated pair, although that is mercifully rare.  Mated pairs may or may not have pups as well...
Bulettes are so vicious the main thing that limits their numbers in the wild is their own savage nature.  Bulettes breed slowly, since it is hard for two of them to tolerate each other for long enough to raise any pups.  That said, it is not uncommon to find a Bulette with one or more pups at its side, as the pups tend to stick to the monstrous parent for several years as they slowly mature.  If you are extremely unfortunate, you may encounter a mated pair, although that is mercifully rare.  Mated pairs may or may not have pups as well...
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Magical Beast
| Type | Magical Beast
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype |  
| Subtype |  
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
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   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
           '''''Hardened (damage):'''''
           '''''Hardened (1/2 damage):'''''
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->


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| NudgeSpace =  
| NudgeSpace =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.               -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the space will default to 10 ft.                                                                                 -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the space occupied by the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the space of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the space will default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 10 feet. Troops default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->


| NudgeReach = -1
| NudgeReach = -1
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.     -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the reach will default to 0 ft.                                                                         -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the reach of the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the reach of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the reach will default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 0 ft. Troops default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->




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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgePriDamage = hi
| NudgePriDamage = 2
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-PriDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-PriDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| Nudge-Pri-Atk-Crit-Range =  
| Nudge-Pri-Atk-Crit-Range =  
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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeSecDamage = hi
| NudgeSecDamage = 2
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-SecDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-SecDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| Nudge-Sec-Atk-Crit-Range =  
| Nudge-Sec-Atk-Crit-Range =  
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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| NudgeTerDamage =  
| NudgeTerDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-TerDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-TerDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| Nudge-Ter-Atk-Crit-Range =  
| Nudge-Ter-Atk-Crit-Range =  
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| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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| NudgeQuaDamage =  
| NudgeQuaDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-QuaDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-QuaDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| Nudge-Qua-Atk-Crit-Range =  
| Nudge-Qua-Atk-Crit-Range =  
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| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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| NudgeRangedDamage =  
| NudgeRangedDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-RangedDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-RangedDamage =  
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| Nudge-Ranged-Atk-Crit-Range =  
| Nudge-Ranged-Atk-Crit-Range =  
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<!--  SIEGE DAMAGE INFORMATION  -->
<!--  SIEGE DAMAGE INFORMATION  -->


| SiegeDmgCapable =  
| SiegeDmgCapable = Y
   <!-- Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no); use for monsters which can destroy fortifications -->
   <!-- Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no); use for monsters which can destroy fortifications -->


| SiegeAtkName =  
| SiegeAtkName = Nine-Inch Nails
   <!-- Name of siege attack (e.g. "Bite" or "Hurled Rock") -->
   <!-- Name of siege attack (e.g. "Bite" or "Hurled Rock") -->


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   <!-- any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeSiegeDamage =  
| NudgeSiegeDamage = 2
   <!-- Values: vhi (+4 CR's), hi (+2 CR's), lo (-2 CR's), vlo (-4 CR's), or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->




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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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| Ability-1-Type = Ex
| Ability-1-Type = Ex
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
| Ability-1-Action-Required = Full Attack Action
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-1-Concentration =  
| Ability-1-Concentration =  
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->


| Ability-1-Description = As a full attack action, the bulette may use its unholy strength to either spring into the air or plunge through the ground and move a number of squares equal to its move rating.  This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity, and must end in any unblocked space that the bulette can fit into without squeezing. At the end of this movement, the bulette can make a claw attack against every foe in its reach.
| Ability-1-Description = As a full attack action, the bulette may use its unholy strength to either spring into the air or plunge through the ground and move a number of squares equal to its move rating.  This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity, and must end in any unblocked space that the bulette can fit into without squeezing. At the end of this movement, the bulette can make a '''Nine-Inch Nails''' attack against every foe in its reach:
 
* '''''Nine-Inch Nails:''''' {{To-Hit}} ({{Secondary-Dmg}}/x2) as {{dmg|slashing}}, plus [[Bruised]]


: If any creatures are in the bulette's space when it breaches, these creatures are subject to the bulette's claw attacks, and are also moved (via forced movement) to an unblocked, unoccupied space adjacent to the bulette (bulette's choice).
If any creatures are in the bulette's space when it breaches, these creatures are subject to the bulette's claw attacks, and are also moved (via forced movement) to an unblocked, unoccupied space adjacent to the bulette (bulette's choice). If creatures choose to fall prone to avoid this movement, they are prone inside the Bulette's space, and may be Squeezing depending on their size. Note that creatures always threaten all their internal squares, and the Bulette can certainly make attacks upon a character who is prone this way.


