<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="550"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr style="background-color:#48542e;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;font-size:1.2em;"> <td style="text-align: left;">Black-striped Snaildragon</td> <td style="text-align: right;">Level 13 Artillery </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#48542e;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:.9em;"> <td style="text-align: left;">Large natural magical beast (reptile)</td> <td style="text-align: right;">XP 800</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HP</span> 103; <b>Bloodied</b> 51</td> <td style="background-color: #e7e5d3; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Initiative</span> +12</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3"><b>AC</b> 27; <b>Fortitude</b> 25, <b>Reflex</b> 26, <b>Will</b> 25; see also shell defense</td> <td style="background-color: #e7e5d3; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Perception</span> +10</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3" valign="top"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Speed</span> 4 (sticky slime walk), climb 4</td> <td style="background-color: #e7e5d3; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3"><b>Resist</b> 15 acid</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0"><b>Shell Defense</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3">A snaildragon puts its shell in the way of opportunity attacks granting it a +5 to all defenses.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0"><b>Slime Trail</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3">Snaildragons leave a sticky trail of slime behind them. The sticky slime is difficult terrain but grants a +2 bonus to balance checks or +2 to climb checks if on a wall. Getting up from prone in the sticky slime requires a Strength check vs DC 11. The slime trail lasts the encounter.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0">Basic Melee; <b>Bite</b> (standard; at-will) </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3">Reach 2; +20 vs. AC; 2d6 + 6 damage.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0">Basic Ranged; <b>Spit Acid</b> (standard; at-will) ♦ <b>Acid</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3">Ranged 10/20; +18 vs Reflex; 2d8 + 6 acid damage.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0">Close; <b>Spew Acid</b> (standard; recharge 6) ♦ <b>Acid</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3">Close blast 4; +18 vs Reflex; 2d10 + 6 acid damage and the target takes ongoing 5 acid damage (save ends).</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#c7c7b0"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Str</span> 20 (+11)</td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dex</span> 22 (+12)</td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wis</span> 19 (+10)</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Con</span> 19 (+10)</td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Int</span> 9 (+5)</td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cha</span> 15 (+8)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e7e5d3"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-weight:bold;">Alignment</span> Evil</td> <td><span style="font-weight:bold;">Languages</span> Common, Draconic</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Black-striped Snaildragon tactics</h2> Black-striped snaildragon prefer to stay at a distance. They will spit acid until some enemies close. They will then position themselves for a spew acid attack to hit as many as possible. They have no fear of opportunity attacks.