Suntermaw

Suntermaw (CR 14)

Pure Evil - Large - Aberration

Lore:	K. (Dungeoneer)
29		44
Basic DC		Full DC

Initiative

24

Perception:
32	+22
Passive	Active

Ambush:

10+

on a d20

Senses:

• Standard Senses
• Blindsense 30 ft.

Movement Types:

• Walk 50 ft.

Defense

AC

37

Man Def

35

Monster Health
382	191	27
Hit Points	Bloodied	Hit Dice

Saving Throws
Fort:	+16
Refl:	+12
Will:	+11

Strong Against:

• ER 27/Positive (energy, uncommon)

• ER 27/Negative (energy, uncommon)

Weak Against:

Offense

Size:	Large
10 ft.		10 ft.
Space		Reach

To-Hit

+21

Man Off

+23

Action

0

Points

• Maneuver Offense Notes: +2 on Sunders

Standard Attack (Melee):

• 1x Shattering Bite +21 (3d10+19/x2)
  as crushing (physical, common)
  plus: Sunder

Full Attack (Melee):

• 1x Shattering Bite +21 (3d10+19/x2)
  as crushing (physical, common)
  plus: Sunder
• 2x Scything Claws +21 (3d6+7/x2)
  as slashing (physical, common)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

• 1x Azoic Ray +25 vs. AC (always hits on a 17+ on the die) (3d10+19/x2)
  as positive (energy, uncommon)
  (Increment: 25 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)
  or negative (energy, uncommon); may not be used to heal.

Full Attack (Ranged):

• 3x Azoic Ray +25 vs. AC (always hits on a 17+ on the die) (3d10+19/x2)
  as positive (energy, uncommon)
  (Increment: 25 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)
  or negative (energy, uncommon); may not be used to heal.

Siege Damage:

• 1x Shattering Bite +23 (1d6+1)
  

Statistics

24

STR

18

DEX

26

CON

10

INT

18

WIS

16

CHA

Skills:

• Knowledge (Local): 20
• Perception: 22
• Stealth: 23
• Survival: 23
• All other skills: 18 (no ranks)

Languages: Common

Feats:

• Combat Reflexes (EFFECT: Monsters with this feat make up to 4 attacks of opportunity per round instead of one.)

Special Abilities

Gaze of Despair (Su) Gaze Attack, Always On

If you look at a Suntermaw while it has no status condition that hampers its actions, it will attempt to catch your eye. You must make a Will save (DC 24) or suffer the Nervous condition until the end of the encounter. This save is rolled at the beginning of your turn. Once you have failed this save once, you are immune to Gaze of Despair from any Suntermaw for 24 hours. Note that this is a gaze attack, so attackers can attempt to avert their eyes (reducing chance of gaze to 50%, but granting Partial Concealment to the Suntermaw(missing it on a Natural 6 or less to all attacks by that creature), or wear a blindfold granting the Suntermaw Total Concealment (missing it on a Natural 12 or less on all attacks by that creature).

Sunder (Ex) Automatic after successful Shattering Bite attack

Any time the Suntermaw successfully hits a creature with its Shattering Bite attack, it may roll a Sunder maneuver against one piece of equipment worn by that creature as a free action. This is resolved as the Suntermaw's Maneuver Offense check (1d20 + 25, versus the target's Maneuver Defense. If successful, the Suntermaw reduces the target object's durability by 1, plus an additional +1 per 5 that the Sunder check exceeded the target's maneuver defense. Most objects only have a durability of 1, though armor and shields are the normal exception to this. A creature may always elect to force any sunder attack to be made against their shield, if they are wielding one. Any object reduced to 0 durability or less becomes Broken.

Suntermaw

A Suntermaw is one of the many aberrant things which infest the world, thrown up by the natural background magic of the universe.

Some say that a nest of Suntermaws arise when a community's greed becomes too great. Others say that Suntermaws are spawned from tiny seeds of the Outer Madness, which are sewn upon the world by the dark agencies of The Without.

Still others say Suntermaws are the result of dark experimentation, the same foolishness that unleashed Owlbears upon the world. Or are the result of a witch's curse, or an ill-omened birth, or portents of a dark harvest...

In truth, it may be all of these things, or none. No one knows.

Suntermaws are driven by an endless hunger for flesh and magic, and a mad hatred of both Life and Unlife. They will attack all living creatures, as well as undead, or perhaps worse, they will mark a living creature as bait and then patiently stalk that person, picking off those around them, so that the person is the center of a vortex of death and terror.

A nest of Suntermaws is a thing to be expunged, there is no negotiation or parley with them. Once they begin their depredations, they must be destroyed, or they will render everything around their lair into lifeless, deathless, ruin.

Combat Tactics

Suntermaws love sneaking and ambushing, picking a weak victim and tormenting them, slowly and steadily wrecking everything in their lives. If they are challenged by a strong foe, they are not cowed, but instead will attempt to set up an ambush, preferring to attack in open and inhabited places, where their Gaze power will cause a shrieking panic to erupt among hapless bystanders.

Once combat begins, some of the Suntermaws will show themselves and close aggressively, seeking to use their Gaze of Despair upon as many foes as possible. Others of the Suntermaws will attempt to use Stealth (possibly aided and abetted by characters averting their eyes to avoid the gaze attack) to sneak into the ranks of the heroes and attack any spell casters or buffers they may find.

Suntermaws are not wholly of this world, and their bite attacks are incredibly destructive, shattering stone and metal with ease. They will seek to Sunder notable magic items first, to feed their hungers, and will target such things as amulets, cloaks, and especially wands, staves, and rods, in preference to other items.

Suntermaws are arrogant and vicious, but they will attempt to flee a battle if more than half their number are killed. Often, their aggressive attacks and stealth have placed them deep among the heroes ranks, so how successful they may be in escaping is highly variable. If they are attacked with powerful ranged attacks or heavy area of affect spells, they will seek to target the attacker with their Azoic Rays, in an effort to drive the offender into hiding or kill them outright. Otherwise, they are quite content to engage in melee, counting on their powerful bite attacks, Reach, and gaze power to carry the day.

Out of Combat

Rewards

XP: 38,400

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 23,625 gp.

Weight: 140 lbs.     Volume: 5.6 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 - 10	Nothing Found
11 - 14	1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17	1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19	1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20	Roll on Table 2
###	Nothing to see here!
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10	3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14	1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17	1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19	1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20	Roll on Table 3
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8	3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11	3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14	3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17	1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19	1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20	1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)