::: '''Nine-Inch Nails''' {{To-Hit}} ({{Secondary-Dmg}}/x2) as {{dmg|slashing}} damage, plus [[Bruised]], versus all enemies in reach




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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 2  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 2  -->


| Ability-2-Name = Resurgence
| Ability-2-Name =


| Ability-2-Type = Ex
| Ability-2-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-2-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-2-Concentration =  
| Ability-2-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-2-Description = The first time in combat that the bulette is reduced to zero or fewer hit points, it is not killed.  Instead, it burrows beneath the surface and vanishes, as a triggered free action.  Combat progresses normally until the bulette's next turn, when at its normal initiative count, the bulette bursts to the surface again, anywhere within 40 feet of its last position. At this point, the bulette is reset to half its original hit point total ({{Hit-Points|n=2|op=div}} hit points) and any status conditions it was suffering are cleared.
| Ability-2-Description =  
 
: Any enemy figure whose space is completely or partially inside the bulette's space when it re-emerges is violently tossed aside by this resurgence.  Allied creatures are simply moved aside with no other ill effects. The bulette may move any and all creatures affected by resurgence to any legal square adjacent to its space. This is considered forced movement and does not provoke. All enemy creatures moved in this way must also make a Reflex save versus a DC of {{Save-DC}}. If they fail this save, they are rendered [[Prone|prone]] adjacent to the bulette and take {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} of damage.  If they save, they are not prone and take half damage. 
 
: Bursting to the surface after Resurgence is a free action for the bulette, and it may attack normally afterwards.




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| Ability-3-Type = Ex
| Ability-3-Type = Ex
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Attack of Opportunity
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-3-Concentration =  
| Ability-3-Concentration =  
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| Ability-3-Description = If a creature attacks one of the bulette's [[Bulette Pup]]s while within the threatened area of the Bulette, the Bulette may make an attack of opportunity against that creature prior to its attack against the pup.
| Ability-3-Description = If a creature attacks one of the bulette's [[Bulette Pup]]s while within the threatened area of the Bulette, the Bulette may make an attack of opportunity against that creature prior to its attack against the pup.


: Bulettes don't particularly care about their pups in a traditional parental sense, but they feel strongly that no one ''else'' should be allowed to beat up on them.  They're ''their'' pups!
Bulettes don't particularly care about their pups in a traditional parental sense, but they feel strongly that no one ''else'' should be allowed to beat up on them.  They're ''their'' pups!




