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Lurker Above

What looks at first like a stalactite unfurls into a shape like a manta ray, sailing silently downward with his rasp-like mouth wide.

Lurker Above CR 7

XP 3,200
N Huge aberration
Init +5; Senses blindsense 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +13

DEFENSE

AC 19, touch 9, flat-footed 18 (+1 Dex, +10 natural, –2 size)
hp 85 (10d8+40)
Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +9
DR 10/piercing or slashing; Resist cold 10, fire 10
Weaknesses light sensitivity

OFFENSE

Speed 10 ft., climb 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (poor)
Melee slam +15 (3d6+15 plus grab)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks constrict (3d6+15), smother

STATISTICS

Str 30, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 9
Base Atk +7; CMB +19 (+23 when grappling); CMD 30 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception), Skill Focus (Stealth)
Skills Climb +18, Fly +0, Perception +13, Stealth +8 (+16 in rocky areas); Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth (+12 in rocky areas)
Languages none

Editor's Notes

Although not mentioned in the creature's special quality section, the core creature's description indicates this creature is amorphous and provides the following description:

Amorphous (Ex) Lurkers above and trappers are immune to precision damage (like sneak attacks) and critical hits, and can move through an area as small as one-quarter their space without squeezing or one-eighth their space when squeezing.


ECOLOGY

Environment underground
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

Lurkers are the mindless males of the species, and follow much the same tactics as executioner’s hoods, save that as they age they gain the ability to stretch themselves wide and glide with both speed and silence, and can even fly by awkwardly flapping their flesh. They typically disguise themselves as stalactites on cavern ceilings, shifting their coloration and texture to match the surrounding terrain.

Section 15: Copyright Notice - Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Misfit Monsters Redeemed

Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Misfit Monsters Redeemed. Copyright 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Adam Daigle, Crystal Frasier, Colin McComb, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, and James L. Sutter.

Lurker Above from the Tome of Horrors Revised. © 2002, Necromancer Games, Inc.; Author: Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.