Palpares
A massive ambush burrower waits beneath the soil until prey wanders overhead, erupts to strike with its pincers, then dives back under.
A massive burrowing ambusher, the palpares lurks beneath the soil until prey wanders overhead, then erupts in a spray of earth and snapping pincers. It fights from below as much as above, vanishing into the ground the instant a fight turns against it.
In play
Dig In [Reaction] Trigger The palpares is aboveground and would take damage; Effect The palpares Burrows up to its Speed, throwing up a shield of dirt that reduces the damage by 11.
Breaching Ambush [Two Actions] Requirements The palpares is underground; Effect The palpares Burrows up to twice its Speed underneath a creature, then Strikes upward with its pincers, ending aboveground.
Level 11
Perception +19 · Senses darkvision, tremorsense (imprecise) 90 feet · Skills Acrobatics +23, Athletics +26, Stealth +22, Survival +19
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | +7 | +5 | -4 | +3 | +2 |
| AC | Fort | Ref | Will |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | +21 | +24 | +18 |
HP 195
Speed 25 feet, burrow 35 feet
Actions
- Melee Pincers [Single Action] +24 (reach 15 ft, Agile), Damage 2d8+10 piercing plus
- Melee Body [Single Action] +24 (reach 15 ft), Damage 2d8+12 bludgeoning