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| Ability-4-Type =  
| Ability-4-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-4-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-4-Concentration =  
| Ability-4-Concentration =  
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| Ability-5-Type =  
| Ability-5-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-5-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-5-Concentration =  
| Ability-5-Concentration =  
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| Ability-6-Type =  
| Ability-6-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-6-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-6-Concentration =  
| Ability-6-Concentration =  
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| Ability-7-Type =  
| Ability-7-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-7-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-7-Concentration =  
| Ability-7-Concentration =  
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| Ability-8-Type =  
| Ability-8-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-8-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-8-Concentration =  
| Ability-8-Concentration =  
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| Ability-9-Type =  
| Ability-9-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-9-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-9-Concentration =  
| Ability-9-Concentration =  
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| Ability-9-Description =  
| Ability-9-Description =  
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE RESURRECTION POWER
      HEAVY, TANK, THREAT, OR VILLAIN ROLES ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom resurrection power for Heavies, Tanks,
        Threats, and Villains, replacing the rez power that they get by default.
        This ability will only appear if this monster is designated as a Heavy, Tank
        Threat, or Villain role.  All other times, it will be invisible.                    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Name = Resurgence
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type = Ex
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Action-Required = Auto Upon Death
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Description = The first time in combat that the bulette is reduced to zero or fewer hit points, it is not killed.  Instead, it burrows beneath the surface and vanishes, as a triggered free action.  Combat progresses normally until the bulette's next turn, when at its normal initiative count, the bulette bursts to the surface again, anywhere within 40 feet of its last position. At this point, the bulette is reset to half its original hit point total ({{Hit-Points|n=2|op=div}} hit points) and any status conditions it was suffering are cleared.
Any enemy figure whose space is completely or partially inside the bulette's space when it re-emerges is violently tossed aside by this resurgence.  Allied creatures are simply moved aside with no other ill effects. The bulette may move any and all creatures affected by resurgence to any legal square adjacent to its space. This is considered forced movement and does not provoke. All enemy creatures moved in this way must also make a Reflex save versus a DC of {{Save-DC}}. If they fail this save, they are rendered [[Prone|prone]] adjacent to the bulette and take {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} of damage.  If they save, they are not prone and take half damage. 
Bursting to the surface after Resurgence is a free action for the bulette, and it may attack normally afterwards.
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  ADD KILLER ONLY POWER
      KILLER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this
        monster is given the "Killer" role.  Any other time, this ability will be invisible.
        It does not replace any of the default powers that killers normally get.            -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "SHOUTED COMMAND" POWER
      LEADER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Leader" role. It replaces the default "Shouted Command" power, which
        lets Leaders give an ally a Standard Action once per round as a Free Action.
        Leave this blank if you want the "Shouted Command" power to appear when this monster
        is designated as a "Leader" role.                                                  -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "LASH OUT" POWER
      LEGEND ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Legend" role. It replaces the default "Lash Out" power, which
        grants Legends a bonus attack action each round, but only against a fresh target.
        Leave this blank if you want the "Lash Out" power to appear when this monster
        is designated as a "Legend" role.                                                  -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "PACKED LIKE SARDINES" POWER
      MINION ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Minion" role. It replaces the default "Packed Like Sardines" power,
        which allows minions to squeeze into the same space with another minion without
        penalty. Leave this blank if you want the "Packed Like Sardines" power to appear
        when this monster is designated as a "Minion" role.                                -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "DEADSHOT" POWER
      SHOOTER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Shooter" role. It replaces the default "Deadshot" power, which allows
        shooters to use any of their other special abilities at range, even if they are
        normally melee only.  Leave this blank if you want the "Deadshot" power to appear
        when this monster is designated as a "Shooter" role.                                -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  ADD SKIRMISHER ONLY POWER
      SKIRMISHER ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this
        monster is given the "Skirmisher" role.  Any other time, this ability will be
        invisible. It does not replace any of the default powers that skirmishers
        normally get.                                                                      -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "FLASH BOMB!" POWER
      SNEAK ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Sneak" role. It replaces the default "Flash Bomb!" power, which allows
        sneaks to initiate a stealth stance even while observed (hide in plain sight).
        Leave this blank if you want the "Flash Bomb!" power to appear when this monster
        is designated as a "Sneak" role.                                                    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "PERSONAL SPACE ISSUES" OR "DARKEN THE SKY" POWER
      SWARM ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Swarm" role. It replaces the default "Personal Space Issues" power
        (or the "Darken The Sky" power, if it is a Troop), which allows swarms to inflict
        the Distracted condition when they damage a foe (or it grants an area of affect
        ranged attack if it is a troop). Leave this blank if you want the "Personal Space
        Issues" or "Darken the Sky" power to appear when this monster is designated as a
        "Swarm" role.                                                                      -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action,
        Free Action, Immediate Action, Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At
        Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Description =
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:


   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
   {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
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| CombatTactics = Bulettes are fearsome and terrible in combat.  They are fully aware of their Combat Reflexes and Mobility abilities, and will move back or take five-foot steps to open up the range and get more attacks of opportunity every chance they get.  They will spread their Savage Bite around if possible, to slow down any healing their victims are using.  When they are getting pressed, they will use Breaching to shake up the field of battle, going to attack ranged and supporting characters, and force any melee attackers to close the distance again and suffer even more attacks of opportunity with that Savage Bite.  
| CombatTactics = Bulettes are fearsome and terrible in combat.  They are fully aware of their Combat Reflexes and Mobility abilities, and will move back or take five-foot steps to open up the range and get more attacks of opportunity every chance they get.  They will spread their Savage Bite around if possible, to slow down any healing their victims are using.  When they are getting pressed, they will use Breaching to shake up the field of battle, going to attack ranged and supporting characters, and force any melee attackers to close the distance again and suffer even more attacks of opportunity with that Savage Bite.  


: If a Bulette is taking damage from a foe it cannot reach, such as a flying foe or one that is stealthed or invisible to all its senses, the Bulette will immediately burrow away, leaving any of its pups behind.  If a Bulette flees in this manner, it is NOT defeated and the adventurers gain no rewards, just as for the pups.  A Bulette which has fled in this manner will then patiently stalk the adventurers and will attack them in town or at another opportune time, preferably while they are asleep.
If a Bulette is taking damage from a foe it cannot reach, such as a flying foe or one that is stealthed or invisible to all its senses, the Bulette will immediately burrow away, leaving any of its pups behind.  If a Bulette flees in this manner, it is NOT defeated and the adventurers gain no rewards, just as for the pups.  A Bulette which has fled in this manner will then patiently stalk the adventurers and will attack them in town or at another opportune time, preferably while they are asleep.
 
Bulettes will typically spend their action points early in the fight (but only one per round, of course), using them to make a normal move and then perform a full attack action against a soft target.


: Bulettes will usually spend one action point early in the fight so they can take a normal move and then use a full attack action against a soft target.  They almost always save their second action point to use when they use Resurgence, so after they burst to the surface they can get a full attack action against a prone target.
Bulettes are completely fearless and will fight to the death without even a pause.


: Bulettes are completely fearless and will fight to the death without even a pause.




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| OutOfCombat = Bulettes are mindless beasts, and few creatures exemplify that state more perfectly than the land sharks. They burrow deep to sleep, and emerge far away from where they last walked the surface. Indeed, Bulettes seem to spend most of their time buried, but they also seem to roam far and wide while underground. They will attack creatures wherever they find them, if they are hungry or not. Bulettes seem to relish tough fights at all times, but they will happily kill and eat anything, no matter how weak, when they are hungry.


| OutOfCombat =
Bulettes seem to prefer undisturbed areas for their habitat, and have been observed many times failing to claw through worked materials, It is speculated that Bulettes ability to burrow is magical in nature, and is disrupted (fortunately) by materials that have been worked or otherwise manipulated by organized cultures. It is not known if this immunity is tied to the Spark, but it is speculated to be so, for reasons that are mysterious.





Latest revision as of 03:31, 9 August 2023

Bulette (ThreatCR 9)

Pure Evil - Huge - Magical Beast
Lore: Know (Arcana)
17 35
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
18
Perception:
24 +14
Passive Active
Ambush:
9+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
28
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
28
Monster Health
534 267 14
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +11
Refl: +6
Will: +11

Strong Against:

  • (Threat Role) Immunity (partial 5): Threats are immune to the first five conditions applied to them during an encounter. If a sixth condition is applied to a threat, it is resolved normally. A 'condition' is defined as any non-instantaneous harmful effect applied to the monster, other than damage, but is most commonly one of the defined Status Conditions (but it doesn't have to be). Statuses related to damage (such as injured, bloodied, staggered, dying, or dead) are not 'conditions', and cannot be negated or avoided with this ability.
Weak Against:

Offense

Size: Huge
15 ft. 10 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+15
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+14
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
3
Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Savage Bite +15 (3d10+25/x2)
    as gnashing (physical, uncommon)
    plus Bruised
  • 1x Nine-Inch Nails +15 (3d6+10/x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)
    plus Bruised

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 2x Savage Bite +15 (3d10+18/x2)
    as gnashing (physical, uncommon)
    plus Bruised
  • 4x Nine-Inch Nails +15 (3d6+6/x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)
    plus Bruised

Standard Attack (Ranged):

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage:

  • 1x Nine-Inch Nails +14 (1d6)

Statistics

26
STR
18
DEX
20
CON
4
INT
13
WIS
6
CHA

Skills:

Languages:

Feats:

  • Combat Reflexes (EFFECT: Monsters with this feat make up to 4 attacks of opportunity per round instead of one.)
  • Mobility (EFFECT: +4 AC against attacks of opportunity from movement)

Special Abilities

Breaching (Ex) Full Attack Action

As a full attack action, the bulette may use its unholy strength to either spring into the air or plunge through the ground and move a number of squares equal to its move rating. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity, and must end in any unblocked space that the bulette can fit into without squeezing. At the end of this movement, the bulette can make a Nine-Inch Nails attack against every foe in its reach:

  • Nine-Inch Nails: +15 (3d6+6/x2) as slashing (physical, common), plus Bruised

If any creatures are in the bulette's space when it breaches, these creatures are subject to the bulette's claw attacks, and are also moved (via forced movement) to an unblocked, unoccupied space adjacent to the bulette (bulette's choice). If creatures choose to fall prone to avoid this movement, they are prone inside the Bulette's space, and may be Squeezing depending on their size. Note that creatures always threaten all their internal squares, and the Bulette can certainly make attacks upon a character who is prone this way.

Mine! (Ex) Attack of Opportunity

If a creature attacks one of the bulette's Bulette Pups while within the threatened area of the Bulette, the Bulette may make an attack of opportunity against that creature prior to its attack against the pup.

Bulettes don't particularly care about their pups in a traditional parental sense, but they feel strongly that no one else should be allowed to beat up on them. They're their pups!

Resurgence (Ex; Threat Role) Auto Upon Death

The first time in combat that the bulette is reduced to zero or fewer hit points, it is not killed. Instead, it burrows beneath the surface and vanishes, as a triggered free action. Combat progresses normally until the bulette's next turn, when at its normal initiative count, the bulette bursts to the surface again, anywhere within 40 feet of its last position. At this point, the bulette is reset to half its original hit point total (267 hit points) and any status conditions it was suffering are cleared.

Any enemy figure whose space is completely or partially inside the bulette's space when it re-emerges is violently tossed aside by this resurgence. Allied creatures are simply moved aside with no other ill effects. The bulette may move any and all creatures affected by resurgence to any legal square adjacent to its space. This is considered forced movement and does not provoke. All enemy creatures moved in this way must also make a Reflex save versus a DC of 19. If they fail this save, they are rendered prone adjacent to the bulette and take 3d8+12 of damage. If they save, they are not prone and take half damage.

Bursting to the surface after Resurgence is a free action for the bulette, and it may attack normally afterwards.

Bulette

Bulette

This creature possesses the Threat role, and therefore counts as 4 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure.

This monster frequently has the Threat role, but may be set to different roles if desired.

Solitary monstrosities, Bulettes are burrowing fiends created many thousands of years ago by some mad fool. They have escaped into the wild, and their magical strength serves them well as they prey upon just about everything they can catch.

Bulettes are maddened murderers, the sort of beast who will lay beneath the surface and follow you to your home and eat your children as you watch. Their strength, even for their enormous size, is mind-boggling. They can burrow through earth at good speed and tear their way through solid stone like a strong man clearing brush. Even worse, bulettes, despite their squat shape, are not clumsy. They are ridiculously agile, able to leap as if mounted on springs and dodge blows in combat like the most lissome elf. Their prowess is unnerving to see and utterly unnatural in origin.

Their huge maws administer gigantic bites that leave their victims battered and torn, their claws can strike in all directions, and all of this is driven by a dull, vicious intelligence that glares at the world in mute rage, always wanting more to kill, more to kill...

Bulettes are so vicious the main thing that limits their numbers in the wild is their own savage nature. Bulettes breed slowly, since it is hard for two of them to tolerate each other for long enough to raise any pups. That said, it is not uncommon to find a Bulette with one or more pups at its side, as the pups tend to stick to the monstrous parent for several years as they slowly mature. If you are extremely unfortunate, you may encounter a mated pair, although that is mercifully rare. Mated pairs may or may not have pups as well...

Combat Tactics

Bulettes are fearsome and terrible in combat. They are fully aware of their Combat Reflexes and Mobility abilities, and will move back or take five-foot steps to open up the range and get more attacks of opportunity every chance they get. They will spread their Savage Bite around if possible, to slow down any healing their victims are using. When they are getting pressed, they will use Breaching to shake up the field of battle, going to attack ranged and supporting characters, and force any melee attackers to close the distance again and suffer even more attacks of opportunity with that Savage Bite.

If a Bulette is taking damage from a foe it cannot reach, such as a flying foe or one that is stealthed or invisible to all its senses, the Bulette will immediately burrow away, leaving any of its pups behind. If a Bulette flees in this manner, it is NOT defeated and the adventurers gain no rewards, just as for the pups. A Bulette which has fled in this manner will then patiently stalk the adventurers and will attack them in town or at another opportune time, preferably while they are asleep.

Bulettes will typically spend their action points early in the fight (but only one per round, of course), using them to make a normal move and then perform a full attack action against a soft target.

Bulettes are completely fearless and will fight to the death without even a pause.

Out of Combat

Bulettes are mindless beasts, and few creatures exemplify that state more perfectly than the land sharks. They burrow deep to sleep, and emerge far away from where they last walked the surface. Indeed, Bulettes seem to spend most of their time buried, but they also seem to roam far and wide while underground. They will attack creatures wherever they find them, if they are hungry or not. Bulettes seem to relish tough fights at all times, but they will happily kill and eat anything, no matter how weak, when they are hungry.

Bulettes seem to prefer undisturbed areas for their habitat, and have been observed many times failing to claw through worked materials, It is speculated that Bulettes ability to burrow is magical in nature, and is disrupted (fortunately) by materials that have been worked or otherwise manipulated by organized cultures. It is not known if this immunity is tied to the Spark, but it is speculated to be so, for reasons that are mysterious.

Rewards

XP: 25,600 (Threat role included.)

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 20,500 gp.

Weight: 360 lbs.     Volume: 14.4 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 Nothing Found
6 - 10 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
11 - 14 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
15 - 17 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
18 - 20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 5 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
2 - 5 5 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
6 - 10 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
11 - 14 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
15 - 17 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
18 - 20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 5 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
2 5 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
3 - 6 5 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
7 - 10 5 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
11 - 14 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
15 - 17 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
18 - 20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)